April
March –
Chrominance
Decoder
CD Album, Canada, 1999
Ideal Records
There's
a sizable cult behind Bertrand Burgalat, who is a French producer who
has the sound of the past but done now. Very much the child or
grandchild of the Ye-Ye movement, it would seem a perfect fit for him
to work with the American April March, who is French in theory only.
Chrominance
Decorder
is very much swept-up light electronics with a strong French taste.
On one level its beautiful, but on the other it sometimes too much
like music you hear in an expensive restaurant. But that is also a
matter of taste, and the truth is I fell in love with April's world
with respect to her Chick
Habit EP.
The voice is the same but the music is less harsh and garage
rock-like intensity. This album works as a tonic for a harsh life.
It is like falling asleep outside in a chilly day and this music
serves as a blanket. Its very comfortable.
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