Crocodile (Swiss band)
Krokodil was a Swiss rock band .
Alignment and occupation
The band was founded in 1969 and resembled Amon Düül in terms of musical direction .
Her style is now classified under progressive rock . Their roots were in blues , folk and rock 'n' roll . You referred mainly to Jimi Hendrix . In 1970 they released a cover version of Pharoah Sanders ' hit title The Creator Has a Master Plan .
It consisted of the musicians
- Walty Anselmo: guitar, vocals
- Düde Dürst: drums
- Hardy Hepp : vocals, piano, violin (until 1971)
- Terry Stevens: bass, vocals
- Mojo Weideli: harmonica, flute, percussion
Discography
- 1969: crocodile
- 1970: Swamp
- 1971: An Invisible World Revealed
- 1972: Getting up for the Morning
- 1973: Sweat and Swim
Solo project
- 1970: Düde Dürst: Crocodile Solo
literature
- Samuel Mumenthaler : Beat Pop Protest. The sound of the Swiss sixties . Editions Plus Sàrl, Lausanne 2001, ISBN 3-9521676-7-3
- Rudi Tüscher: Anselmo, a Swiss rock legend. In: Angeldust 7 (part 1), Angeldust 8 (part 2). Biel, 1985
Web links
- Düde Dürst's website
- CROCODILE website
- Published records at hitparade.ch
- Crocodile at Discogs (English)
- Article about Anselmo in the magazine Angeldust, part 1, in: 7/1985 ( PDF ), part 2, in: Angeldust, 8/1985 ( PDF )