New Alcest Track

[Ars Magna]

I just heard this for the first time and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I probably should have scoured past threads to see if anything had been posted about this but I have to be in a meeting in 4 minutes, so here's a link:

http://www.prophecyproductions.de/streams/Alcest-Souvenirs_dun_autre_monde.m3u

 

[Demonspell]

Great song, looks like they dumped the primitive-sounding BM in the gutter, then took the shoegaze influence and ran with it...

 

[Para-Void]

Heh, yeah, too bad that once a band does something even remotely metallic, they'll be classified like that for the rest of their career.

Personally, I'm not too touched. Didn't like their previous efforts either... those vocals seem to lack any character and just turn me off, even though I'm sucker for both french and shoegaze (well, it's only a bit). Amesoeurs is great though.

 

[Ars Magna]

Has anyone heard of The Emerald Down? It just dawned on me that this track really reminds me of them (probably due to the vocals).

 

[Tranquillian]

The album has leaked now.

 

[Ars Magna]

Is it good? Would you happen to know where one could find it?

 

[Tranquillian]

The answer is yes to both.

 

[Doom]

So fucking looking forward to this!

 

[JayKeeley]

listening now. preparing to enter fairyland and pixie woods.

 

[Ars Magna]

So far, so very good.

 

[J.]

ill wait and be surprised

 

[JayKeeley]

there's definitely pinkage on display

 

[Doom]

I like flower metal, so I'm sure to like this.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

This album is at the same time gayer and better than I thought it would be.

I'll certainly be buying this.

 

[swizzlenuts]

I really need to check this out. What is shoegaze btw?

 

[J.]

shoegaze is a dumb name.

 

[swizzlenuts]

I agree, but if I like this album, I'll probably check out the genre.

 

[spikes77]

Interesting side note. In an interview Neige says that he had never even heard any of these shoegazer bands before releasing anything with alcest. It was only after the fact that he did. Kinda like that one October Falls song that sounded somewhat similar to Agalloch. M had never even heard the band before.

I am actually waiting for the release date for this one I'm confident it will live up to my expectations.

@Swizzle: Slowdive, My bloody valintine, Ride, Catherine Wheel (havent actually heard this one but they seem to be mentioned with the previous bands)

 

[J.]

isnt shoegaze that sort of mopey stuff. almost emo-ish.

people call jesu shoegaze. blah, they're more drone doom awesomeness

 

[spikes77]

I don't think mopey is the right word (sounds too negative). It can be gloomy at times, but also so uplifting. The music usually washes right over you, drenched in reverb. Beautiful in creating its own ambience to be sure. Jesu definitely has shoegaze elements though.