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Alcest in the mail!

[Carl Wood]

I was very fortunate recently to score a sought-after "deep-sea" blue vinyl press of Alcest's magnificent 2010 album Écailles de Lune.  Along with that order, I was also able to snag a white vinyl copy of their new album, Les Voyages de l'Âme.

 

[zekeyou]

Looks awesome.

I'm looking forward to getting the new cd.

[Hellboy]

Nice!

What style is Alcest?

[Carl Wood]

Alcest have been labeled several different things - most commonly I read of them being called a mixture of shoegaze (whatever that is) and other forms of metal / extreme metal.  Here's a song from their new album:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/85c-P9hbmBg&fs=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/85c-P9hbmBg&fs=1</a>

[Release]

WOW!!  That was fantastic!!  Is all their stuff in the same general tone of this song?

[Hellboy]

I half expected some obscure Norwegian Black Metal... 

I have to admit the song from the video is amazing, I need to discover this band!

Thanks Carl 

[Carl Wood]

Yeah, right on.  I'm glad you guys dig it!

Release, as far as these two albums go, yes.  I'm not very familiar with their earler works, but I'm told their roots are in black metal type stuff (I suppose I could always Youtube and find out for myself).  But yeah, on these two albums the vibe is very similar to the song posted above.  I'm very tempted to post some more ...

Here's another cool track with a few different musical styles for you to enjoy - so hang in there past the blast beats if you can!  

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/M04ryXTysFQ&fs=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/M04ryXTysFQ&fs=1</a>

[Release]

Listened to all their stuff this morning on Spotify.  Very cool stuff.  Thanks!

[zekeyou]

Need to order this; hadn't spun



in maybe a year, so I did so this morning...

[Hellboy]

ALCEST North American tour dates

March 15-18 - Austin, TX @ SXSW*
March 19 - Dallas, TX @ Queen City Hall*
March 20 - New Orleans, LA @ Big Top
March 21 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
March 22 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
March 23 - Atlanta, GA @ 529
March 24 - Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway
March 25 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
March 26 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings
March 27 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
March 28 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West
March 29 - Washington, DC @ DC9
March 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Northstar Bar
March 31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Assembly
*Alcest only

[Carl Wood]

They rolled through with Enslaved not too long ago.

Too bad there aren't any dates in Nova Scotia  

[Carl Wood]

In case there are any other collectors looking for the blue vinyl of Écailles de Lune:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/270910974288?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I do not see this on eBay very often (unless it's found with a high-priced buy-it-now option) and considering it was just released in 2010 it's sure to become a rarity.  Hence my excitement when I was able to find it for a reasonable price at an obscure webshop after months of searching.