Archive for Alcest

Perturbator’s ‘Age of Aquarius’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , , , , on 10/21/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Vocals from Ulver, Alcest and Author & Punisher help James Kent thrust his darksynth project Perturbator into lightspeed as it comes closer than ever to a full-fledged band’s sound on Age of Aquarius. Read my FLOOD review.

Best Albums of 2024: Gaerea, Shellac, Chat Pile, Kim Deal

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , , on 01/03/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
  1. Gaerea – Coma (Season of Mist)
  2. Shellac – To All Trains (Touch and Go)
  3. Chat Pile – Cool World (The Flenser)
  4. Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More (4AD)
  5. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Wild God (PIAS)
  6. St. Vincent – All Born Screaming (Total Pleasure)
  7. Oranssi Pazuzu – Muuntautuja (Nuclear Blast)
  8. Thank – I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed (Big Scary Monsters)
  9. Necrot – Lifeless Birth (Tank Crimes)
  10. Alcest – Les Chants de l’aurore (Nuclear Blast)

Gaerea, Oranssi Pazuzu, Alcest, Knocked Loose: Best Heavy Albums of 2024

Posted in Lists with tags , , , on 01/01/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Hop over to Knofest.com for four of my favorite heavy records of 2024, the website for Slipknot’s freaky rock festival.

They include:

• Gaerea – Coma (Season of Mist)

• Oranssi Pazuzu – Muuntautuja (Nuclear Blast Records)

• Alcest – Les chants de l’aurore (Nuclear Blast Records)

• Knocked Loose – You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To (Pure Noise Records)

Alcest’s ‘Les chants de l’aurore’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 07/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

After a five-year wait, the French blackgaze duo explore the gamut of human emotions as they clear the high bar they’ve set for themselves on their six previous post-metal releases. Read my full review of Alcest‘s Les chants de l’aurore (Nuclear Blast) via FLOOD.