ALCEST - L'Envol (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

CREDITS
Directing: Yoann Lossel
Script: Cedric Lenfant, Psyché Ophiuchus, Yoann Lossel
Animation: Cedric Lenfant, Yoann Lossel
Pictures: Psyché Ophiuchus, Yoann Lossel
Models: Psyché Ophiuchus, Etienne

2024 TOUR
21.10. HR Zagreb – Boogaloo
23.10. GR Athens – Gagarin 205
24.10. GR Thessaloniki – WE SKG
25.10. TR Istanbul – IF Performance Hall
28.10. RO Bucarest – Quantic Club
02.11.CH Zurich – Meh Suff!
09.11 FR Poitiers – Le Confort Moderne
13.11. DE Cologne – Essigfabrik
14.11. DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
15.11. DE Munich – Backstage Werk
16.11. DE Milan – Alcatraz
18.11. SO Ljubljana – Kino Siska
19.11. AT Vienne – Simm City
20.11. HU Budapest – Durer Kert
21.11. CZ Prague – Roxy
23.11. DE Berlin – Festsaal
24.11. PL Warsaw – Proxima
25.11. LT Vilnius – Loftas
26.11. EE Tallinn – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
27.11. FI Helsinki – Kultuuraio
29.11. SE Stockholm – Fryshuset
30.11. NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena
01.12. DK Copenhagen – Vega
03.12. DE Hamburg – Gruenspan
04.12. NL Amsterdam- Paradiso
05.12. BE Bruxelles – Ancienne Belgique
06.12. FR Paris – L'Olympia
07.12. LU Esch-sur-Alzette – Den Atelier
08.12. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
11.12. UK London – Electric Brixton
12.12. UK Manchester – Academy 2
13.12. UK Glasgow – The Garage
14.12. IR Dublin - Academy

L'Envol

Le soir je m’imagine
Rejoindre en plein vol
La cohorte surnaturelle
D’immenses oiseaux de paradis
Voguant à l’unisson
Sous des voûtes d’eaux placides
Qui ondoient lentement
Dans le tumulte de la nuit

Seul avec mes souvenirs si chers
L’âme enfin vibrante et libérée
Bien loin
De la surface de la Terre

Je fais parfois ce rêve
Étrange où je m’allie
Au cortège impassible
Que l’on voit fuir sous des drapés
De vagues translucides
Laissant s’échapper
Les pâles lueurs du jour
Et au soir tombant celles
Lointaines d’astres exilés

Un instant j’ai délaissé
Ce corps appesanti
Depuis toujours me portant peine
Pour les vestiges
D’un Ailleurs évanescent
Et pour mes rêves éveillés

Song Credits
Neige: Clean & harsh vocals, guitars, bass, synths, piano, glockenspiel
Winterhalter: Drums and percussion, sound engineering
Music & lyrics by Neige
Arrangements by Neige, Gísli Gunnarsson, Gregory Hoepffner
Recorded by Alcest, mixed by Chris Edrich and Alcest
Mastering by Mika Jussila

#Alcest #LesChantsdelAurore #LEnvol #blackgaze #shoegaze #nuclearblastrecords

[YoannLossel]

We had the great pleasure of making this music video with my partner Psyche and my dear friend Cedric. The clip was shot on the night of June 21, the summer solstice, in the Broceliande forest where we live. And by coincidence of the calendar, we finished the animation on the night of December 21, at the winter solstice. Six magical months working on a work from the Other World.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it☀
Thanks to Neige for entrusting us with the creation of this film ⭐

[jezek]

When life is shit, I listen to Alcest. And then, life is beautiful again. Amazing song and visuals!

[blyatuber]

Alcest being back absolutely made my day

[gisligunnarsson]

This was such an honor to be part of. Absolutely stunning video🌹

[greendemon]

Instantly my #1 most anticipated album of 2024. This is goddamn beautiful.

[deathnerd]

I lost both my parents in the last year but have had a hard time grieving because they were very old and their decline was long and I spent a lot of time caring for them.

When I was 9, there was a field of small white flowers on tall stems (daisy fleabane) that was filled with fireflies at twilight in the summer. The fireflies rose from the field as light faded. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I told my parents about it and I was both happy and proud that they went to the field themselves to see the fireflies. Every time I watch this video I sob uncontrollably when the fireflies rise, because it symbolizes not only a lost time when everybody was healthy and happy but also the departure of something beautiful and fleeting. Like life.

[cataldocappiello]

You never fail to touch my soul like nobody else can.

[leandrometfan]

Imagine your favorite band release a song the day you turn 30. This marks a new chapter of my life, thank you for the birthday present, Alcest.

[prajnahridayaallan]

I can't stop crying. I want to be free. Thank you Alcest.

[MarieJ]

The beginning of the music video represented a younger version of herself and her memories with spiritual beings. In the end, she is set free and takes flight into another realm becoming one with them for eternity.

[fab-liencle-ver]

Neige Is the best métal genius of the moment

[echoesmourn]

Shelter tones with the atmosphere of Souvenirs, combined with a hint of Spiritual Instinct progressiveness. Recipe for dreams to come. Brilliance at work, as usual. What a beautiful video too.

[fernandohenriqueribeiro]

Seriously, how often do you guys cry when you listen for a newly released song for the first time? How can they do that?

[adam]

There's something about the sound of an acoustic guitar in an Alcest song. Feels like home. 🌿🍃✨

[BloodisthenewBlackFr]

Quel plaisir à l'époque de l'IA de voir des groupes commissionner des clips en animation traditionnelle. Quelle beauté, tellement adapté à ce morceau. Merci

[maddoom]

Sounds like Shelter + Souvenir d'un autre monde, amazing

[ClaudiaRodriguez-rfkm]

Whats this…? This sensation on my togeter. Thank u guys, only you can do it.

[VARVAR]

This touches my spirit, which means it's still there, I'm alive!!!! I thought I lost it, but now I know it is there. Thank you Alcest for showing me that I have to keep fighting!!

[flor_decactus]

Las canciones de Alcest son como experimentar la vida en minutos. Gracias por sanar mi alma siempre que los escucho.

[Oneiromaster]

Been feeling disconnected from what really makes me feel alive. This song reminded me of those rare and sacred things that make life worth living for. Thank you Alcest for the beauty you bring into the world 🙏