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"Crossing the Line" is the first album by Asia Minor, a cult band of the progressive rock scene founded by two Turkish students living in Paris, Setrak Bakirel and Erik Tekeli

"Crossing the Line" was released in 1979 and, as in the case of the following "Between Flesh and Divine", except for some keyboard sounds it remains deeply rooted in the progressive rock sound of the early 70s, as very few others were able to do in that period. An already mature debut for the band, here as a trio (Setrak Bakirel – vocals, guitar, bass / Eril Tekeli – flute, guitar, bass / Lionel Beltrami – drums) with guest Nick Vicente on keyboards, able to forge an album complex but perfectly flowing, supported by a very solid rhythmic section and characterized by the perfect alternation between enthralling and energetic moments and dreamy and 'Canterburian' atmospheres.

Track Listing

• A1 Nightwind 6:23
• A2 Northern Lights 7:45
• A3 Boundless 3:00
• B1 Dedicace 6:11
• B2 Lost In A Dream Yell 7:42
• B3 Dreadful Memories 3:00