At 10/10/12 09:59 PM, ElGhoulio wrote:
Also, what's the Metal Hell's opinion on Alcest? They've gotten a lot of hate for being too "happy", but I happen to be one who enjoys a bit of shoegaze rock with his black metal, and having just gotten a whole bunch of Alcest, I'm liking it.
I say their album Souvernis d'un autre monde is a masterpiece. I think Neige managed to create something unique with this project. And happy is definitely not a word I would use to describe Alcest. Their music is filled with nostalgia, sorrow and melancholy. Their aesthetics are beautiful and like some black metal bands, they have this love/hate relationship with life. This isn't exactly what I call happy. But I can understand why some bm fans who like their metal dark, gloomy, sad, angry and dirty would not like their work.
Still, if you haven't heard Souvenirs d'un autre monde, you shouldn't wait a single second to give it a listen. It's a beautiful album.
At 10/10/12 11:49 PM, Viper50 wrote:
I, love Alcest. Then again I do enjoy Shoegaze and Black Metal so I guess it makes sense.
I got more into then after I heard stuff off of Les Voyage de l'Ame.
Les Voyages de l'Ã'me is an uneven album I would say. It has some great moments, but some tracks just seem to be there as fillers and lack the consistancy of previous Alcest work.
Does anyone here listen to Les Discrets or Amesoeurs?
I tried Ã'mesoeurs a few years ago but didn't dig any deeper in their work, as for Les Discrets, I have yet to hear a single of their tracks. It's still a shame that I haven't given them a play yet.