On the verge of the band’s breakup, it turned out to be all about the players, not the songs as, without vocalists such as Bariş Manço, instrumental factor came forward to bare previously well-hidden aspect of the group’s brilliance, while retaining their melodic sharpness. Known as “Ensemble d’Cappadocia” abroad, Turkish rock pioneers’ self-titled record was their third – and the last one in the ensemble’s original life span. Anatolian pastorale taken to a new level – and left for posterity.
