Shelter is the fourth studio album by Alcest, released on January 17, 2014 by Prophecy Productions. Conceptually, the title of the album “Shelter” says it all. The record is about the concept of shelter as a safe place that allows everybody to escape reality for an instant, to reunite with what we really are, deep down. Neige’s own shelter turned out to be the sea, as well as the tracks of this album, all inspired by and dedicated to it. The album which features guest appearances from Slowdive’s Neil Halstead (lead vocals on the song “Away”), Sweden’s Promise and the Monster’s Billi… read more
Shelter is the fourth studio album by Alcest, released on January 17, 2014 by Prophecy Productions. Conceptually, the title of the album “Shelter” sa… read more
Shelter is the fourth studio album by Alcest, released on January 17, 2014 by Prophecy Productions. Conceptually, the title of the album “Shelter” says it all. The record is about the co… read more
Alcest (/al.sɛst/) is a French blackgaze act formed in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Occitanie in 2000 by multi-instrumentalist Neige (Stéphane Paut). It was originally conceived as a solo project, though it would eventually take on the form of a full band as Aegnor (now known as La Sale Famine de Valfunde) and Argoth, with whom Neige played in Peste Noire, joined the fray and released a four-track demo entitled Tristesse hivernale in 2001. This demo was a more straightforward black metal affair, much different from what would happen next. After that released, Alcest returned to a one-member fo… read more
Alcest (/al.sɛst/) is a French blackgaze act formed in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Occitanie in 2000 by multi-instrumentalist Neige (Stéphane Paut). It was originally conceived as a solo project, tho… read more
Alcest (/al.sɛst/) is a French blackgaze act formed in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Occitanie in 2000 by multi-instrumentalist Neige (Stéphane Paut). It was originally conceived as a solo project, though it would eventually take on the form of a … read more