The aptly titled "Garden of Earthly Passions" kicks off the Istanbul CD with ethnic horns, wind-swept synths, bells and mellotron. All this sets the stage for the main portion, a spirited synth melody and rhythms. The guitar jams while the mellotron sings, and the sequenced rhythms lay down a steady groove, and ethnic stringed instruments add the Turkish delight. Very much at the crossroads of 70s Berlin school, the ethnic psychedelia of Blue Lily Commission, and deep space progressive rock. Next up is the once again appropriately titled "Smoking Oriental Censer". A steady dancey sequenced pattern opens the track, with lots of additional gurgling space electronics, and then a zither starts to jam along with it, and throughout the track trading off with cool guitar jamming. In fact, this has some of the most ripping guitar I've heard from Steve. Excellent spaced out dance grooves and even some cosmic jazzy vibes as well. We've definitely taken Berlin to Istanbul on this one. A heavenly 20 minute journey. Finally, we've got "Turkish Delight".... ooooh, flute and mellotron again, plus a bouncy sequenced synth pattern. Another outstanding space-prog excursion, though somewhat more minimal in parts than the rest of the set. A minimalist brand of Berlin school, but still with the ethnic influences, varied rhythms, lots of freaky electronics, and more rocking guitar too. In summary, Steve does a great job of wearing his influences on his shirtsleeves while in no way being completely retro. The Berlin meets the East theme is apparent throughout, but the Blue Lily Commission elements and spacey progressive rock are prominent as well.