April March - chrominance decoder

Francophone indie pop star April March presented this album back in 1999, a retro-futuristic lounge-pop collection of French pop songs with lush strings, 60s melodies and vocals and incredible pop moments created by Bertrand Burgalat who handled all the instruments.

Some of the songs also come with in English versions though sometimes it just all sounds better in French, it has a certain je ne sais quoi? Though as my French ability is limited to a grade D GCSE gained 23 years ago (when GCSEs meant something obviously) i don't really have much of a clue what she is singing about.

The English version of, say, "Mignonette" (the lovely "No parachute") i can understand obviously though the lyrics have been written to fit an existing tune so are a bit... odd. But it all doesn't matter and you know why? Because this is a soundtrack to an alternative future, where we drink space age cocktails sitting in oddly shaped chairs in an underground bar somewhere, on the Moon.

"Nothing new" makes a little more sense, a slow song with a slightly menacing synth and string led melody.