Alcest

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Alcest is a French band created by Neige in early 2000. He began writing songs on his own but a few months afterwards Argoth (2) (bass) and Famine (2) (lead guitar) joined him and his solo project became a real band. While Alcest started out playing raw black metal, after the release of the first demo "Tristesse Hivernale", the sound soon incorporated strong post-rock and shoegaze influences, changing direction and concept in order to explore more intimate themes.

The band's name doesn't have any meaning; Neige just chose it for its noble ethereal sound and couldn't imagine any other name in its pronunciation ("Al-sest", IPA: [al'sɛst]) to fit better with this music.
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Albums

NSP 052 Aux Funérailles Du Monde... / Tristesse Hivernale — Alcest Angmar (2) / Alcest Angmar (2) / Alcest - Aux Funérailles Du Monde... / Tristesse Hivernale Northern Silence Productions NSP 052 Germany 2007 Sell This Version
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PRO 090, A790907 Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde — Alcest Alcest Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde (Album) Prophecy Productions, Prophecy Productions PRO 090, A790907 Germany 2007 Sell This Version
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PRO 106 LP Écailles De Lune — Alcest Alcest Écailles De Lune (Album) Prophecy Productions PRO 106 LP Germany 2010 Sell This Version
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PRO122OBI Les Voyages De L'âme — Alcest Alcest Les Voyages De L'âme (Album) Prophecy Productions PRO122OBI Japan 2012 Sell This Version
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PRO 143 BOX AT Shelter — Alcest Alcest Shelter (Album) Prophecy Productions PRO 143 BOX AT Germany 2014 Sell This Version
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PRO 190 LP LU CB Kodama — Alcest Alcest Kodama (Album) Prophecy Productions PRO 190 LP LU CB Germany 2016 Sell This Version
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none Spiritual Instinct — Alcest Alcest Spiritual Instinct (Album) Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast none 2019 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

DKCD035 Le Secret — Alcest Alcest Le Secret(CD, EP, Ltd, Dig) Drakkar Productions DKCD035 France 2005 Sell This Version
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PRO104LP Alcest / Les Discrets — Alcest Alcest & Les Discrets Alcest & Les Discrets - Alcest / Les Discrets (EP) Prophecy Productions PRO104LP Germany 2009 Sell This Version
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PRO 121 Autre Temps — Alcest Alcest Autre Temps (Single) Prophecy Productions PRO 121 Germany 2011 Sell This Version
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PRO114 Le Secret — Alcest Alcest Le Secret (EP) Prophecy Productions PRO114 Germany 2011 Sell This Version
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PRO 126 BBC Live Session — Alcest Alcest BBC Live Session Prophecy Productions PRO 126 Germany 2012 Sell This Version
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PRO147 Opale — Alcest Alcest Opale Prophecy Productions PRO147 Germany 2013 Sell This Version
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none Protection EP (Exclusive Sampler) — Alcest Alcest Protection EP (Exclusive Sampler)(CD, EP, Smplr) RockHard none Germany 2019 Sell This Version
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Miscellaneous

DK027 Tristesse Hivernale — Alcest Alcest Tristesse Hivernale(Cass, S/Sided, Ltd, Num, C60) Drakkar Productions DK027 France 2001 Sell This Version
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none Protection (Ben Chisholm Version) — Alcest Alcest Protection (Ben Chisholm Version)(File, FLAC) Nuclear Blast none 2020
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none Sapphire (Perturbator Version) — Alcest Alcest Sapphire (Perturbator Version)(File, FLAC) Nuclear Blast none 2020
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none Protection (Acoustic Instrumental Version) — Alcest Alcest Protection (Acoustic Instrumental Version)(File, FLAC) Nuclear Blast none 2021

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