Tracks Side 1:

1. See How A WHITE Negro Flies (5:48)

2. God Save The Queen, Cried Jesus (7:28)

3. Hey John (9:35)

Tracks Side 2:

1. No-Name (3:06)

2. World's End (9:55)

3. Dark, Darker (11:37)

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This is A very important group whose three albums all collectors of German rock should stock in their vaults! OUT OF FOCUS came together in Munich circa 1969 and included Remigius Drechsler (guitar), Hennes Hering (organ, piano), Moran Neumüller (sax, flute, lead vocals), Stephan Wisheu (bass) and Klaus Spöri (drums). Your children's manager Jonas Porst was farsighted enough To sign ThebandToHIS Cuckoo label.

Reputedly, The band spent months in their practiceROOMTo polish up their upcoming debut album "Wake Up !" (1970). It was engineered by Thomas Klemt in The Union Studio, Munich, between October and December 1970. All The hard labor produced OneofThe allTime classicsof Rock! OUT OF FOCUS revealed A well-balanced instrumental mix of alternating guitar, flute and organ riffing; technically absolutely brilliant! The solid rhythm section could produce repetitive but complex rhythm patterns as A backdrop FORTheband 's soloists. There were six dynamic tracks with ironic, humorous lyrics (as typified by "God Save The Queen, Cried Jesus"), HEAVY riffing ("See HowAWHITE Negro Flies") and veryLong songs, exploringThe full instrumental registerFrom silent, breezy and peaceful whispersTo full-blown outbursts of outrageous power ("Dark, Darker"). Neumuller had an uncommon voice, which took A little getting used ToFirst , but it added yet another special dimensionToThe end product. if You need just One album To sampleThe specific German wayof approaching progressiveMUSIC , this is it! With their roots in HEAVY rock, blues, folk and jazz, OUT OF FOCUS went farBEYOND British bands likeJETHRO TULL ,GRAVY TRAIN , Colosseum, Traffic, etc.

Their self-titled Second Album was Recorded at Bavaria Studios in June 1971. This was another landmark of German rock, switching ToA fusion-ridden direction. Which One ofTheFirstTwo albumYou prefer, really dependsOn your ownTaste . In many ways this was A more extreme album, "Whispering" had A riff that was repeatedFOR more than ten minutes and "Fly Bird Fly Television Program" explored themesFOR nearly 17 minutes! There were even Two mellow folk-rock songs: "It's Your LIFE " and "BLUESundayMorning ". Only The opening track, "What CanA Poor Boy Do", recalledTheHEAVY guitar, flute and organ riffingofTheFirst Album . But, even such A fantastic album didn't seem To fulfill their ambitions.

FOR The double album, " Four Letter Monday Afternoon " (1972),OUT OF FOCUS were expanded with brass and more byThe additionof Peter Dechant (acoustic guitar), Ingo Schmidt Neuhaus (sax),JIMMY Potivka (trumpet), Herrmann Breuer (bassoon), Michael Thatcher (organ) and Grand Roman Langhans (organ). Their large scale opus "Huchen 55" lasted FOR Two whole record sides andA runningTimeof almost 50 minutes! Sadly, this proved too self-indulgent, FOR although The mammoth composition had many excellent parts -A bit overarranged. Imagine A group of 11 musicians playing something different all at once! "LSB" (sic!) was another very Long work with The focusOn brass, resulting inA musical fusion reminiscentof British Vertigo bands likeNUCLEUS , Bob Downes, Benand alsoSoft Machine . Moran Neumuller had now taken The role of lead soloist, often multi-trackingHIS saxes and flutes. Drechsler and Hering had A surprisingly low profile On this album. There was only One song that was comparable To their previous album:A short and folky ballad called "Where HaveYou Been". This proved To be OUT OF FOCUS ' last album. Surprisingly, little has been heard From these talented musicians since their demise. Remigius Drechsler appeared On The festivalSampler "Free and Outside, Porta Westvlothica '78" withA revampedOUT OF FOCUS , comprising Evelyn Drechsler (bass), Achim Zeug (drums), Annette Lippson (percussion) and "Karli" (guitar). Remigius was FOR A shortTimeA memberofEMBRYO and added stunning guitar workTo their "EMBRYO 's journey". More recently, he has released an album with The group Contrast. (alexgitlin.com)

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