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Alcest - Le Secret [EP]



7.9 | 145 votes |
Release date: 1 May 2005
Style: Atmospheric black metal

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01. Le Secret
02. Elévation

[2011 re-release]
01. Le Secret [2011 version]
02. Elévation [2011 version]
03. Le Secret
04. Elévation

Staff review by
KwonVerge
Rating:
9.2
Alcest, after their first demo, "Tristesse Hivernale", offer their first official EP, consisting only of two compositions filled with lyricism, evoking imaginary landscapes that present in a beautiful way the melancholy and dismay of winter.

What this French band offers is black metal, but it's not your typical black that has over-flooded the scene. Let's see the songs one by one since they are not that many and each of the compositions has a different approach in terms of structure, yet they pace so beautifully together in the overall outcome.

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published 10.12.2005 | Comments (4)

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10.04.2011 - 23:07
Kenos
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How about adding the 2011 re-release to the database? It contains new versions of the songs, so it can be considered as brand new material from the band. A lot of re-recorded albums have been added separately from the "original" releases (Dimmu's "Stormblast" - "Stormblast MMV", Negura's "Maiastru Sfetnic" - "Maiestrit" and so on). Maybe because it's just an EP?
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10.04.2011 - 23:54
Rating: 7
Troy Killjoy
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Written by Guest on 10.04.2011 at 23:07

How about adding the 2011 re-release to the database? It contains new versions of the songs, so it can be considered as brand new material from the band. A lot of re-recorded albums have been added separately from the "original" releases (Dimmu's "Stormblast" - "Stormblast MMV", Negura's "Maiastru Sfetnic" - "Maiestrit" and so on). Maybe because it's just an EP?

You can add the re-release as a separate EP and I'll accept it (because, as you said, all the songs are different). The same rule applies to 7th Nemesis and their debut album being re-recorded and released as a new album.
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11.04.2011 - 00:07
Kenos
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.04.2011 at 23:54

Written by Guest on 10.04.2011 at 23:07

How about adding the 2011 re-release to the database? It contains new versions of the songs, so it can be considered as brand new material from the band. A lot of re-recorded albums have been added separately from the "original" releases (Dimmu's "Stormblast" - "Stormblast MMV", Negura's "Maiastru Sfetnic" - "Maiestrit" and so on). Maybe because it's just an EP?

You can add the re-release as a separate EP and I'll accept it (because, as you said, all the songs are different). The same rule applies to 7th Nemesis and their debut album being re-recorded and released as a new album.


Thanks fo the answer! Actually I didn't know I could add something to the database... Wake up Kenos
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11.04.2011 - 00:24
Rating: 7
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Guest on 11.04.2011 at 00:16

50 % is old material in that re-release, and the other half of it consists of new versions of those old songs. So is it really more of a "new" release than an "old" release. I got nothing against adding it differently, just solving this situation for the future, you know : P

Oh, I misinterpreted what he said. No, if the album itself isn't a complete re-recording (like Stormblast) then adding the re-release info in the addition info section is more than enough, no need to add it as a separate release. Thanks for clarifying.
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11.04.2011 - 01:36
!J.O.O.E.!
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What do the re-recordings sound like? Why on Earth would you ever need to redo one of the best EP's known to Mon?
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11.04.2011 - 01:54
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Horribly overrated band although Lee Secret is enjoyable but nothing more than that.
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11.04.2011 - 01:57
Rating: 7
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Guest on 11.04.2011 at 01:36

What do the re-recordings sound like? Why on Earth would you ever need to redo one of the best EP's known to Mon?

It isn't released for another month but I'd like to check it out. I wasn't overly impressed by the original EP.
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21.07.2011 - 18:57
Kenos
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I actually prefer the re-recordings. A cleaner and trimmer production/arrangements do justice to the songs, which were already beautiful.
Guess I should raise my rating from 8 to 9, then.
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21.07.2011 - 19:01
!J.O.O.E.!
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Psh, the original is infinitetly superior. Misty production suits the music much better.
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14.11.2011 - 16:15
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Guest on 21.07.2011 at 19:01

Psh, the original is infinitetly superior. Misty production suits the music much better.


I just got the digibook and that alone is enough reason to buy it imo... It's a really cute digibook with the lyrics, translations and 3-4 pages written by Niege about the band and its concept (cheesy material, I know but at least it seems more detalied that what you find online) and about the creation of the EP. The artwork is pretty sweet too.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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19.01.2014 - 00:28
Alondate

Elevation is one of the best songs i have EVER heard. Its like playing final fantasy alcest edition
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28.01.2014 - 06:36
Maco
Pvt Funderground
I like more the re-recorded version than the original. The production on the original was so terrible I couldn't stand it.
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09.10.2016 - 10:45
LuciferOfGayness
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I understand that its gaze but the submissiveness in this is a bit too much. Second song is a bit better than the first. Good that it spurred other bands to create better stuff in this genre though.
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