Alcest, Hexvessel & The Fauns @ Debaser Medis


Posted January 29, 2014 in Music

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In early 2014, Alcest rode around Europe with the upcoming album Shelter, recorded in the Icelandic sound studio once owned by Sigur Ros. Guests on the record include Neil Halstead (Slowdive, Mojave 3, etc) and Billie Lindahl (Promise And The Monster). Mastering was done by Joe Laporta (Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire, Beach House).

The name Alcest conceals the identity of French multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Paut (aka Neige), which in 2010 released the extremely acclaimed album Écailles de Lune. The magazine Gaffa gave it full marks and concluded his review with the words “It is always difficult to portray great music in words, to do it justice. Therefore I stack all possible superlatives on high: masterpiece, classic, album of the year. You get to listen and fill in the rest yourselves.”

Sequel Les Voyages de L’ Âme was released the following year; combining shoe gaze and black metal so admirably that expectations of this one-man project almost reached supernatural hopes on yet another magical album and subsequent tour.

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Supporting act Hexvessel is a Finnish band known for its 60s//70s psychedelic sound. Back home they are deemed the “Black Sabbath of this decade.” The Fauns are a 6 person British rock band formed out of Bristol fronted by the vocals of Alison Garner.

Words by Viktor Johnsson

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