the black heart procession


	THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION
	The Black Heart Procession began in San Diego, CA circa 1997, when Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel put their other band Three Mile Pilot on an open-ended hiatus. While the Black Heart core members are Pall (vocals, guitar, synths, etc.) and Toby (piano, guitar, organ, etc.), you will often find Joe Plummer (drums) and Dimitri Dziensuwski (touring augmentation, moustache) and at times, other characters hiding under the BHP umbrella. Amore del Tropico unfolds an intriguing tale of murder and mystery, broken hearts, failed schemes, and twisted memories worthy of a David Linch film. The flavour varies from swinging tropicalia on "Tropics of love", to the slow, almost Dr. Dre production style groove on "Sympathy Crime". Violin and cello flesh out many of the tracks, as well as the trademark Black Heart Procession piano lines, but perhaps most striking is the chorus of female voices that provide back-up on several of the tracks on this 55 minute record. Amore del Tropico manages to propel The Black Heart Procession into a new and exciting direction, but without abandoning the inimitable sonic fingerprint that makes them who they are.
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