Alcest - Le Secret [EP] (2005) [Reissue 2011]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 339 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 129 MB | Covers - 74 MB
Genre: Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Blackgaze | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prophecy Productions (PRO114)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 339 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 129 MB | Covers - 74 MB
Genre: Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Blackgaze | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prophecy Productions (PRO114)
After six years, the French group Alcest's now legendary Le Secret EP their first foray into what is now commonly known as "shoegaze metal," gets re-recorded and re-released with the original EP in tow, creating a very unique, and beautifully unsettling 54-minute listening experience. The question of "why re-record a classic?" is answered by Neige - who sang and played all of the instruments on the original: "I was never really satisfied with the original production on it." In hearing the new versions of "Le Secret" and "Élévation," it's easy to hear why. Though he followed the arrangements almost to the letter, Neige did employ a collaborator in drummer Winterhalter here, who is more proficient on the kit. The fidelity - made possible by a bigger recording budget - is infinitely better…