The third album from this band from France.
The band was a quintet on this album with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, flute and vocals.
This album came as a surprise to the scene as nobody had expected a new Asia Minor album, forty years after the release of their first two albums. Their debut album was released in 1979 and the follow up album in 1980.
Both their two first albums are regarded as semi-classics in the symphonic prog scene. It is indeed two albums fans of this genre must have.
How did the band follow up those two albums ?
The music on this album is a mix of Camel like symphonic prog, add in Anthony Phillips too here, and Jethro Tull like folk rock. There is indeed some folk music from Turkey here and indeed some local language vocals too. Asia Minor is what in the old days what we called the Middle East, Turkey included.
The music is really elegant throughout these fifty minutes. It has a cool, Eastern vibe too. And the music is indeed mainly symphonic prog.
The vocals is very good and the flutes gives this album a good vibe. Ditto for the guitars.
The music is also really good and this album is a good follow up to their two semi-classic first albums. It is an album that does not disgrace this band's good reputation.
3 points
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