Paysage d'Hiver - Nacht

Paysage d'Hiver is usually known in the metal world as the ultimate collectors wet dream. It's one of those black metal one man bands that were (are they still?) popular during the 00s. This particular "band" comes from Switzerland and, unlike many other lo-fi black metal bands, it delivers good enjoyment in all aspects of this genre. I also enjoy the fact how the guy refuses to put out anything other than demos and EPs (according to Metal Archives) even though he's considered a top tier project. This is probably why his stuff is very sought after and it usually sells really fast. And I mean really fast. Nacht, apparently, was sold out in just one day.

Is the hype around this guy justified? Well, sort of. Paysage d'Hiver is not a genre breaking outstanding music. It's just black metal but it's black metal done right. The low production, the ambient passages, the riffs, the fuzzy sounding vocals and the somewhat cheesy thematic that Paysage deals with is done good and has depth. It does not sound corny or superficial. It actually does a really good job in immersing you into this whole wintery theme that it presents.

Nacht is a good album to start with this band if you're new to it. It holds all of the musical directions in which the author flexes his artistic muscles and on top of that he is also an experienced  composer and player by now. So yeah, I don't really see why you should miss out on this one if you're into black metal.

Oh and did I mention he is also in Darkspace?

Apparently fake and real version.