Purchased (Not Only) By The Cover

M. Walking On The Water was a German indie-band formed in the mid 80's and one of those bands a lot of people could agree. From the beginning they were hard to categorize because they added many unusual instruments like accordion and a violin to their sound. In 1983 they released an EP with six cover versions from prog-rock and hard rock era. I've seen this cover and I recognized that it was a tribute to Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother. And their versions are worth to listen because they were more interpretations of songs almost everybody knew. It was also courageous to cover songs from this era. I don't know any other band that tried this.

M. Walking On The Water - Child In Time
M. Walking On The Water - In The Court Of The Crimson King
M. Walking On The Water - Roundabout

The Foreign Corresondent Returns - Stories About German (Rock) Music # 49

This series run since almost one year and it was a great fun to show you some German artists that made a very good music during the last 40 years. I tried to show you the kind of music German musicians were able to do. But like every series it has to come to an end. The last band I would like to introduce is M. Walking On The Water. It's a band that was formed in Krefeld, a bigger town close to Düsseldorf in the middle of Germany. They were an Indie-band I liked very much when they released their records. A very own sound according to bands like The Woodentops and other bands in this genre. In 1993 they released an EP called 'Pictures of an Exhibitionist' covering old hits by King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Caravan, Yes and Deep Purple. Not the ordinary songs to cover and in their interpretation something special.

This will be almost the end of this little series. Next week I'll make a mash-up of German songs that mean a lot to me. It might be distressed but that is even my musical background the time I got older.