A cheery mixture of acoustic guitars, percussion, reeds and flutes start off the record with "Baroun-Barouneh (The Rain)". The melody swirls around and the track is a joyful and hopeful feel to it.

This is followed by another lovely track, "Stars in Heaven", harmonically similar to "Baroun-Barouneh" but more delicate and spacious, with the melody played on what could be xylophone or similar instrument with sensitive acoustic guitar support.

A bit of spiky rock energy comes sneaking in with the staccato punctuations of "Departure", which has an airy melody with hand percussion groove and sharp, angular, hide-and-seek lines from stringed instruments while piano rumbles in the background. Then drum kit comes in and we're in instrumental prog/acid rock country all of a sudden!

A beautiful vocal version of "Stars in Heaven" is next up but this isn't just slapping a vocal track on the previous take, this is a different arrangement, different instruments as well as having lyrics and a female vocalist.

The same singer then gets a solo track, "Aziz Joun", a beautiful and soulful melody given a silky smooth performance.

"The Lions Graves" brings back the rock band for a mellow instrumental that's very nice and lilting and features some kind of analog synthesizer.

Then there's another vocal, a brisker number with vocals and what sounds like a traditional dance feel similar to some Greek music I've heard.

A similar swirling energy continues in the next cue, "Conquest of the Basuft" but the one-note throbbing bass line, pounding drums and aggressively plucked strings create a sense of tension and urgency and even menace.

A gorgeous guitar duet, "Thanksgiving", comes next, a huge shift in tone and mood. This is peace and relaxation.

The album concludes with another solo vocal piece, "Silver Gun (Tofang-E-Noqreh)" and then a reprise of "Baroun-Barouneh (The Rain)" but this time with vocals.