The Watermark High.
The Watermark High is a band from Gauteng, South Africa. The Watermark High started out as the acoustic solo project of Paul van der Walt, back in 2003. The band since went through various incarnations and line-ups and have independently released two EPs to date, “(What) Are You Thinking?” (2003) and “Disappear With Me” (2008).
Currently their line-up comprises of Paul van der Walt (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lyrics, bass and vocals), Robin McDonald (acoustic drums, keyboard and live electronics) and Adrian Erasmus (bass, electric guitar, keyboard and backing vocals).
The band’s sound reflects their wide variety of influences ranging from post-rock to electronica to ambient and everything in-between.
Their aim is to “create music that is evocative and experimental, dabbling in and merging the down-tempo and beautiful side of both rock and electronic music. ” Paul explains “It’s very much an experimental band. We play pretty, dreamy music that’s instrumental and semi-instrumental – A mix between rock and an electronic element…” The band also embraces the use of various instruments, with each member often switching roles from song to song.
The band recently released their debut album, “Loneliness As An Art Form”, as a free download from their website. You can get it here.
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yours in musical madness
