• Distribution,  Vinyl

    Winterblood ‎– Waldeinsamkeit (2 × Vinyl)


    Winterblood – Waldeinsamkeit (2 × Vinyl)
    Label: Kunsthall Produktionen – Kunsthalle 051
    Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered
    Country: Switzerland
    Released: 2019
    Style: Dark Ambient

    Polar ambient since 1997, with several releases. Minimalist and monotonous soundscapes

    Edition:
    – Gatefold 2LP (180g vinyl, black) incl. protection sleeve (478 copies available, hand numbered)

    Tracklist:
    1. Waldeinsamkeit I – Chapter 1
    2. Waldeinsamkeit I – Chapter 2
    3. Waldeinsamkeit II
    4. Waldeinsamkeit III


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    Alcest ‎– Les Voyages De L’âme (Vinyl, Picture)




    Alcest ‎– Les Voyages De L’âme (Vinyl, Picture)
    Label: Prophecy Productions ‎– PRO 122 PIC
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
    Country: Germany
    Released:2023
    Style: Shoegaze, Black Metal

    The quintessence of Alcest

    «Les voyages de l’âme» («The Journeys of the Soul») is Alcest’s third album and contains the quintessence of the group’s creative work to date. While «Le secret,» the debut EP from 2005, was the key to the world of Alcest, «Les voyages …» unites everything that characterises Alcest in terms of concept and music. While an epic composition such as «Là où naissent les couleurs nouvelles» would have found its place also on «Écailles de lune,» «Beings of Light» with its blazing character reminds of the ground-breaking «Le secret.» On the other hand, «Autre temps» – the album’s first single to which there is also an impressive and visually stunning video clip – is a prime example for the melodic and catchy side of Alcest that initially came to the fore on the band’s debut album «Souvenirs d’un autre monde.» Something that is common to all of the songs, however, is the predominant feeling of euphoria and bliss, always subtly overshadowed by melancholia and yearning.

    Tracklist:
    01. Autre Temps
    02. Là Où Naissent Les Couleurs Nouvelles
    03. Les Voyages De L’ me
    04. Nous Sommes L’Emeraude
    05. Beings Of Light
    06. Faiseurs De Mondes
    07. Havens
    08. Summer’s Glory

    Picture LP in green protection sleeve, printed with gold text (1000 copies available)


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    Alcest – Les Voyages De L’Âme Vinyl LP | Black



    Alcest ‎– Les Voyages De L’âme
    Label: Prophecy Productions ‎– PRO 122LP
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
    Country: Germany
    Released: 05 Oct 2018
    Style: Shoegaze, Black Metal

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    The quintessence of Alcest

    «Les voyages de l’âme» («The Journeys of the Soul») is Alcest’s third album and contains the quintessence of the group’s creative work to date. While «Le secret,» the debut EP from 2005, was the key to the world of Alcest, «Les voyages …» unites everything that characterises Alcest in terms of concept and music. While an epic composition such as «Là où naissent les couleurs nouvelles» would have found its place also on «Écailles de lune,» «Beings of Light» with its blazing character reminds of the ground-breaking «Le secret.» On the other hand, «Autre temps» – the album’s first single to which there is also an impressive and visually stunning video clip – is a prime example for the melodic and catchy side of Alcest that initially came to the fore on the band’s debut album «Souvenirs d’un autre monde.» Something that is common to all of the songs, however, is the predominant feeling of euphoria and bliss, always subtly overshadowed by melancholia and yearning.

    Gatefold vinyl with original cover by Fursy Teyssier, incl. poster; limited to 500 copies.


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    Alcest ‎– Écailles De Lune

    Alcest ‎– Écailles De Lune

    Label: Prophecy Productions ‎– PRO 106 LP
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
    Country: Germany
    Released: Mar 2010
    Style: Shoegaze, Black Metal

    The second album by the pioneers of post-black metal

    LP (black vinyl) incl. protection sleeve and poster

    Three years after their genre-defining record “Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde”, Alcest return to the sound of black metal on their sophomore “Écailles De Lune”, but without forgetting any of their trademarks: calm passages, massive slabs of guitars, catchy melodies, and hook-lines going straight to the heart. “This time I was especially inspired by the seaside, the energy and the exaltation you can feel when you sit in front of the sea at night,” Neige tries to describe the album’s atmosphere. “It appears terribly fascinating, full of secrets and scary at the same time.”

    Memories live within us all. We dream of our loved ones, of our experiences, and we even dream of dreams and other worlds. When Neige, the mastermind behind ALCEST, is dreaming his dream, the end result is so much more than fitful sleep. He lets us partake of his “Souvenirs d’un autre monde”, of the innocence of childhood, a personal Elysium – and this Elysium is radiant, emerald green, luscious, and all the fresher the deeper you immerse yourself in it.
    “Écailles de Lune” is different, though, as ALCEST are moulding ambivalences on this album. “This story isn’t really a metaphor of death, as it would seem to be. For me, it is about a man who decides to leave one world for another one, literally. Like a passage to another reality, another state of existence,” Neige says about the album concept. “This time I was especially inspired by the seaside, the energy and the exaltation you can feel when you sit in front of the sea at night. It appears terribly fascinating, full of secrets and scary at the same time.”
    Stylistically, Neige reverts to the sound of Black Metal that once shaped him: a picture of heart-rending, otherworldly screams, collages filled with passion and sadness, and the characteristic clean vocals. These mellow and ageless voices manage to weave a shroud of sorrow around the album. “Écailles de Lune” is like a dream, a manifesto of transience and human inferiority. For all the changes, Neige has kept all of his trademarks: calm passages, massive slabs of guitars, catchy melodies, and hook-lines going straight to the heart – all this once more delivers a convincing articulation of ALCEST’s unique style.
    Close your eyes and dream along. This time, melancholy shall propel and unite us. We immerse ourselves once more in fairyland. This time, it doesn’t seem fresh but fallow. Its pallor and its shadows are unfathomable, and it reveals itself to us through our senses. It is always there when we quest for it.

    Buy: http://gh-records.com/shoegazer/1909-alcest-ecailles-de-lune.html

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    Alcest – Kodama (Vinyl Picture LP)

    Alcest – Kodama (Vinyl Picture LP)

    Label: Prophecy Productions ‎– PRO 190 PIC
    Format: Vinyl Picture LP Album
    Country: Germany
    Released: 30 Sep 2016
    Style: Shoegaze, Post Rock, Black Metal

    “Kodama” the fifth album from Blackgaze pioneers, Alcest, marks the French duo’s ferocious return to the stylistic maximalism of its early albums while continuing the band’s relentless pursuit for new sounds and fresh ideas.
    “Kodama” is the Japanese word for ‘tree spirit’ and ‘echo’ and from the album’s structure and dynamics to its cinematic sound, “Kodama” indeed ‘echoes’ Alcest’s 2010 classic, “Écailles De Lune”. But this is no simple back-to-the-roots album: the band has more punch, rhythm and organic feel than ever before. While clearly influenced by bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, Dinosaur Jr, Grimes and The Cure, “Kodama” ultimately reveals itself as Alcest’s ‘Japanese album’, drawing substantial inspiration from Japanese art and culture.

    Originally triggered by Hayao Miyazaki’s anime film “Princess Mononoke”, “Kodama” picks up on the fate of its protagonist and, at its core, deals with the sensation of not belonging; of living in between worlds, be it city and nature or the physical and spiritual one. Duality is also crucial for the visual approach of the album, realized by French graphic designer duo Førtifem. Paying tribute to Japanese illustrators like Takato Yamamoto, the visuals portray contrasting elements like nature/urbanity, youth/death, femininity/animality and combine poetic elements with darker ones that were not present in Alcest’s earlier works.

    By giving the album a cultural, stylistic and compositional narrative, Neige and Winterhalter keep “Kodama” from just being the latest improvement on the Alcest sound and instead make the album a most rare and exciting thing: a vital, relevant record from a pioneer that not only upholds the band’s trailblazing legacy but actually makes you want to see where they go next.

    Release date: 22.09.2017

    Edition:
    – Picture-LP (180g-Vinyl, 1000 copies available)

    Buy: 20 € http://gh-records.com/1639-alcest-kodama.html

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    | ‎– Отход На Закате

    Label: Der Schwarze Tod ‎– tod22, COD Music and Distro ‎– COD:01
    Format: CD, Album
    Country: Russia
    Released: 16 Jun 2015
    Style: Post-Punk, Experimental, Black Metal

    Iridescent soundwaves of metallic lights, post-punk influences and atmospheric wind streams. Newest Isaz musical art stay between emotions and sentiments.

    Buy: 10 € http://www.gh-records.com/1316–.html

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  • GH Records

    Alcest – Le secret

    Sello: Prophecy Productions – PRO 114
    Formato: CD, Album , DigiBook
    País: Germany
    Fecha: May 2005
    Estilo: Shoegaze, Black Metal

    The key to the esoteric otherworld of Alcest
    The original EP “Le Secret” from 2005 sets out the framework that is essential for all other works of Alcest. For the first time, Neige uses his music here as a medium to channel and communicate the esoteric experiences of his early childhood. The original recordings from 2005 are as equal a part of this re-release as are the new recordings of the songs.

    Buy: 14 € http://www.gh-records.com/863-alcest-ecailles-de-lune.html

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    Farsot – Insects

    Sello: Lupus Lounge, Prophecy Productions
    Formato: CD, Album
    País: Germany
    Fecha: 2011
    Estilo: Black Metal, Avantgarde, Experimental

    Hypnotic Black Metal avant-garde

    Four years after their much-lauded debut album “IIII,” Farsot – one of the greatest hopes of German Black Metal – release their sophomore “Insects”. On this album, the band from Thuringia once more breaks the bounds of Dark/Black Metal and presents a unique new definition of dark music, emphasising trance-like instrumentals as much as clear, conjuring vocals and many groovy passages.

    Buy: 10,50 €   http://www.gh-records.com/878-farsot-insects.html

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    Black Autumn – Rivers Of Dead Leaves

    http://www.gh-records.com/428-black-autumn-rivers-of-dead-leaves.html

    Label: Antichristian Front Records
    Format: CD, Album
    Country: Spain
    Released: Dec 2008
    Style: Shoegaze, Black Metal

    Germany’s Black Autumn is a one-member project of M. Krall. According to Metal-Archives, the band has been in existence since 1993 and there have been a slew of releases post-2003, all of which have evaded me. This includes the debut album released last year, Ecstasy, Nightmare, Doom. Rivers Of Dead Leaves was the first taste of Black Autumn that I had and the first thing that struck me was its eclectic make-up. In essence, this album is all about abstract, sluggish, melancholic riffs that usher you into an utterly bleak and depressive world. But there is a lot more to this album than the standard depressive black metal album. The most noticeable aspect is the portions that lean towards ambient and industrial music. There are even some neat movie samples to be found on the album (Blade Runner on Ashes for example: “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those … moments will be lost in time, like tears…in rain.

    Time to die.” – fits like a charm). The sheer variety of the riffs is also something to take of note. It’s not all tremolo picking all the time like some of these 2-bit bands that pass off as bruisingly depressive black metal. In fact, there are hardly any blastbeats at all to be found. Here’s where you get Godflesh-lite drum machine goodness instead – with a lot of passages harbouring some extremely cool double-bass work. The guitar tone is absolutely crushing and is somewhat reminiscent of a polished version of that found on Blut Aus Nord’s The Work Which Transforms God. A lot of the gloomy melodies found on the album tread on folkish routes bringing to mind names like Current 93 and Death In June. Don’t worry though, there’s enough firepower in them to keep things engaging and not turn into a snoozefest. Krall opts for a reserved vocal approach rather than an out and out psychotic shrill that is usually the weapon of choice in this genre. The vocals are heavily distorted and have a very cold, electronic, industrial feel to them which fittingly complement the despondent atmosphere.

    The keyboards and electronics utilized are done so in a very optimum manner while still maintaining minimalistic ambitions. As mentioned, Black Autumn seemingly draw inspiration from a variety of bands, not limited to black metal and this fact ensures that you don’t lose interest midway through the album. Elements of Shoegaze, Funeral Doom, Industrial Black Metal, Dark Ambient, Folk and hell, even bits resembling the melodic eccentricities of Amoral. The songs are very consistent and the only song I didn’t like as much as the others was A Darkness Profound. The standout track of the album is A 1000 Years In The Water – magnificent music. There seems to be a whole story woven around the character of Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The famous painting of Ophelia by the English Sir John Everett Millais is printed on the CD even. All in all, excellent fare for a black metal fan and if you call yourself one, you should certainly pick this one up. Black Autumn is one band whom I will surely keep an ardent eye on.

    Originally written for http://www.kvltsite.com