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

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

RELEASE MUSIC ORCHESTRA — Bremen 1978 (1978-2004) Two Version | APE (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Release Music Orchestra from Hamburg, whose roots lay with Tomorrow's Gift, belongs to the most prominent German rock bands. From 1974 until 1979 they did five LPs, which were all released on the well-known Brain label. Their music had nothing to do with classical music, even if their band's name makes allusions to this genre. Instead, they played some good and relaxed jazz-rock with a progressive touch. On the 4/24/1978, RMO performed, like they had done before, at the "Bürgerzentrum Vahr" (civic center Vahr) in Bremen. This time, their gig had been recorded live by Radio Bremen and broadcast later in their show "Jazz live". Fortunately the master tape had been stored away properly, so that the sound quality was kept impeccable. The copyrights could be acquired from the radio station as well as from the artists. GOD  
Tracklist :
1    Beyond The Limit 7:13
Written-By – Manfred Rürup
2    Up Up By The Riverside 8:52
Written-By – Manfred Rürup
3    Mainstreet Joker 10:07
Written-By – Manfred Rürup
4    Madow 8:08
Written-By – Manfred Rürup
5    Sundance 9:50
Written-By – Frank Fischer, Manfred Rürup
6    Sombras 10:30
Written-By – M. Rürup, T. Goldschmidt, W. Thierfeldt
7    Gettin' Together 4:45
Written-By – Manfred Rürup, Wolfgang Thierfeldt
8    Jungle Nights 6:33
Written-By – Manfred Rürup
Credits :
Bass – Frank Fischer
Drums – Wolfgang Thierfeldt
Engineer [Toningenieur] – Dietram Köster
Keyboards – Manfred Rürup
Percussion – Tommy Goldschmidt
Producer, Engineer [Tonmeister] – Peter Schulze
Saxophone – Günther Reger