An April March was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in

Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional Administrative centre, seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a ...

, in 1989. The band's last incarnation consisted of singer/guitarist Danella Hocevar, guitarist Chris Perry and drummer Michael Klüg. The band "An April March" is not to be confused with April March, or Russian and French bands called by similar names.

History

The band members met in 1989 in Kitchener, Ontario, called themselves The Whittingtons and self-released a demo cassette. After Hocevar and Perry moved to Toronto, the band changed its name to An April March and began recording and performing in Toronto. Their stylistic influences include

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. The earliest lineup under the new name was Hocevar and Perry, with Bob Lambke on bass and Joel Walsh on drums. An April March independently produced two EPs: ''Memory Gardens'' (1990), and ''Scarlett Bliss'' (1991). Also in 1991, they contributed the song, "Jade", to the ''A Giant Leap Of Faith Volume Two'' compilation album released on vinyl and produced by

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's CKMS-FM station manager Bill Wharrie. In 1993, the band signed with the Washington, DC–based label

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and released their first full-length album, ''Impatiens''. That was followed by the EP ''Instruments of Lust and Fury'' (1995), the album ''Lessons in Vengeance'' (1995), and the EP ''Adagio'' (1996).An April March – Adagio (CD)
Discogs. Retrieved 22 October 2011. They released their last album, ''It Goes Without Saying'', in 1997. A final EP, ''Something Once True Is Always True...'', was released in 1999. The group broke up in 1999, playing their last show on 29 April of that year. An April March songs appeared on numerous compilation albums and they recorded songs for tribute albums to

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Tributes
. The Cocteau Twins. (19 September 2000). Retrieved 22 October 2011.Various – Half-Gifts: A Tribute To The Cocteau Twins (CD)
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. They released two videos: "Lava" and "Scarlet Bliss". An April March disbanded in 1999 but their impact was acknowledged over 17 years later when "Memory" was chosen to appear on Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988-1995 (Cherry Red Records). In 2022 "All the Flowery" was chosen to appear on the boxed set Cherry Stars Collide - Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986-1995 (Cherry Red Records).

Discography

Albums * ''Impatiens'' (1993), Cartwheel Productions * ''Lessons in Vengeance'' (1995), Bedazzled Records * ''It Goes Without Saying'' (1997), Bedazzled Records EPs * ''Memory Gardens'' (1990), Independent * ''Scarlett Bliss'' (1991), Independent * ''Instruments of Lust and Fury'' (1995), Bedazzled Records * ''Adagio'' (1996), Bedazzled Records * ''Something Once True Is Always True...'' (1999), Bedazzled Records Singles * "The Last of Ariadne" / "No Answer" (1992), Apostrophe Records/Cartwheel Productions, 1992 (split 7-inch with

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* "Lava" / "Gates Within Us" (1994), Bedazzled Records Compilation Inclusions * ''A Giant Leap Of Faith Volume Two'' (1991), Sleet Records. Song: "Jade" * ''Anon'' (1993), Castle von Buhler. Song "Ceiling" * ''Woke Up Smiling'' (1995), Bedazzled Records. Song: "Delirium" * ''Radio Hepcats'' (1996),

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.Song: "The Red Dots" * ''Alleviation'' (1996), Silber Records. Song: "Avidbake" * ''Xmas 97'' (1997), Bedazzled Records. Songs: "Scarlet Bliss", "Lava", and "Waltz of the Flowers", vs. Pi Tchaikovsky * ''Losing Today Volume I'' (1998), Losing Today Records. Song: "Let Everyone Down" * ''News From Nowhere'' (1998), Plan 11 Records. Song: "Daylight Falters"Various – News From Nowhere (CD)
Discogs. Retrieved 22 October 2011. * ''Pixies Fuckin' Die! (A Tribute)'' (1999), Lifelike Records, The Orchard. Song: "Alex Eiffel" * ''Half-Gifts: A Tribute To The Cocteau Twins'' (2002), Dewdrops Records. Song: "Pink Orange Red" * "Memory", Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988-1995 (2016), Cherry Red Records https://www.cherryred.co.uk/still-in-a-dream-a-story-of-shoegaze-1988-1995-various-artists-5cd-box-set * "All the Flowery" Cherry Stars Collide - Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986-1995 (2022), Cherry Red Records https://www.cherryred.co.uk/cherry-stars-collide-dream-pop-shoegaze-amp-ethereal-rock-19861995-4cd-box-set

References

External links

myspace.com/danellahocevar

myspace.com/datafreqvsdanellatron

chrisperry.ca

An April March discography
* An April March credits ''AllMusic Guide'' * Danella Hocevar credits ''AllMusic Guide'' {{DEFAULTSORT:April March Canadian shoegaze musical groups Canadian alternative rock groups Canadian indie rock groups Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Musical groups from Kitchener, Ontario Ethereal wave musical groups Canadian gothic rock groups 1989 establishments in Ontario 1999 disestablishments in Ontario

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