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  | ASIA MINOR ~ BETWEEN FLESH AND DIVINE
MUSEA 4035 (Barcode: 3426300040350) ~ FRANCE ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1980 Released: 1991
2nd and last album by the great Prog group Asia MinorFind albums by this artist, continuing the trend of the debut album by mixing elements of the West and the East. More interesting compositions and great playing all over.
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  | ASIA MINOR ~ CROSSING THE LINE
MUSEA 4082 (Barcode: 3426300040824) ~ FRANCE ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1978 Released: 1992
1st album by the great French group Asia MinorFind albums by this artist, which was one of the first to combine elements of World Music (here Turkish and other Middle East influences) with Prog. Although vocals are used (some in English and some in Turkish), the music is mostly instrumental, intricate and fascinating.
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  | OSIRIS ~ VISIONS FROM THE PAST
MUSEA 4697 (Barcode: 3426300046970) ~ BAHRAIN ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 2006 Released: 2007
5th album by OsirisFind albums by this artist, a Prog band from one of the most unlikely places one might think as source of Prog – the tiny Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. The band released a couple of splendid studio albums in the 1980s and a live album in 1991 and this is their most welcome return to “active duty”, presenting the first studio recording in almost 20 years. As appropriate for Prog, this is a concept album about the change countries like Bahrain went through in the last two decades, expressing the longing for lost ways of life and values. Sparse vocals (in English) and recitation of poetry (in Arabic) ornament the mostly instrumental material with grace. The music of Osiris is a splendid example of integration between classic Symphonic Prog approach and local folklore, in this case the beautiful Arabic / Middle Eastern music. Sadly only very few Prog groups ever attempted this marriage of cultures (the only other example is the French / Turkish group Asia MinorFind albums by this artist). Prog fans, which enjoy multi-cultural crossovers, should have a field day with this excellent album.
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