Out of Focus

1) Out of Focus were amongst the finest of German rock fusion bands. Formed in late 1968 in Munich, they rapidly established a stylish and refined blend of rock and jazz, that drew in psychedelic overtones and also a profound socio-political awareness. The early albums exhibited that unique character of Krautrock (akin to Xhol Caravan, Can, Faust etc.) with pure invention in a music that transcends boundaries, taking the rock song beyond its normal format with extended instrumentals featuring an abundance of solos and surprises. Out Of Focus started excellent, and got even better with each album. Probably the finest of all their albums was the monumental double Four Letter Monday Afternoon, almost certainly a dedication to Soft Machine's revolutionary double Third, it similarly had mainly instrumental and lengthy tracks, although the first LP is a little more down to earth, the unprecedented surprise is the extended suite that encompassed the whole of the second LP! It seems amazing that a band were able to start off with a masterpiece and better it with each subsequent album, yet that's what Out of Focus did! Band line-up: Remigius Drechsler (guitars), Hennes Hering (organ, piano), Moran Neumüller (tenor sax, flute, vocals), Klaus Spöri (drums), Stephan Wischeu (bass). (from "The Crack In The Cosmic Egg"). 2) Harsh noise project from Russia since 2005 http://www.discogs.com/artist/629668-Out-Of-Focus-2 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.