So... once upon a time, not so long ago, one misanthropic Frenchman soul (Neige) recruited two other misanthropic Frenchmen souls (Argoth & Aegnor) to help him with his then one man black metal project called ALCEST. They created some music, of the blackened variety, then opted to part ways (as misanthropic types are apt to due). So, poor Neige was alone again when he decided that perhaps he wasn't so misanthropic after all, in fact perhaps he wasn't so black metal after all either... maybe he would rather create music more in line with the English shogaze movement. I mean, yeah, sure, of course there will still be black metal influence... but shit, maybe he would rather sing about the magical fairy-land he would dream of as a child instead of all that misanthropic nonsense. And so, he did. This 2005 two song EP is the result of his realizations and it is pretty wonderful.
Alcest just completed their first ever US tour a few months ago, and like a DICK, I was unable to attend.
