Thorens

Hart auf Hart ist keine Wort-für-Wort-Übersetzung, sondern eine kompromißlose Reflexion der Stones und ihrer Zeit. Für mich hat sich seit den 60er-Jahren gar nicht so viel geändert. Gute Musik wird zum Glück immer gut bleiben, und die Menschen bleiben leider auch immer dieselben.

Out of the ashes of Tomorrow’s Gift, came Release Music Orchestra (RMO for short), who consisted of Tomorrow’s Gift’s remaining nucleus plus wind-instruments player Jacobsen. … Their Jazz Rock resembles much what was then done in Germany, such as Passport, Thirsty Moon, Kraan, Aera, etc. RMO was never a stable group and many line-up changes occurred with keyboardist Rürup remaining the sole original member throughout their 5-album career … Their sound grew, as was often the case in those days, more commercial and streamlined with each new album, sounding more and more like US Fusion Jazz of the late '70s.

… Musically a typical example of German seventies rock not unlike their stablemates 'Grobschnitt' and 'Jane' for the harder edge, with guitar and organ jams. … Satin Whale released 'A Whale of Time', a good record, especially the title track, an instrumental with a great string arrangement. In 1979 the band composed the soundtrack for the German movie 'Die Faust In Der Tasche' by director Max Willutzki. As the film was very successful and with their popularity rising the band released 'On Tour' the same year. …