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| 5.0 classic | BallsToTheWall | January 4th 12 |
I cut my throat and it produces a sensual downpour of crimson melancholy upon this earth
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| 0.0 | AngelofDeath EMERITUS | December 12th 11 |
I'm no French expert, but I think this roughly translates to "The Lame Voyage."
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| 2.5 average | InAbsentia | December 12th 11 |
What's with the hate? Alcest is great and this album will not disappoint.
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| 4.0 excellent | DarkNoctus | January 3rd 12 |
it's another alcest album. some tracks fantastic, some not so, but it's certainly a more consistent effort than ecailles de lune. i can't imagine any alcest fans being disappointed. it's nothing but really pretty, but isn't that what alcest has always been? :]
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| 5.0 classic | MrHotMoms | January 5th 12 |
It was the roar of the crowd
That gave me heartache to sing.
It was a lie when they smiled
And said, "you won't feel a thing"
And as we ran from the cops
We laughed so hard it would sting
Yeah yeah, oh
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| 0.0 | silentpotato | January 4th 12 |
if you guys are about done being fags about Neige you can go listen to the new Kayo Dot. It's called Gamma Knife. It's in English and it doesn't have the word Lame in it hipstered the fuck out with silly swirly doodles and inappropriately capitalized letters. And it fucking METALS.
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| 4.5 superb | feanaro | January 4th 12 |
This is the album that Alcest needed to make.
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| 4.5 superb | chainsmoker05 | January 3rd 12 |
Alcest basically perfected the sound, they've been working on since their debut EP. Everything is extremely lean and tight, the black metal moments seamlessly flowing with the shoegazing ethereal parts.
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| 2.0 poor | Ire | December 12th 11 |
im bored already!
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| 3.0 good | Trv Ratings Inc. | June 12th 23 |
slightly thicc-er dream metal that doesnt quite capture anything
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| 4.0 excellent | Gary CONTRIBUTOR | March 18th 21 |
This is a lovely sonical hug for the soul. Best Alcest.
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | November 7th 19 |
Lovely follow up to EdL, and its logical foresty, shoegazy and softer counterpart. The album often relies on an alternation of ethereal, blackened post-rock ambiences and magical reverberated melodic hooks. When it works it is superb and can produce some of my favourite Alcest material (1, first half of 2, 6), but when it doesn't it quickly feels like the album is running out of steam (the rest of 2,3, 4, 8) which brings it down a lot. 7 is a really well crafted interlude. 5 is a peculiar track here, with a lovely ambient intro that softly builds up into a blurry cinematic post-rock atmosphere underlined by bm drums. It could have been boring but I actually dig it, it works very nicely as a midway album interlude, and could have been a nice finale if put at the end of it. Overall this is a sweet album but that I revisit mostly for individual songs, its structure doesn't feel compelling. 3.9
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| 4.5 superb | Rik VII (sound-off ratings out of 10) | July 18th 19 |
By the measures of Alcest, this is an almost inconsistent release; it has two of my favorite songs of all time (the title track and Faiseurs du Monde) with some of my favorite moments in music, but then again, Beings of Light is easily one of Alcests least noteworthy tracks and doesn't add much to the album. The other tracks range from very good to extremely strong, making this another convincing effort, yet at the same time not quite top tier Alcest. The bright, comforting atmosphere is flawlessly conveyed though, making it lean ever so slightly more towards a 9. - 8.5
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| 3.8 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | May 20th 19 |
More shoegazy than Ecailles, less harsh vocals, and a bit too samey too. Great stuff anyway, and Faiseurs de Monde is a banger.
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| 3.5 great | EasterInTheBatcave | August 15th 16 |
A wonderful "blackgaze" album, featuring luscious production, beautiful melodies, and great performances. The record's combination of melancholy and hope is at once arresting and inspiring.
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| 3.5 great | Astrwlf | December 2nd 15 |
Huge deception after the other two albums. / Favourite track: Autre temps / True rating: 3,4
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| 3.5 great | Xenorazr | August 10th 14 |
Part of this album's appeal is its adamance; there's a definite direction sought and we're never taken elsewhere. Though not without producing a certain degree of "loudness," Neige treats us to a mostly relaxing experience. The downfall? It blends together too well, too seamlessly. Each song essentially falls into an archetype, which makes the novelty wear thin during the middle stretch. Fortunately, the ultimate and lasting impression is positive and resounding.
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| 3.0 good | EmperorRyker | August 29th 13 |
Some parts are superb, but some are just so boring that I almost deleted the thing right off the disk.
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| 2.5 average | Alex C. | January 28th 13 |
Easily forgettable. Alcest's magic has withered in a few discs span, at least for me.
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| 0.0 | Wreath | April 17th 12 |
There are two ways to look at Les Voyages De L'ame. One as just another album in the music industry and one as an album in Alcest's catalog. Looking to the latter perspective is calling the album chickenshit to a certain extent seeing as it doesn't really bring anything new to the table, though acknowledging the more consistent songwriting compared to its predecessor. But as another album in the music industry in general this album deserves all the praise in the world for being just what it is, a good Alcest album. Which speaks for itself.
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| 3.5 great | lifter | February 13th 12 |
I had a hard time settling on a rating for this one. This is very professionally executed, the atmosphere created is great, and I'm really digging this subgenre right now. I rate the album's second track as the best song in Alcest's catalogue--from the unique manner of the harsh vocals coming in to the layering of guitars (a la Agalloch "Falling Snow") as the song rumbles to its conclusion it grips the listener's attention. On the down side, "Beings of Light" sounds like a weak imitation of earlier Alcest, and I'm surprised that it was included here as the spark of creativity is obviously missing.
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| 0.0 | Motiv3 | February 9th 12 |
So what do ya know....Alcest made an album which sounds like Alcest.
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| 2.5 average | CosmicOverlord | January 8th 12 |
Even though St?phane is being often credited as the "inventor" of this blackened shoegaze movement, Alcest fails to deliver anything new on this album to refresh the genre. There just isn't much variety in between the songs, entire album feels like one big track that feels like it goes on forever and ever and ever... . There is this big lack of anything special that would keep me wondering and craving for more or even hit the replay button. Nada. If you're a fan of everything Alcest did before, you will love this album. There is this same sound, same vocals, same everything. But if you expected something new, you'll be extremely disappointed.
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| 4.0 excellent | Hawks | January 4th 12 |
I'd say this the weakest Alcest full-length. Seems to drag heavily in some places, but overall it's still really damn good.
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| 0.0 | MunsuLight | January 4th 12 |
@Angel More like The Soul Journeys(or trips).. For the album, it's Alcest being Alcest. Still need more listens -_-
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| 0.0 | Trebor. EMERITUS | December 12th 11 |
It actually translates to "3.0"
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| 4.5 superb | javi66 | May 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | April 3rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | oldev | March 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | haxxiy | March 4th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 22nd 23 |
| 3.0 good | qt | February 3rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shwany | January 13th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 11th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Aurora | January 5th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | xHaunted | November 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | KotoFtw | October 22nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | DNiewen | March 8th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Spag | March 7th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | JTPlays | December 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Karen94 | November 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Frost15 | November 10th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | tekth | November 8th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Lvxfra | October 23rd 21 |
| 3.0 good | n3zar | September 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | DocBass | September 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | August 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | August 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | July 3rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Harlz | March 12th 21 |
| 3.8 excellent | jesper STAFF | March 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Juuso | February 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | mctang | January 28th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Muzz79 | January 20th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Hehe | December 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kralle | November 2nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Onyx | October 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kasper | September 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fabio | September 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kevbogz | September 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gazham | August 12th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | RMHQ | July 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Snuron | June 23rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | valek | May 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | March 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheGuy | March 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kleggi | January 22nd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | kodama | January 2nd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | yoil | December 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | DiGio991 | November 23rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | JayM | November 9th 19 |
| 3.0 good | ian b | October 27th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | vyralx | October 16th 19 |
| 3.5 great | JOK | September 12th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Dama | June 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | May 28th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Risodo | March 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | benkim | February 7th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | latpac | December 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | khazaria | December 12th 18 |
| 2.5 average | mikep87 | December 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pangea | December 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aurien | November 11th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Greidy | October 9th 18 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | July 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | kx8 | June 9th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Nero | May 25th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jhator | April 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | April 5th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Laen | March 16th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Fear | December 27th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jedaum | December 24th 17 |
| 3.0 good | igi78 | December 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | RAGG | December 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | greg17 | November 20th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | ctay145 | October 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kantala | October 10th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | adios | September 20th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | zzf1918 | September 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | solrage | August 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | June 30th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | stesta | April 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | emmny | April 3rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Swarm | March 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | February 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | February 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Gmork89 | February 1st 17 |
| 3.5 great | Santet | January 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | December 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | December 21st 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Dagar | December 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | neikos | December 5th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Xerian | November 16th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cyroth | November 4th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | fgjfgjs | October 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | N2B3J | October 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Kimm | October 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Enzx | October 9th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Pho3nix | October 4th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | evn | October 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Keira | October 3rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | fejoob | October 1st 16 |
| 3.0 good | Arctick | September 30th 16 |
| 3.0 good | p4p | July 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maniac! | July 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lanas | July 25th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Cult | July 10th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | June 2nd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | tysly | May 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Moge | May 20th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | om39a | April 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | February 22nd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Dmax28 | December 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | betray | December 10th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Rrook | November 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mordekai | November 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bierlag | October 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | fll | October 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | October 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Strills | September 26th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Pavera | September 21st 15 |
| 2.5 average | Krvst | August 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Diachy | July 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Paul | July 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | swoen | May 17th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Karluk | March 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | iao | February 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JSPRG | February 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | MOS6581 | December 26th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | SaT4R | November 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | PFNPJ | October 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | KaNe00 | October 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | October 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | SuzyC | September 15th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Pherin | September 1st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | nojja | August 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | August 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | bsabau | August 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eremita | June 25th 14 |
| 3.5 great | viri | June 18th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | joitp | April 20th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Sagax | April 9th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Adam | March 4th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Lunx | February 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | stefantx | February 21st 14 |
| 2.0 poor | f1gt | February 17th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Bug | February 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | February 11th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Nud | February 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Calgach | February 3rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | Host78 | February 1st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | dre517 | January 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Egarran | January 14th 14 |
| 3.5 great | 1992 | January 14th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Isola | January 13th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | bliblu | January 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | zundza | December 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | bjorkil | November 26th 13 |
| 3.0 good | unkle | November 13th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | trogora | November 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | chaitu | November 12th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Enotify | September 30th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Smial | September 20th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Dr7 | August 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Hewitt | July 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | May 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | bahlof | May 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | E0N | May 1st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Spec | April 27th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kriss | April 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zantera | March 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | sentient | February 20th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Zeg | February 18th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | arf | February 12th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | February 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | san073 | January 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | gumi | January 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | CK | January 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Matski | January 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | January 6th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Escain | January 6th 13 |
| 3.5 great | STAR96 | January 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | mursu | December 28th 12 |
| 2.5 average | BrentV | December 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | December 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | December 20th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | VitorI | December 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Akmol | November 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hastigr | November 21st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Inhumed | November 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | osmark86 | November 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dhusuju | November 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alastor | November 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gard3n | November 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ceddy78 | October 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tresler | October 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wafflez | October 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | SMK | October 3rd 12 |
| 3.0 good | jetfuel | September 17th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Iai EMERITUS | September 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lethe | August 20th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Emyay | July 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | snewso | June 26th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Axires | May 31st 12 |
| 2.5 average | Edlund | May 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Yami | May 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | W477ZY | May 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shukal | May 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rail | May 1st 12 |
| 3.5 great | foxxxy | April 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | 9MgTar | April 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | limbs | April 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Qinlan | April 14th 12 |
| 3.5 great | abaeza | April 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Photon | April 8th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | adace1 | March 30th 12 |
| 3.5 great | ILJ | March 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arashi | March 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | guizpom | March 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tyrannic | February 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pumi | February 17th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Pagaard | February 12th 12 |
| 2.5 average | MO | February 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Hep Kat | February 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Aether | February 2nd 12 |
| 2.5 average | warrar1 | February 1st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | February 1st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | January 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Deviant. STAFF | January 24th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Mikesn EMERITUS | January 23rd 12 |
| 1.0 awful | true | January 22nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | ziroth | January 21st 12 |
| 2.5 average | Hoenir | January 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Irving EMERITUS | January 21st 12 |
| 2.5 average | alsid | January 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | January 21st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Niels | January 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Coast | January 17th 12 |
| 3.5 great | 76TVs | January 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ameypv | January 16th 12 |
| 3.5 great | CoConi | January 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Shogun | January 15th 12 |
| 2.5 average | carouse | January 14th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Thor | January 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kadrei | January 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Troggy | January 10th 12 |
| 2.5 average | cvlts | January 9th 12 |
| 3.5 great | ev0ken | January 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Themac | January 9th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Warpt | January 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Murli | January 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | smeaf | January 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | iZac | January 8th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | rpabis | January 7th 12 |
| 2.5 average | eljonny | January 7th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | plato66 | January 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kotsis | January 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Andrew | January 6th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | rmill3r | January 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Thortur | January 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | PacM4n | January 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pcar | January 5th 12 |
| 3.5 great | itchy | January 4th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Wizard | January 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Apollo | January 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rev | January 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | 32left | January 3rd 12 |
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