Ecailles De Lune

I was skeptical when I first discovered Alcest. Being informed that it was a major key black metal-esque album with shoegaze elements, I expected to hate it. I'm not a huge fan of the new indie/post-rock black metal style, and generally find it quite boring. However, with this album I was pleasantly surprised upon first listen, and blown away upon repeat listens.The highlights of the album are the first three tracks. All of them have a very triumphant feel to them in the more metal inspired parts, yet a dreamlike feel in the softer parts. In fact, during the quieter passages, Alcest reminds me of the occult-inspired Goth Rock band Fields of the Nephilim on their seminal "Elizium" album. The end result obtained are foggy visions of a vast meadow in spring. Not the normal feeling one expects from something people refer to as "black" metal.All in all, this is a beautiful album that I can listen to in almost any situation and feel inspired. The musicianship is top-notch, the melodies stay with you, and the images they evoke in the minds eye are incredible.Thumbs up!

This is a great album. I have a lot of patience for music, which comes in handy here, as the album tends to wander off into la-la land. Not that it's a bad thing, but the easily distracted need not apply. It is a tough album to place, as half of it is black metal (sort of) and half is pure shoegaze. I say sort of black metal because the vocals are black metal-ish, as is some of the riffing, but the lyrical content is about as far as you can get from black metal. Even Niege, the mastermind of this record, says the vocals are intended to sound 'otherworldly' and not black metal-ey. So call this black metal with extreme caution.That said, this is a very enjoyable album. It's about Neige's wonderful fairy land (no, seriously), and is pretty lighthearted for how intense the music can be at times. There are, as mentioned above, some distinct BM influences (trem picking with distortion, shrieks) as well as some straight shoegaze influences (mid-tempo melodies, doom-inspired clean vocals).It is a very listenable album, though I it starts to peter off towards the end. The first three tracks are pure awesomeness though. If you are a black metal purist, you will probably hate this album. If you are a shoegazer, well, hopefully the BM vocs don't make you pass out. Great album for painters.

This album introduced me to this black metal/shoegaze scene. Prior to hearing of alcest if anyone said Black Metal and Shoegaze in the context of the same music, I would have looked at them and said "What?" I'm coming at this from the perspective of someone who listens to heavy metal primarily, and this has easily become one of my favorite metal albums. Heavier than the previous Alcest release the entire album is haunting and mystifying. Unlike a lot of listeners I hope to hear more of the black metal growls visited by this album, as to me as a metal fan, this layered on the complex and haunting melodies of the music creates a powerful, emotionally charged environment that exemplifies how heavy loud music can also be beautiful. If your not into black metal, the shrieked vocals are sparse, and the clean vocals are more prominent in the music. The guitar work is layered and complex, but also finds demonstrates melodic, memorable metal riffs rather than a messy haze of sound.

This CD is not just a CD, but an experience....something I don't get out of bands very often. I was first introduced to Alcest by the kind folks at internet radio "Death FM" and their rotation of "Solar Song". Solar Song is just....breathtaking. I love BM/grind/death metal all equally and still feel confident recommending this dic to anyone. Absolutely stunning....the artwork looks like the music sounds, definitely otherworldly. Escailles De Lune starts off more black metal but finishes more of a gazey etheral feel. Fans of everyone from Emperor to Dead Can Dance will enjoy this. Always in rotation in my player!

One of my favorite albums of all times and I don't know any French! It's the feeling.

When I listen to this album I can see the stars in the night sky as I lay with my woman drifting down a lazy River on a cool summer night. It transports you to another place and time.

i love it, amazing songwriting

LOVE MY GREEN VINYL! best Alcest album as of yet!

Forse è l'album migliore della band di Neige, una commistione di black metal (poco) e shoegaze (molto) che rende l'ascolto veramente magico.

Habe diese wunderschöne Musik leider erst sehr spät entdeckt. Dafür höre ich seit fast 6 Monaten täglich ein Alcest Album.Am besten alle Veröffentlichungen zulegen, es lohnt sich. Die Musik ist noch besser als die Artworks. Sehr abwechslungsreich.Ich hoffe die Band hat hiermit nicht schon den Zenit Ihres Schaffens erreicht. Viel besser kann es eigentlich nicht werden.Aber das dachte ich damals bei Anathema & Katatonia auch. Und Sie sind heute noch immer fantastisch. Alcest ist eine Band die den Spirit dieser Götterbands in sich trägt. Beste neue Metalband seit langer langer Zeit. Sehr cooles & episches Album.Ein Travis Smith Cover würde Ihnen auch gut zu Gesicht stehen.ALCEST ist einzigartig, nicht alleine wegen der Sprache & Texte. Die abwechslungsreiche Musik ist das entscheidende.for people who are open minded and loves: Katatonia - Anathema - Mono - Burzum - Dead Can Dance - Tiamat - Explosions in the sky - porcupine tree - Dark Throne - Lake of Tears - Ulver - Envy - Klimt 1918 - The Wounded...schöne Aussichten!

Alcest sind eine Klasse für sich. Dieses Album stellt für mich persönlich den absoluten Höhepunkt des Schaffens dar. Allein schon Perces de Lumiere ist den Kauf wert. Ein Track der an Tiefe, Rohheit, Aggressivität und Melancholie einfach alles bietet und zu keiner Sekunde langweilt. Das Album ist imho noch besser als Voyages des Lame.

Cocorico ça fait plaisir d'avoir un groupe aussi excellent en France pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas que la Scandinavie ou les US pour ce genre de musique. Je pense aux groupes du style du début Burzum ou de Agalloch. Je trouve Alcest dans cette veine pour partie et pour une autre dans le style noisy des Lucievacarme groupe français des 90's. Cela donne un assemblage de melodies etherees avec un mix de chants clairs et de hurlement dechirante burzumesque sur des passages soutenu par des nappes de guitares et une utilisation de la double pedale dans le style blackmetal pas trop rapide mais lourd au niveau batterie tres presente quand même. Donc au final je dirai un mix entre de la noisy pop et du dark black metal. Cela donne quelque chose de a la fois poetique voire romantique magnifiant la beaute de l amour et de la nature mais aussi le cote noir de tout cela qui a un terme a moins que certaine chose restent eternelle au dela de la mort. Alcest pose la question.

Disco LP de 180gr de color, incluye póster de la portada y bueno, si te gusta la banda, sabrás que es un de sus mejores albunes.