![]() ![]() “Faiseurs de Mondes” is one of the best songs of the album, since after some black metal flashes in previous moments, now the violence and cavernous ferocity of the growl takes center stage, overlapping the diaphanous delicacy of the music. “Beings Of Light” is one of the most disturbing and surprising themes, since it starts ethereal and atmospheric, creating an environment of elven fantasy, to suddenly unleash an electric twist, and of almost catatonic insistence, keeping the track always in an intense dramatic tension that lasts for a long time and only decreases at the end. “Nous Sommes l’Emeraude” contrasts with the previous songs by its shorter duration but maintains the same melodic tone. Les Voyages de l’Âme is also a theme of broad-spectrum and long breath, sprawling languidly in time and dragging us along a spiral in a paradox that leads us down the cavernous corridors of introspection. ![]() “Autre Temps” is an autumn elegy that explores the theme of finitude, the ephemerality of the “self” in its implausible relationship with the eternal return of the seasons and consequent mother nature’s cycle of death and rebirth.Īlcest - Autre Temps | YouTubeĪlthough lulled by the same depressive sound, the album evolves in crescendo, and “La Où Naissent Les Couleurs Nouvelles” assumes itself as a long ballad in which, for the first time, we hear a deviation from the clean vocals with some cavernous growls hovering over an ocean of melody. The single “Autre Temps,” an ethereal, fairy-like, and autumnal composition, melancholically opens the doors of the album, seducing us with its melodic complexity.īeauty is indeed the keynote right from the start, as each note awakens dense waves of voluptuousness, whether it comes from the lancinating guitars, the fierce bass, or even the voice that partakes of Orpheus’ demiurgic power. Track-by-track analysisĬrossing Les Voyages de l’Âme gates is indeed something akin to taking the first step towards an introspective journey across our soul. Once again, our neural cortex fired up in an explosion of synapses that libidinously projected themselves into the hypothalamus, summoning ecstatic sensations of pleasure. After Écailles de Lune (2010), the dawn of 2012 gave us Les Voyages de l’Âme. This experimental and avant-garde vocation eventually led many to inscribe the band in the canons of “blackgaze” (despite the constraints that such labeling entails, namely the connection to the “shoegaze” strand). It would be unusual for a project with a black metal matrix to boast such a sublime melodic aura. The crystalline beauty of the compositions and the band’s lyrical filigree resulted in an enthusiastic reception of the album and an extensive list of praises. ![]() In 2007, Neige captivated the melomaniac universe's attention with Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde, Alcest’s first full-length. If there are sounds with which we immediately create a deep and teleological empathy, Alcest is the paradigm of the sensual and intoxicating relationship we establish with music.Īs mentioned on the band’s website, Alcest is “music from another world, a world that’s real, but exists beyond ours and cannot be reached through our senses,” in an allusion that creates communicating vessels with Plato’s allegory. Les Voyages de l’Âme is the third studio album by Alcest, Neige’s post-black metal band, released on January 6, 2012, by Prophecy Productions. Artwork | Les Voyages de l’Âme | Alcest | Prophecy Reviewīand: Alcest Album: Les Voyages de l’Âme Release date: 6 January 2012 Introduction ![]()
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