The one and only album from this band from Turkmenistan.
The band was a seven piece big band with a lineup of drums, handclap, bass, guitars, keyboard, saxophone and flute.
A guest added violin.
I believe this album is the first and only album I have ever reviewed from this country which lays on the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea. Uzbekistan and it's good prog and fusion scene is their northern neighbour and Iran is their southern neighbour. Turkmenistan is dominated by a big desert and is mainly an empty piece of land.
When this album was recorded and released, this country was a part of the vast Sovietunion. It seems like the ruler in Russia, this Putin, wants to resurrect that empire again. But he has not yet turned his eyes on Turkmenistan.... yet.
This thirty-five minutes long album is a blend of a jazz and a fusion album. I was expecting some folk rock influences here as per usual for this era albums from the Sovietunion. But there is none. What we get is jazz and fusion in the vein of Mahavishnu Orchestra.
The sound is decent enough. It was remastered back in 2019 and the sound is both beefy and clear. The guitarist and the saxophone player is doing a great job and the violinist is a bit of a star on this album.
I had absolute no expectations to this album before my first listening session. But I got a pretty big surprise.
Not everything is good here. But I am still impressed by this album and this is one to check out if fusion and or jazz is your thing.
2.5 points
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