Tracks side 1:

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

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

3. Hey John (9:35)

Tracks side 2:

1.   No Name (3:06)

Second   World's End (9:55)

3. Dark, Darker (11:37)

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This is a very important group of 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 kid's manager Jonas Porst was farsighted enough to sign the band to his cuckoo label.

Reputedly, the band spent months in their practice room to polish up their forthcoming debut album "Wake Up!" (1970). It was engineered by Thomas Klemt at the Union Studio, Munich, between October and December 1970. All the hard labor produced one of the all time classics of German rock! Out Of Focus A balanced instrumental mix of alternating guitar, flute and organ riffing; technically absolutely brilliant! The solid rhythm section could produce repetitive and complex rhythm patterns as a backdrop for the band's soloists. There were six dynamic tracks with ironic, humorous lyrics (as typified by "God Save The Queen, Cried Jesus"), heavy riffing ("See How A White Negro Flies") and very long songs, exploring the whole instrumental register from silent, breezy and peaceful whispers to full-blown outbursts of outrageous power ("Dark, Darker"). Neumuller had an uncommon voice, which took a little while to come, but it added another special dimension to the end product. If you need just one album to sample the specific German way of approaching progressive music, this is it! With their roots in heavy rock, blues, folk and jazz, Out Of Focus went far beyond British bands like Jethro Tull, Gravy Train, Colosseum, Traffic, etc.

Their self-titled second album was restringsd at Bavaria Studios in June 1971. This is another landmark of German rock, switching to a fusion-ridden direction. Which one of the first two albums you prefer, really depends on your own taste. In many ways this was a more extreme album, "Whispering" had a riff that was repeated for more than ten minutes and "Fly Bird Fly Television Program" explored themes for nearly 17 minutes! There were even two mellow folk-rock songs: "It's Your Life" and "Blue Sunday Morning". Only the opening track, "What Can A Poor Boy Do", recalled the heavy guitar, flute and organ riffing of the first album. But, even a fantastic album did not seem to fulfill their ambitions.

Peter Dechant (acoustic guitar), Ingo Schmidt Neuhaus (sax), Jimmy Potivka (trumpet), Herrmann Breuer, For the double album, "Four Letter Monday Afternoon" (1972), Out Of Focus were expanded with the addition of Peter Dechant (acoustic guitar) (bassoon), Michael Thatcher (organ) and Grand Roman Langhans (organ). Their large scale opus "Huchen 55" lasted for two whole record pages and a total running time of almost 50 minutes! Sadly, this proved to be self-indulgent, even though the mammoth composition had many excellent parts - a bit overarranged. Imagine a group of 11 musicians playing something different at once! Vertigo bands like Nucleus, Bob Downes, Benand also called Soft Machine "LSB" (sic!) Moran Neumuller has now taken the role of lead soloist, often multi-tracking his saxes and flutes. Drechsler and Hering had a surprisingly low profile on this album. There's only one song that's comparable to their previous album: a short and folky ballad named "Where Have You Been". This proved to be Out Of Focus' last album. Surprisingly, little has been heard about these talented musicians since their demise. Remigius Drechsler appeared on the festival sampler "Umsonst Und Draussen, Porta Westvlothica '78" with a Revamped Out Of Focus featuring Evelyn Drechsler (bass), Achim Zeug (drums), Annette Lippson (percussion) and "Karli" (guitar). Remigius was a member of Embryo and added to her "Embryo's Journey". More recently, he has released an album with the group Contrast. (Alexgitlin.com)

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