After making a small stir in the Black Metal underground with their 2004 mini-CD "Le Secret", ALCEST have left their origins in that scene far behind them. Their music manages to evoke a spring-like atmosphere full of beauty, intense joy and light, but also yearning and nostalgia. It brings to mind memories of the innocence and bliss of a childhood long past as well as impressions of a fantastic realm of perfect harmony.
Bearing in mind the roots of multi-instrumentalist Neige's one-man project, this concept and its musical expression are nothing less than revolutionary, and hence Prophecy Productions and ALCEST are equally proud of having laid the foundation for a long-lasting cooperation with a contract over five records.

The first testimony of this collaboration will be the project's debut album, "Souvenirs d'un autre monde", to be released in summer, a record that already now can be regarded as a peerless landmark. To fill in the time until the release, you can listen to some sound samples here: www.myspace.com/alcestmusic.

that band is fucking amazing. i'll post a link to "Le Secret" for all you lousy fucking ingrates later.

They're a good band but damn if they aren't one of the gayest bands you'll ever listen to.

http://www.myspace.com/alcestmusic

One of my favorite newer acts..

Awesome guy! Dreampop died with Slowdive's demise, but he pulls it off better than most these days. I actually didn't know it was ever a black metal project, but his other bands are great.

i like this stuff