Ginga Rale Band Part Two: Information from 1984, by request, plus two singles from the same band as Rockdream

 

I posted the masterpiece, brought to light by Tom Hayes of course, earlier here.   Database information for this 1984 release here.  This is very similar to the situation with Epidermis discussed earlier, where an initial foray into extreme progressiveness led to more toned down, watered down, digital-80s-compromised music further on down the road.  Or the band Trilogy, with their Nachtlieder which was actually pretty good.

Like Trilogy, this album is still hugely enjoyable in some places imho.  Consider the track called Seven to Eight, which demonstrates a stunning facility with complex fusion:

What a shame they gave up on the progressive!

The hard rock and electric guitar edge is mostly gone in favour of angular jazzy, horn-based fusion along the lines of so much German fusion posted here in the past, like Das Pferd, Part of Art, etc.  Obviously, there is the huge (and dumb) Duran Duran influence too.

The singles under the moniker Rockdream were disappointing average eighties rock, the new wave style with electric guitar.  Notably, the 45 inch covers were very interesting: