ALCEST have released a captivating music video for their brand new song "Opale" online.
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIEAW65H5o
The song is from their upcoming album "Shelter" (Prophecy Productions/Soulfood), which will be released on January 17, 2014.
ALCEST will be performing in the German-speaking area in the following 4 cities in conjunction with the release in January:
January 17, 2014 - Vienna - Szene Wien
January 18, 2014 - Munich - Backstage
January 21, 2014 - Cologne - GEBÄUDE 9
January 22, 2014 - Berlin - Lido
"Shelter," the fourth album by the French exceptional band Alcest, is the result of a long journey into creative new territory. Visionary and multi-instrumentalist Neige, along with drummer Winterhalter, layers classic shoegaze guitar textures like banks of fog and enhances them with enchanting melodies reminiscent of the Cocteau Twins, as well as epic, soundtrack-like elements and progressive song structures. The album will be released on January 17, 2014, through Prophecy Productions.
As guests on the recordings, Alcest welcomed Slowdive's Neil Halstead (who sings “Away”), Billie Lindahl from Promise And The Monster from Sweden, and the string section of Amiina. The album was recorded at Sundlaugin Studio in Iceland under the guidance of Sigur Rós producer Birgir Jón Birgisson.
The title “Shelter” already names the concept of the album: The songs deal with a place of refuge and safety, where everyone can temporarily escape reality to reconnect with what they truly are deep inside. Neige's personal retreat is the sea, to which all the represented pieces are dedicated.
Founded in 2000, Alcest practically single-handedly birthed the genre of Post Black Metal, Shoegaze Black Metal, or "Blackgaze" with releases like "Le Secret" (2005) and "Souvenirs D’Un Autre Monde" (2007). Over time, the band has contributed to the surprising popularity of this style worldwide and continues to inspire it. Since 2010, Alcest has toured Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. In 2012, "Les Voyages De L’Ame" was an international bestseller that brought the band numerous magazine covers and even into the studios of the BBC.
More info:
http://www.alcest-music.com
https://www.facebook.com/alcest.official
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIEAW65H5o
The song is from their upcoming album "Shelter" (Prophecy Productions/Soulfood), which will be released on January 17, 2014.
ALCEST will be performing in the German-speaking area in the following 4 cities in conjunction with the release in January:
January 17, 2014 - Vienna - Szene Wien
January 18, 2014 - Munich - Backstage
January 21, 2014 - Cologne - GEBÄUDE 9
January 22, 2014 - Berlin - Lido
"Shelter," the fourth album by the French exceptional band Alcest, is the result of a long journey into creative new territory. Visionary and multi-instrumentalist Neige, along with drummer Winterhalter, layers classic shoegaze guitar textures like banks of fog and enhances them with enchanting melodies reminiscent of the Cocteau Twins, as well as epic, soundtrack-like elements and progressive song structures. The album will be released on January 17, 2014, through Prophecy Productions.
As guests on the recordings, Alcest welcomed Slowdive's Neil Halstead (who sings “Away”), Billie Lindahl from Promise And The Monster from Sweden, and the string section of Amiina. The album was recorded at Sundlaugin Studio in Iceland under the guidance of Sigur Rós producer Birgir Jón Birgisson.
The title “Shelter” already names the concept of the album: The songs deal with a place of refuge and safety, where everyone can temporarily escape reality to reconnect with what they truly are deep inside. Neige's personal retreat is the sea, to which all the represented pieces are dedicated.
Founded in 2000, Alcest practically single-handedly birthed the genre of Post Black Metal, Shoegaze Black Metal, or "Blackgaze" with releases like "Le Secret" (2005) and "Souvenirs D’Un Autre Monde" (2007). Over time, the band has contributed to the surprising popularity of this style worldwide and continues to inspire it. Since 2010, Alcest has toured Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. In 2012, "Les Voyages De L’Ame" was an international bestseller that brought the band numerous magazine covers and even into the studios of the BBC.
More info:
http://www.alcest-music.com
https://www.facebook.com/alcest.official
