Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées
Les Discrets · 2010
43 min · 10 tracks · post-metal
A haunting blend of atmospheric post-metal and delicate melodies, evoking the melancholic beauty of nature's transitions.
Top tracks — play these first
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L'Échappée — This track encapsulates the album's essence with its dynamic shifts between serene passages and intense crescendos, showcasing the band's ability to blend tranquility with power.
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Song for Mountains — With its expansive instrumentation and evocative imagery, this song transports listeners to a tranquil landscape, embodying the album's theme of nature as a refuge.
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Chanson d'automne — The closing track features a lengthy exploration of mood and texture, drawing on rich instrumentation that culminates in a cathartic release, representing the emotional journey of the entire album.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album blends atmospheric elements with heavy dynamics, creating a cohesive and immersive listening experience.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a gradual build-up, layering atmospheric guitar textures that create a sense of space before introducing vocals.
- Several tracks feature dynamic shifts between soft, melodic passages and heavier, distorted sections, typical of post-metal's ebb and flow.
- The use of nature-themed sound samples interspersed throughout the tracks enhances the thematic cohesion related to the changing seasons.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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8/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 L'Envol des corbeaux 1:26
- 2 L'Échappée 4:03
- 3 Les Feuilles de l'olivier 4:36
- 4 Song for Mountains 5:58
- 5 Sur les quais 3:03
- 6 Effet de nuit 5:54
- 7 Septembre et ses dernières pensées 2:28
- 8 Chanson d'automne 7:40
- 9 Svipdagr & Freyja 3:58
- 10 Une matinée d'hiver 4:07
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