The band members met in 1989 in Kitchener, Ontario, when they were in their late teens/early twenties, originally calling themselves the Whittingtons. That band put out a demo cassette. After Hocevar and Perry moved to Toronto, Ontario, to work, the band changed its name to An April March and began recording and performing in Toronto at local venues such as the Horseshoe Tavern. Their stylistic influences include dream pop, shoegazing, ethereal and ambient. The earliest lineup under the name "An April March" was Hocevar and Perry, with Bob "the duck" Lembke on bass and Joel Walsh on drums. Some early recordings and performances also included Ian Ring on saxophone, who played regularly with the band for about a year. The group broke upin 1999, playing their last show on 29 April of that year. Their first release was a cassette under the band name The Whittingtons. While unsigned, An April March also contributed one song to the Giant Leap of Faith 2compilation album released on vinyl, produced by University of Waterlooradio station manager Bill Wharrie, along with other notable local acts such as the Rhinos and Gordie Gordo and the G-Men. In 1993 the band signed with the now-defunct Washington, DC-based label Bedazzled Records. Their first full-length with Bedazzled was "Impatiens," released in 1993. Subsequent releases were Instruments of Lust and Fury, Lessons in Vengeance, Adagio, It Goes Without Saying, and Something once true is always true.... Since splitting up in 1999, the band members have pursued their own musical careers, with Hocevar releasing music under the moniker Danellatron. Chris Perry has become a recognised and sought-after record producer. The band has also recorded songs for tribute albums, including the Cocteau Twins, with "Pink Orange Red", released on Half Gifts. The band also recorded Alec Eiffel for The Pixies tribute release Pixies Fuckin' Die!. The band released two videos: "Lava" and "Scarlet Bliss".
Discography
Albums, EPs and 7-inches
"Last of Ariadne/No Answer", Apostrophe Records/Cartwheel Productions, 1992.
Impatiens, Cartwheel Productions, 1993
"Lava", Bedazzled Records, 1996,
Instruments of Lust and Fury, Bedazzled Records, 1995
Lessons in Vengeance, Bedazzled Records, 1995
Adagio, Bedazzled Records, 1996
It Goes Without Saying, Bedazzled Records, 1997
...something once true is always true, Bedazzled Records, 1999
