Name: Kodama
Brand: Alcest

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PPCY0190.2

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-02-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

884388719026

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Alcest

Genre US

Metal

Label US

Prophecy

Alcest is a French band created by Neige in early 2000. Originally a solo project, it soon evolved into a full-fledged band with the addition of *a1900153* on bass and *a863841* on lead guitar. While starting out as raw black metal, Alcest's sound quickly incorporated post-rock and shoegaze influences, exploring more intimate themes.

The band's name, chosen solely for its noble ethereal sound, holds no specific meaning. Neige couldn't imagine any other name that would better fit the pronunciation ("Al-sest") and essence of their music.

Similar Artists: Les Discrets, Lantlôs, Amesoeurs, Fen, Agalloch, Wolves In The Throne Room, Drudkh, Sólstafir, Woods Of Ypres,
Ulver,
Heretoir,
An Autumn for Crippled Children,
Blut Aus Nord,
Woods of Desolation,
ColdWorld,
Panopticon,
Lustre,
Summoning,
Empyrium,
Winterfylleth

Kodama the fifth album from Blackgaze pioneers, Alcest, marks the French duo's ferocious return to the stylistic maximalism of its early albums while continuing the band's relentless pursuit for new sounds and fresh ideas. "Kodama" is the Japanese word for 'tree spirit' and 'echo' and from the album's structure and dynamics to its cinematic sound, "Kodama" indeed 'echoes' Alcest's 2010 classic, "Écailles De Lune". But this is no simple back-to-the-roots album: the band has more punch, rhythm and organic feel than ever before. While clearly influenced by bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, Dinosaur Jr, Grimes and The Cure, "Kodama" ultimately reveals itself as Alcest's 'Japanese album', drawing substantial inspiration from Japanese art and culture.

Kodama

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