Alcest - Tristesse Hivernale

This demo has brilliance written all over it. If you just get over the sometimes inaudible production, you'd hear some awesome Black Metal. It's paced, the drums are in held back and they add to the rhythm only and the tremelo riffing is very catchy. I can compare them to Angantyr, who also makes underground, raw Black Metal with a melodic, 'saddening' theme.

All four tracks of this demo are very strong. The riffs vary a lot within a track. There's even a solo in the last track - La Mort Plane Sur Ces Contrées. The vocals are regular Black Metal vocals but they're very well done. No cheesiness here and no long, boring passages. Acoustic breakdowns occur on a few occsions on this album but I'm perfectly Ok with that because they're executed with a lot of perfection. Most underground Black Metallers are not much more than Darkthrone worshippers but I'm certain these guys can put the old masters to shame. This is probably some of the finest kvlt French Black Metal I've ever heard. And it's very hard to find, as well.

Overall, this is HIGHLY reccomended to anyone who possesses any interest in Black Metal.

Seems like I'm searching a little bit down in the archives tonight. This is the first release from Alcest put out on tape only back on 2001. The production, if you at least could call it a production, is very raw and so is the music. If you compare this to the first cd-r release Le Secret there are miles between the sound of Alcest. Here you get served some raw black metal - and that's as likeable as his blackened shoegaze stuff from these days. And no, the release isn't crappy it's just the "production".

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[ Drakkar Productions / 2001 / Black Metal / CBR@256 ]

Tracklist

01. Tristesse Hivernale (03:52)

02. La Forêt De Cristal (04:39)

03. En Mémoire Aux Valeureux Guerriers (05:25)

04. La Mort Plane Sur Ces Contrées Glacées (07:34)

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21:32

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Alcest - Écailles de lune

Formed in 1999 by French black metal multi-instrumentalist Neige (who also worked with Peste Noire, Mortifera, and Amesoeurs), Alcest was originally conceived as a solo project. It would eventually take on the form of a full band as Hegnor (also of Peste Noire) and Arguth joined the fray and released a four-track demo entitled Tristesse Hivernale in 1999. This demo was a more straightforward black metal affair, much different from what would happen next. After that released, Alcest returned to a one-member format, with Neige moving away from the metal overtones of the three-piece and embracing a more atmospheric approach to his work. The 2005 EP release, Le Secret, was more in tune with the project`s ultimate goal, which was to put to ear, as it were, Neige`s fascination with an “otherworld” — of sorts — that had held a fascination for him beginning in his childhood. In 2007, Neige released the first full-length Alcest recording, Souvenirs D`un Autre Monde (Memories of Another World, for those keeping up in English), which was released on Prophecy Productions, and was a critical success. 2007 also saw a split-EP release with Angmar.

(Taken from Last.fm)

Well we had this one the blog allready - as web rip. This now is the scene rip by CRUELTY in good quality (v2 with an average bitrate of 256). So enjoy Alcest in the best quality!

Myspace

[ Prophecy Production / 2010 / Blackened Shoegaze / VBR@256 ]

Tracklist

01. Écailles De Lune (part I) (09:52)
02. Écailles De Lune (part II) (09:48)
03. Percées de Lumière (06:38)
04. Abysses (01:40)
05. Solar Song (05:24)
06. Sur L'Océan Couleur de Fer (08:18)

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41:43

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Alcest - Écailles de lune (128kb/s Web-Rip)

Formed in 1999 by French black metal multi-instrumentalist Neige (who also worked with Peste Noire, Mortifera, and Amesoeurs), Alcest was originally conceived as a solo project. It would eventually take on the form of a full band as Hegnor (also of Peste Noire) and Arguth joined the fray and released a four-track demo entitled Tristesse Hivernale in 1999. This demo was a more straightforward black metal affair, much different from what would happen next. After that released, Alcest returned to a one-member format, with Neige moving away from the metal overtones of the three-piece and embracing a more atmospheric approach to his work. The 2005 EP release, Le Secret, was more in tune with the project`s ultimate goal, which was to put to ear, as it were, Neige`s fascination with an “otherworld” — of sorts — that had held a fascination for him beginning in his childhood. In 2007, Neige released the first full-length Alcest recording, Souvenirs D`un Autre Monde (Memories of Another World, for those keeping up in English), which was released on Prophecy Productions, and was a critical success. 2007 also saw a split-EP release with Angmar.

(Taken from Last.fm)

This was out today and I thought I'm going to share my upload for metalarea.com with you guys. It's just a 128kb/s web-rip of the new Alcest album but it's the real one and no fake. I will leave this post on the blog until the VBR or v0 rip comes around. For anyone who doesn't want to wait anymore, enjoy your sunday with Alcest.

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Tracklist

01.Écailles de lune [part i]
02.Écailles de lune [part ii]
03.Percées de Lumière
04.Abysses
05.Solar Song
06.Sur l'Océan Couleur de Fer

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Alcest & Les Discrets - Split

Alcest

Formed in 1999 by French black metal multi-instrumentalist Neige (who also worked with Peste Noire, Mortifera, and Amesoeurs), Alcest was originally conceived as a solo project. It would eventually take on the form of a full band as Hegnor (also of Peste Noire) and Arguth joined the fray and released a four-track demo entitled Tristesse Hivernale in 1999. This demo was a more straightforward black metal affair, much different from what would happen next. After that released, Alcest returned to a one-member format, with Neige moving away from the metal overtones of the three-piece and embracing a more atmospheric approach to his work. The 2005 EP release, Le Secret, was more in tune with the project`s ultimate goal, which was to put to ear, as it were, Neige`s fascination with an “otherworld” — of sorts — that had held a fascination for him beginning in his childhood. In 2007, Neige released the first full-length Alcest recording, Souvenirs D`un Autre Monde (Memories of Another World, for those keeping up in English), which was released on Prophecy Productions, and was a critical success. 2007 also saw a split-EP release with Angmar.

Les Discrets

Les Discrets is a shoegaze, post-rock, experimental, acoustic project. It is the sole musical creation of Fursy Teyssier who also played in Amesoeurs and has created artwork for other bands including Peste Noire, Alcest, Amesoeurs, Arctic Plateau, Neun Welten,The American Dollar…

Several songs have been made available on the Les Discrets myspace page, but there have been no releases.

The debut release (E.P.) was expected to be released by UK label Todestrieb Records but the deal is cancelled for another label.

Alcest Myspace

Les Discrets Myspace

Tracklist

1. Alcest - Percees de Lumiere

2. Alcest - Circe Poisoning the Sea

3. Les Discrets - L'echapee

4. Les Discrets - Apres l'ombre

5. Les Discrets - Song for Mountains (Demo)

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