Paris
In My Heart (Dinnerclub, June 07th 2007):
filmed by Marco Laufenberg
Markus Apitius: vocals, guitar
Michael Peters: guitar
Christian Schaal: bass
Matthias Ebbinghaus: cajon
in no particular order: John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, XTC, The Jam, The Who, The Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, Peter Hammill, Van der Graaf Generator, Stephen Stills, Buffalo Springfield, Crowded House, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Genesis (until 1975), The Stranglers, The Clash, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground, John Cale, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, J.S. Bach, Blur, Patti Smith, The Byrds, Van Morrison, 10CC, Procol Harum, Scott Walker, Archer Prewitt, tbc
Born in Voorschooten, Netherlands, Markus Apitius is a Cologne-based
musician and producer, playing and recording his own songs as well as writing
film and theatre music.
As a singer, guitar & bass player and keyboarder he was involved with bands
too numerous to mention, be they 'new wave', progressive, hard rock, folk, singer-songwriter,
experimental or 'a capella' groups.
In 1994 he released his first solo EP, the 5-track EP 'Warm
& Wild', of which the song 'Paris
In My Heart' is still a mainstay on stage.
After ten years of working with several bands, he decided to go solo again
in 2005 with his album 'In
God's Machine':
'Depending on your point of view, his songs are outdated or timeless. ... He
creates moods which remind me of Americana as well as folk as well as U2 or
Crowded House, or of Leonard Cohen or Billy Joel, ... sometimes even of Rutherford
and Hackett as they dive into a mid-seventies Genesis record...'
(Visions
1/2006)
In 2007 he followed up with the release of 'Los
Angeles', for which legendary music photographer from New York, George
DuBose provided the cover photography:
'...pop between madness and genius ... touching and simply grandiose...' (plattentests.de)
Markus is currently working on a new album. An early mix of the song "Shipwrecked"
can be downloaded here.
Hi Markus ! Danke für Deinen add. Schön, daß bei Dir alles rund zu laufen scheint. Viel Erfolg in den nächsten Tagen beim Mastern, ich bin sehr gespannt ! Viele Grüße, Markus
hallo markus, gute arbeit, was du da machst, manchmal erinnerts mich an die dukes of stratosphere, dann wieder an singer songwriter stil ende der 60er, schöne sachen, auch sehr psyched out:-))) und, buffalo springfield höre ich gerade wieder + entdecke sie neu, grandiose band, werde wohl mal was von denen auch spielen (zur zeit überleg ich: sit down i think i love you), beste grüsse aus wien, und danke, norb
lieber markus, ich finde das hier alles ganz spannend, aber noch spannender wäre es, wenn wir uns wirklich bald mal wieder "real" begegnen würden. auf bald! wolfgang
hey, danke fürs addden und den comment :) deine musik ist auch cool. vllt spielst du mal in der tübinger gegend? danke auch für den tip. werd ich gleich mal reinhörn !
Hey Markus, thanks so much for getting in touch. It was so lovely to meet you last Thursday in Berlin. You have a beautiful voice. I'd love to play in Cologne, but would have to set up some more gigs to make it financially viable!
Hi Markus, hat mich auch sehr gefreut, vor allem unser Backstagejam! Vielleicht klappts ja wirklich mal mit Köln. Hör doch mal bei mir rein! ... Grüße, Hannes
Thank you so much for being there and lending your voice to Troubadour. Your second song was truly inspirational and your voice was amazing. You really made some fans with that one.!
I will definitely keep you in mind when I am in your area. And thank you again
Hallo Markus. Ich wünsche deiner kleinen Familie und dir alles "Beste was gibt auf Erden Rund". LG nach Köln. Achja...die Musik am Samstagabend im *Einstein* Schön! André
