Out of Focus (band)

Out of Focus
Origin	Germany
Genres	Krautrock
Years active	Late 1960s and 1970s

Out Of Focus is a German "Krautrock" rock fusion band, formed in late-1968 in Munich with Hennes Herring on KB (mainly Hammond organ), Remi Dreschler on guitars, Moran Neumüller on vocals and winds, Klaus Spöri on drums and Stefan Wisheu on bass. They took their name from a Blue Cheer track, but had also been listening to Soft Machine and Xhol Caravan, and rapidly established a distinctive style blending rock, jazz and psychedelic overtones. A unique facet was the profound socio-political awareness of Moran Neumüller's songs. Although typically Munich styled (with Embryo and Sahara connections) they are often compared to Canterbury fusion and Scandinavian jazz-rock acts. After the band split, main-man Remigius Dreschler went to "Embryo" for a while and then established his own project: Kontrast.

Discography

• Wake Up (1971)
• Out of Focus (1971)
• Four Letter Monday Afternoon (1972)
• Palermo (1972)
• Not Too Late (1999, recorded in 1974)