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10.10.25

OS MUNDI — 43 Minuten (1972-1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Produced by Conny Plank, Germany's Os Mundi made their second album their most distinguished and resilient one, with lyrics that reflected the group's intellectualness and concern for world issues, mainly from a social standpoint rather than a political one. With Dietrich Markgraf's saxophone and flute converging on the flightiness of the organ and drum work, Os Mundi used elements of jazz, rock, and even classical to busy up their material, turning their music into animated excursions with a solid rock & roll core. The opening track, "A Question of Decision," is reminiscent of Jethro Tull's style, attaching brisk waves of flute to Arndt's high-pitched vocals with a jagged influx of drumming counterbalancing the barrage of treble. "But Reality Will Show" and "Children's Games" pertain to the Vietnam war, while "Triple" reflects the band's humanitarian leanings and liberal viewpoints in a song about the value of communal living. Os Mundi's horn play inundates the peculiarity of "Erstickubungen," a song based on a poem by Erich Fried, and the delicate cello applied to "Missile" makes the title awfully misleading. 43 Minuten presents an unrestrained, aloof jazz-rock outpouring onto some rather substantiated lyrics, which can become redundant when coincided by this many instruments, but this is definitely not the case here. No matter where the attention is directed, the album makes for a wholesome package by one of Germany's most underestimated and disregarded progressive bands. Mike DeGagne  
Tracklist :
1.    A Question Of Decision 7:40
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
2.    Triple 5:07
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
3.    Missile 3:05
Written-By – Udo Arndt
4.    It's All There  4:13
Acoustic Guitar – Erik
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt

5.    Isn't It Beautiful 7/8 2:17
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
6.    But Reality Will Show 6:30
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
7.    Children's Games 7:59
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
8.    Erstickübungen 6:21
Sounds [Telephone] – Renate
Written-By – Erich Fried, Udo Arndt

9.    Fortsetzung Folgt 1:17
Guitar – Conny Plank 
Written-By – Konrad Plank

Credits : 
Bass – Andreas Villain
Cello, Percussion, Vocals – Mikro Rilling (pistas: 1 to 8)
Drums, Congas, Bongos, Vocals – Buddy Mandler (pistas: 1 to 8)
Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Christoph Busse (pistas: 1 to 7, 9)
Guitar, Organ, Piano, Percussion, Vocals – Udo Arndt
Saxophone [Sax], Flute – Dietrich Markgraf (pistas: 1 to 8)

28.9.25

RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA — Life (1971) Vinyl LP | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Significant German progressive Jazz-Rockers from Hamburg,Release Music Orchestra was actually the jazzy reincarnation of Tommorow's Gift.By the disbanding of the later the main core,that is keyboardist Manfred Rürup, bassist Bernd Kiefer and drummer Wolfgang "Zabba" Lindner, remained stable, while wind-instrumentalist Norbert Jacobsen (formerly on Achim Reichel's projects A.R.Machines and Frankie Dymon Jr.) joined for the recordings of ''Life''.This debut saw the light in 1974 on Brain Records,with a CD re-issue following some 20 years later on Germanofon.

While most of Kraut/Jazz-Rock bands of the time were tending to deliver one-dimensional improvisations and sometimes monotonous solo performances, ''Life'' remains on a great balance from the very first to very last minute.Yes,the sound is typical of jazz-tinged 70's German bands with KRAAN and PASSPORT being the closest reference points,yet what simply amazes the listener here is the endless number of fantastic interplays and the constant alternation of instrumental sections. Lovely work by Jacobsen on clarinet and even better performance by Rürup on his electric piano, which has almost a Canterbury-edge at moments.What is even greater is the majestic use of Mellotron in a couple of tracks,offering a haunting atmospheric background, rarely met in the typical Kraut-Jazz releases.The rhythm section delivers a series of furious and strong grooves and often some very complex individual performances.The whole package is more than attractive,compared to the best works of KRAAN, EMBRYO or PASSPORT.

An impressive mix of Kraut Rock, Jazz and Progressive Rock, ''Life'' is a monstrous work with a variety of moods, different passages and professional interplays and a great starting point into an endless Kraut Rock journey.Highly recommended. proarchives 
Tracklist :
1.    Eröffnung - Tippa Tibana    4:10
2.    Revue In Blau 7:35
Piano [Bell Piano] – Manfred Rürup
Xylophone – Zabba

3.    Damaskus    5:50
4.    Rot Wild 6:00
Piano [Bell Piano] – Manfred Rürup
5.    Der Traum Des Herrn P. 8:30
Vocals – Bernd, Manfred Rürup, Norbert
6.    Zemäs Rutan    6:30
7.    Morgengabe    4:25
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Bernd
Clarinet, Piano – Norbert
Drums – Zabba
Keyboards, Vocals, Liner Notes – Manne
Producer [Produced By] – R.M.O.
Written-By [All Selections By] – B. Kiefer, M. Rürup, N. Jacobsen, W. Lindner

27.9.25

RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA — Garuda (1975) Vinyl LP | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

SIDE A
1    Slapstick 10:18
Alto Saxophone [Alt. Sax.] – Johannes "Alto" Pappert
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax.] – Jochen Petersen

2    Zwischenspiel: Holger    0:45
3    Torso Im Sommerwind 4:20
Soprano Saxophone [Sopran Sax.] – Jochen Petersen, Johannes "Alto" Pappert

4    Zwischenspiel: Norbert    0:47
5    Rallye Dallye    2:18
6    Zwischenspiel: Zabba    0:25
SIDE B
1    Zwischenspiel: Manne    0:53
2    Garuda    12:20
3    Zwischenspiel: Margit    0:58
4    Mama Kubu 8:10
Alto Saxophone [Alt. Sax.] – Johannes "Alto" Pappert
Bongos – Capt. Snappy Störtebaker
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax.] – Jochen Petersen

Credits :
Bass Guitar [Bass Git.], Acoustic Guitar – Holger Dunkel
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone [Sopran Sax.], Vocals [Voc.] – Norbert Jacobsen
Drums, Xylophone, Gong [Gongs] – "Zabba" W. Lindner
Organ, Piano, Synth [Moog-synt.] – "Manne" Rürup
Percussion [Perc.], Vocals [Voc.], Acoustic Guitar [Akust. Gitarre], Performer [Wasserblubbertopf] – Margit Maya Haberland
Producer [Produktion] – Release Music Orchestra
Written-By – M. Rürup, N. Jacobsen, W. Lindner-Gong

RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA — Get The Ball (1976) Vinyl LP | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Mestaloggo 4:09
Guitar – Carlo Karges
Vocals – Manfred Rürup
Written-By – F. Fischer, M. Rürup, M. Haberland, W. Lindner-Gong

2    Sundance 7:33
Written-By – F. Fischer, M. Rürup
3    Get The Ball 5:25
Guitar – Carlo Karges
Written-By – M. Rürup

4    Blackbird 8:27
Trumpet – Erhard Schäfer
Written-By – M. Rürup, M. Haberland, W. Lindner-Gong

5    Atlantis 5:03
Written-By – C. Bohn, M. Rürup
6    Chambre Séparée 4:25
Guitar – Mike Gong
Written-By – M. Rürup

Credits :
Arranged By – Dieter Dierks, RMO
Bass – Frank Fischer
Drums, Congas – "Zabba" Lindner
Keyboards – Manfred Rürup
Producer – Dieter Dierks
Vocals, Percussion – Margit Haberland

RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA — Beyond The Limit (1978) Vinyl LP | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

SIDE A
1.    Up By The Riverside    5:02
2.    Madow    4:55
3.    Gettin' Together    3:38
4.    Jungle Nights    4:51
SIDE B
1.    New Morning 4:40
Vocals – Günther Reger
2.    Mainstreet Joker    6:10
3.    Beyond The Limit    5:28
Credits :
Arranged By – Release Music Orchestra
Bass, Bass [Fretless] – Frank Fischer
Drums – Wolfgang Thierfeldt
Electric Piano [Fender-rhodes], Synthesizer [Minimoog, Arp Odyssey, Polymoog], Grand Piano, Piano [Wurlitzer], Written-By – Manfred Rürup
Percussion – Hans Behrendt, Tommy Goldschmidt
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Cover, Design [Liner Design] – Günther Reger

RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA — News (1979) Vinyl LP | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

SIDE A
1.    Catch Up    5:20
2.    Pat Smile    3:38
3.    Oon    5:04
4.    Tai Ming    5:34
SIDE B
1.    Sombras 6:28
Vocals – Tomas Goldschmidt
2.    Kymerian Ship 8:16
Vocals – Nuri Effendi
3.    Rubber Stamp Alley    4:11
Credits :
Bass – Frank Fischer
Drums, Percussion, Xylophone – Wolfgang Thierfeldt
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes Piano], Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Minimoog, Yamaha CS 80], Mellotron – Manfred Rürup
Percussion – Tomas Goldschmidt

JOHN ABERCROMBIE · EDDIE GOMEZ with GENE JACKSON — Structures (2006) SACD | The New York Sessions Series | Two Version | WV + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

This inspired trio session was recorded with the musicians sharing a single microphone, making for a particularly intimate listening experie...