Le Grand Voyage is French Art Rock band Klone’s cinematic and epic 2019 debut release for Kscope.

 

180g vinyl in single sleeve with printed inner bag.

 

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Known for its trademark dark guitar tones and epic brooding soundscapes, Le Grand Voyage is a dynamic and intense album that explores nine unique landscapes, and switches between dark, luminous, heavy and powerful sounds. 

 

The album is inspired by duality: earthly and spiritual journeys, life and death, resilience and relenting, love and animosity – human nature and all its paradoxes. The ethereal atmospheres combine with riffs that recall 2012 album The Dreamer's Hideaway, and creates a natural evolution from 2015's Here Comes the Sun, evident in songs such as Sealed, Silver Gate and Hidden Passenger.

 

The drums - recorded by Morgan Berthet (Myrath) - add to the record's massive and airy sound. The artwork by Francesco Dell'Orto partners the music with a striking and detached viewpoint between two worlds as similar as they are different, putting into perspective the world that surrounds us.

 

Press for Here Comes the Sun:

 

"beautifully ethereal and haunting" 8/10 Metal Hammer (UK)

 

"possibly the best kept secret in France right now" 4.5/5 Total Guitar (UK)

 

"after allowing the album to take hold and grow on you, it becomes a beautiful listening experience" Beat Magazine (AU)

 

8/10 Eclipsed (DE)  |  8.5/10 New Noise (FR)  |  5/5 Metal Obs (FR)  |  9/10 Kvlt (PL)