Alcest

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.

Biography via Last.fm.

1. 01 Untouched From Kodama 5:12
2. 02 Kodama From Kodama 9:07
3. 03 Oiseaux de proie From Kodama 7:48
4. 04 Eclosion From Kodama 8:54
5. 05 Onyx From Kodama 3:51
6. 06 Je suis d'ailleurs From Kodama 7:20
7. 07 Beings of Light From Les voyages de l'âme 6:11
8. 08 Là où naissent les couleurs nouvelles From Les voyages de l'âme 8:50
9. 09 Faiseurs de mondes From Les voyages de l'âme 7:57
10. 10 Les voyages de l'âme From Les voyages de l'âme 6:59