Originally released on CMI's sublabel Cruel Moon International, one of the most poetic and varied albums from Ataraxia is available once again, after being out of print for over a decade.

Saphir is inspired by the magical, symbolic and mystic nature of gardens. Gardens of all ages linked to different geographic areas (the hanging gardens of Babylon, the Arabian gardens, the medieval hortus conclusus, the zen gardens and the English romantic gardens) have been the starting point of our musical research. The garden has been often represented as an universal door to cross this dimension to enter the one of myth and dream.

The music is rich and nuanced. Classic and flamenco guitars, romantic pianos, pads of atmospheric keyboards, noble sonatas, epic tunes, rich vocals and some eastern and classic percussion played by Riccardo Spaggiari, appearing for the very first time in an Ataraxia's album, are the ingredients of this opus.

Completely remastered and presented in a digipak.