Alcest are a French band from Bagnols-sur-Cèze in the South East of the country that have found their way to Shoegaze and Dream Pop via Black Metal. This beautiful album is the dreamchild of multi-instrumentalist and singer Stéphane Paut (aka Neige, snow in English) and features Neil Halstead from Slowdive singing on one track (Away). The album […]
Celebratory, melodic, ethereal, French Shoegaze, Post-Punk Dream Pop via Black Metal, recorded in Iceland and produced by Sigur Rós collaborator Birgir Jón Birgisson. Alcest’s core member is multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Paut (aka Neige, snow in English) with drummer Winterhalter and strings supplied by Iceland’s Amina. What are you waiting for? http://www.alcest-music.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelter_(Alcest_album)