Amore del Tropico

by The Black Heart Procession

Overview

The Black Heart Procession took a chapter out of the Nick Cave book of cool for their fourth album, Amore del Tropico. It's a sultry, mystical book of romance. The crime of love is the culprit in this murder mystery and the Black Heart Procession mix a tantalizing session of lounge and blues aesthetics, dark guitars, and lush string arrangements. It's an epic move for this Californian foursome -- the concept is brilliant and musically the Black Heart Procession are sonically at their best. Amore del Tropico starts off with the ten-second orchestration titled "The End of Love." The cinematic approach taken from the beginning sets the scene; "Tropics of Love" and "Why I Stay" shimmy with a Cuban edge. Vocalist Paulo Zappoli croons with a sexy flair while sifting through a world without heart. Steps are retraced on the sinister storm of "The Waiter #4," while "Did You Wonder" spirals around megalomania and Tobias Nathaniel's pinch-hitting guitar work. As the album draws to a close, elements of discovery are more apparent. "Before the People" presents the suspects while muted vocal distortions of "Fingerprints" linger around eerie violins. In the end, the soul who was searching for an answer falls to fate. However, the Black Heart Procession believe in the light on the other side and the countrified haze of "The One Who Has Disappeared" is an obvious reason why. Amore del Tropico gives the gift of love's bruised heart. The mystery of love's pain is never really solved and that's the beauty of this record. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/06/2004
Label:	Touch & Go
UPC:	0036172093212
Rank:	55618

Tracks

1. End Of Love
2. Tropics Of Love
3. Broken World
4. Why I Stay
5. Invitation
6. Did You Wonder
7. Sign On The Road
8. Sympathy Crime
9. Visitor
10. Waiter
11. Cry For Love
12. Before The People
13. Only One Way
14. Fingerprints
15. One Who Has Disappeared

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Black Heart Procession   Primary Artist
Charles Curtis   Cello
Liz Janes   Vocals (Background)
Tobias Nathaniel   Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Optigan,Percussion
Joyce Rooks   Cello
Pall A. Jenkins   Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Synthesizer
Jim Austin   Bass (Upright)
Mark Turner Parker   Bass,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Arabella Makalani   Vocals (Background)
Dimitri Dziensuwski   Vocals
Paulo Zappoli   Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Musical Saw,Synthesizer
Susanna Waiche   Vocals (Background)
Traei Wooley   Vocals (Background)
Matt Parker   Bass,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jason Crane   Trumpet
Joe Plummer   Drums,Xylophone,Percussion

Technical Credits

John Golden   Mastering
O   Photography
Pall A. Jenkins   Composer
Zack Reinig   Mixing
The Black Heart Procession   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Ben Moore   Engineer
Jason Clark   Assistant
David Babbitt   Art Assistant
Pall   Design,Drawing,Engineer,Layout Design
Jason Soares   Coloration,Layout Design