The Walking Floors

The Walking Floors were a Post Punk DIY band all from around Basingstoke in Hampshire, UK. The band began life as The Brothers K in 1978, but changed to The Walking Floors with a change to Ian Sturgess on bass in 1979. Drummer Mike Barnes and Ian Sturgess also worked with The Lemon Kittens during 1979-1980, appearing on the latter's 'Cake Beast' EP and providing back-up at a number of memorable live appearances (a spectacularly mismatched support slot with Killing Joke has entered music folklore). 

 

The Walking Floors most notable live appearances were probably their handful of gigs supporting The Diagram Brothers in London and an appearance supporting The Lemon Kittens at Reading University in 1980.  

 

Mike Barnes went on to become a music journalist and wrote the definitive biography of Captain Beefheart; and Guitarist David Parker wrote a book called "Random Precision" which documents the recording sessions of Syd Barrett. [SOURCE: LAST.FM]