Écailles de lune

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Écailles de Lune (Template:Lang-en) is the second studio album by French shoegazing band Alcest, released on March 26, 2010 by Prophecy Productions. It is the first album featuring Winterhalter on drums.

Although it continues into the direction started with the first album Souvenirs d'un autre monde, Écailles de Lune marks a darker, louder transition into shoegazing, while also coming back to the band's black metal origins as it features harsh vocals like those found on their second release Le Secret. "Solar Song" marks the first song of the band in English language, and "Sur l'océan couleur de fer" is a musical version of a poem by Paul-Jean Toulet. "Abysses" was written and performed in its entirety by Fursy Teyssier of Les Discrets, who also created the album's artwork.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neige except "Sur l'océan couleur de fer" by Paul-Jean Toulet; all music is composed by Neige except "Abysses" by Fursy Teyssier

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Écailles de Lune – Part 1" ("Moon Scales – Part 1")	9:52
2.	"Écailles de Lune – Part 2" ("Moon Scales – Part 2")	9:48
3.	"Percées de Lumière" ("Openings of Light")	6:37
4.	"Abysses" (instrumental)	1:40
5.	"Solar Song"	5:24
6.	"Sur l'océan couleur de fer" ("On the Iron-Colored Ocean")	8:18
Total length:		41:39

Personnel

Alcest

• Neige – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
• Winterhalter – drums

Additional personnel

• Fursy Teyssier – all instruments on "Abysses", cover art
• Markus Stock – recording
• Neb Xort – mixing, mastering
• Martin Koller – producer