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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