Écailles de Lune

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Écailles de Lune
Alcest Écailles de Lune.jpg
Studio album by Alcest
Released March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)
Genre Post-metal, shoegazing, black metal
Length 41:39
Label Prophecy Productions
Producer Martin Koller
Alcest chronology
Souvenirs d'un autre monde
(2007)Souvenirs d'un autre monde2007		 Écailles de Lune
(2010)		 Le Secret (Reissue)
(2011)Le Secret (Reissue)2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3.5/5 stars[1]
Allmusic 4/5 stars [2]
Metal Storm (8.7/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)[4]
PopMatters 9/10 stars[5]
Sputnik Music (4/5)[6]

Écailles de Lune (English: Moon Scales) is the second studio album by Alcest, released on March 29, 2010 by Prophecy Productions.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Neige except "Sur l'océan Couleur de Fer" by Paul-Jean Toulet, all music composed by Neige except "Abysses" by Fursy Teyssier[7].

No. Title Length
1. "Écailles de Lune – Part 1"   9:52
2. "Écailles de Lune – Part 2"   9:48
3. "Percées de Lumière" ("Openings of Light") 6:37
4. "Abysses" (instrumental) 1:40
5. "Solar Song"   5:24
6. "Sur l'océan couleur de fer" ("On the Iron-Colored Ocean") 8:18
Total length:
 41:39

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews upon release. Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 4/5, and in particular praised Neige's vocal performance, writing that "Neige's singing is some of his loveliest at many points throughout the album, a soft keen toward the middle of the second half of the title track, a low and contemplative rumination elsewhere – if not notably different from his earlier work in approach, it's at its most enjoyable here, and perhaps at its most beautifully serene on "Solar Song," vocals overlaid to lovely effect."

Invisible Oranges praised the album, concluding that "Sometimes the things you love don’t need or don’t benefit from explanation. The singularity of purpose oozes off this album – you just get it. Lead guitarist and compositional lynchpin Neige says Alcest is his way of musically translating an “indescribably beautiful haven” that he first perceived as a child. That seems to be the common thread between the artists Alcest allegedly hybridize, My Bloody Valentine and Burzum: a single-minded longing for alternate realities. Kudos to Alcest for bridging musical worlds by listening to their heart."

Personnel

  • Neige – bass, vocals, guitar, synth
  • Winterhalter – drums
  • Fursy Teyssier – all instruments on "Abysses", cover art
  • Markus Stock – recording
  • Neb Xort – mixing, mastering
  • Martin Koller – producer

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