Amesoeurs - Ruines Humaines - review
Amesoeurs - Ruines Humaines - review
Tracklist
01. Bonheur Amputé02. Ruines Humaines
03. Faiblesse Des Sens
A review by
jupitreas December 02, 2007
The history of this particular side of Neige's musical output is quite a complicated one. Alcest was supposed to be his vicious black metal outlet, whereas Amesoeurs was meant to be a post-punk band dealing with themes of isolation and urban decay. Somehow, this vision got skewed and Amesoeurs turned out to be the significantly more black metal influenced beast. The first two tracks on this EP are quite simply exquisite black metal songs with a distinctive shoegaze element, which augments the cold aesthetic of both styles and cleverly uses the dreamy melodies associated with the latter to construct innovative riff structures, breathing new life into an increasingly more stale genre. The final track, with its female vocals and rhythm-based composition, better fits the afore-mentioned post-punk direction, bringing to mind This Mortal Coil and perhaps The Cure.
All in all, albeit painfully short, I consider Ruines Humaines to be the definitive achievement in the realm of what many nowadays lovingly refer to as 'metalgaze'. Amesoeurs takes the best elements of raw black metal and shoegaze and mixes them into a stunning whole. Sadly, if we are to believe what Neige says about his future musical direction, this is also likely to be the last such hybrid, as Amesoeurs reportedly will follow the direction of the final track on this EP in the future. Then again, this was supposed to be post-punk, and Alcest was supposed to be black metal...
As far as EPs go, Ruines Humaines is one that everyone should own. The French black metal scene is one of the most intriguing right now, and this is a prime example of why the scene deserves attention. Very highly recommended.
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I've never liked Alcest or the other projects Neige has started. That's why I never bothered to listen to this. And I now know what I was missing (thanks to that conversation we had  ). This EP is very good. The only thing I don't like is the last track with the female voice. Otherwise, the first two are perfect. Good review.
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For some reason I have always loved Alcest, but never got into Amesoeurs. I will check it out again though, as I have done many times before, cause I won't to know why I don't like it (or like it better it this time.)
---- SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what?  "The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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I love this EP! Too bad just that this guy got so many bands but there are so few releases to listen to! I need more of this! Not as good as Alcest, but mainly because it's to short.
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Another project of Neige, gotta check out. Im really eager looking forward to listen the music you described as more depressive mixing with shoegaze.
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Yeah, great EP, Amesoeurs is a cool band indeed.
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I remember hearing "Bonheur Amputé" way back and almost shitting myself with what I heard, straight from the very beginning. I think they should have stuck with this sort of sound rather than what we got on the album, that would be interessting to hear. Without stagnating and sounding un-inspired ofcourse.
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