April March & Los Cincos

by Los Cincos, April March

Overview

This collaboration between April March and the Southern California band Los Cincos is a pleasant listen, often sounding like a mix between the Cardigans and the Ventures. March's nice vocals glide over the most mature music Los Cincos have ever recorded. Adding depth to the record is the violin playing of ex-That Dog member Petra Haden, whose playing is perfectly suited for this material, especially on the album's centrepiece, "Last Train to Christmas." The highlights include a near-perfect pop tune in "Olive Green Dictionary" that concludes with Eno-esque ambience, and the equally catchy "Bebert," sung in French. All in all, April March and Los Cincos is a charming underground pop record with not one bad cut. ~ Brian Flota

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/1998
Label:	Sympathy For The Record Industry
UPC:	0790276049123
Rank:	96121

Tracks

1. Theme for the Lime Cafe
2. Last Train to Christmas
3. Olive Green Dictionary
4. The Moon Is Blue
5. Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
6. B¿¿bert
7. The Winter Cave
8. Last Train to Christmas (Reprise)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Los Cincos   Primary Artist,Bass,Echo,Drums,Organ,Drones,Celeste,Cymbals,Melodica,Sampling,Percussion,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Sleigh Bells,Slide Guitar,Fender Rhodes,Piano (Upright),Korg Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Multi Instruments
April March   Primary Artist,Vocals
James Ryan   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
James Robert Hey   Moog Synthesizer
Space Honky   Drums (Electric),Electronic Drums
James Robert Hay   Moog Synthesizer
Bob Adams   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Jan Sutherland   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Benett Rogers   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Eninor Blake   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Elinor Blake   Vocals (Background)
Petra Haden   Violin,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Tanya Haden   Cello
John Vestman   Sequencing

Technical Credits

April March   Arranger,Performer
Keith Richards   Composer
James Ryan   Harmony,Photography
Mick Jagger   Composer
Bob Abrams   Artwork,Layout Design
Jeremy Szuder   Performer
Dennis Bunton   Mixing,Engineer,Performer,Photography
Space Honky   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Adams   Mixing,Harmony,Engineer,Performer,Photography
Jan Sutherland   Harmony,Photography
Eddie Flowers   Computer Illustration
James Ryan Hildebrand   Performer
David Seward Lewis   Performer
Melanie Chapman   Photography
Benett Rogers   Harmony
Elinor Blake   Harmony,Arranger,Composer
Mark Linett   Mixing,Engineer
Petra Haden   Harmony
Los Cincos   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Performer
John Vestman   Mastering