Black Metal.

[Kara-Shehr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtT-1M4WfeU

If it weren't for the drum machine and guitar tone I would be liking that song a lot more. Musically it's great I just don't like the production job. You can tell when a band tried REALLY hard to sound lo fi and nekro but it just ended up sounding contrived. Satanic Warmaster are sometimes guilty of this. That's why I don't like that particular guitar tone. Otherwise I enjoyed it especially the melodic and somber parts.

 

[Hubster]

Alcest is garbage at shoegaze.

Agreed. Because they are NOT shoegaze, period. They are doing post-rock.

Anyone who disagrees should go listen to Loveless by My Bloody Valentine and then tell me Alcest sounds anything remotely shoegaze.

 

[ProphetofHatred]

Does every shoegaze band have to sound exactly the same as them?

That's like saying Violator isn't thrash metal because they don't sound like And Justice For All.

 

[Mort Divine]

Agreed. Because they are NOT shoegaze, period. They are doing post-rock.

Anyone who disagrees should go listen to Loveless by My Bloody Valentine and then tell me Alcest sounds anything remotely shoegaze.

Alcest is not post-rock...but whatever. They're shit regardless.

Loveless is not the be all end all of shoegaze (its grossly overrated fwiw), plenty of shoegaze doesn't draw that much from it honestly.

Slowdive really don't sound like MBV at all, but they're still shoegaze.

 

[KafkaX]

Mort do you like post-rock? If so, what are some bands you think arent shit?

 

[ProphetofHatred]

Isn't that kind of irrelevant to this thread?

 

[KafkaX]

Word...

 

[romanticism]

Alcest is most definitely not post-rock. Nor are they jazz (predicting the next stupid post here).

 

[Krow]

Someone enlighten us to what the fuck alcest is then? Surely some all knowing jackass that graces the board with his presence has the answer.

 

[ProphetofHatred]

Yeah I am awaiting. What the flying fuck are they? I have only heard them labeled as post-rock, shoeegaze, and black metal. What am I missing?

 

[Onder]

Well, first of all they're boring.

 

[Mort Divine]

Mort do you like post-rock? If so, what are some bands you think arent shit?

Slint
Bark Psychosis
Lights Out Asia
God Is An Astronaut
The Samuel Jackson Five
Sigur Ros
This Will Destroy You

to name a few - i'm not huge into it, but I do like some

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Why are we spending so much time discussing Alcest? I think Fen does a pretty good job mixing up shoegaze/post-rock/idontgiveafuck with black metal.

 

[Kara-Shehr]

Has anyone actually heard the new Alcest by any chance? I listened to it once a couple of days ago and it didn't sit well with me. I'll probably give it another chance here sooner or later.

 

[KafkaX]

Why are people still bringing up Alcest here?

Yes, im still bitter about my post-rock comment being exiled from the thread.

 

[Kerlif]

Everyone's a little crazy about Alcest atm and that's definitely not a good sign.. Poor Alcest.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Alcest is boring. They have a few pretty songs here and there, but really just a fluff band imo...

 

[romanticism]

Someone enlighten us to what the fuck alcest is then? Surely some all knowing jackass that graces the board with his presence has the answer.

Whatever it is, it's certainly closer to shoegaze or even BM than post-rock.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Alcest is simply straying farther from black metal with each subsequent release. That's not an issue for me as I've never been a huge fan.

 

[KafkaX]

When were they *ever* black metal?

Irregardless, Ive always liked their music for whatever the fuck it is.

Ive felt their discography has been pretty consistent. You either like em or hate em. I cant speak for the new album because I havent listened to it yet, but I did hear a few songs live when I saw them a few months ago and it sounded like a typical progression from the last album.

EDIT:
Just saw this.

Slint
Bark Psychosis
Lights Out Asia
God Is An Astronaut
The Samuel Jackson Five
Sigur Ros
This Will Destroy You

to name a few - i'm not huge into it, but I do like some

Thanks dude. Theres a few there I dont know that ill check out.