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Vacuum

by PENSEES NOCTURNES

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1.
Lune Malade 11:20
Ô Lune, nocturne phtisique, Sur le noir oreiller des cieux, Ton immense regarde fiévreux M'attire comme une musique! Tu meurs d'un amour chimérique, Et d'un désir silencieux, Ô Lune, nocturne phtisique, Sur le noir oreiller des cieux! Mais dans sa volupté physique L'amant qui passe insoucieux Prend pour des rayons gracieux Ton sang blanc et mélancolique, Ô Lune, nocturne phtisique!
2.
Flore 09:05
Peints en sombre sur mes mains Pâles comme neige au matin La vie a trop vite rayé Les mots qui la dessinaient Elle gît lasse dans la boue Piétinée par tous ces fous Par l'oubli et chaque pleur D'un temps qui figé se meurt Perdu dans son noir parfum Je cherche des traces usées Des mots jadis égarés Sur les flancs d'un grand chemin Le cœur scellé dans l'œil Loin de tout mais près du vide Je suis captif de ses rides Chassé par une peur futile
3.
Dés-Espoir 10:39
Libre, mais à jamais soumis Aux désirs et à la vie J'erre, seul sans même un ami Dans les couloirs de la nuit Pourtant, ni maître, ni servile Frêle poussière au firmament Je reste fort et docile, Faible quand on me surprend J'aime à croise un court instant Quand mes doigts frôlent la gelé Qu'elle réchauffe mon sang Et dévoile la vérité : Je suis retiré des miens Mais pas perdu ici-bas Si je touche son parfum La Nature me guidera Peints en sombre sur mes mains Pâles comme neige au matin Ma vie a su consumer Tous ces maux qui l'accablaient
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5.
Epitaphe 09:48
Las de ce monde et de ses marionnettes, Il vécut esseulé, sinistre esthète. A me désabusée méprisant la vie, Il ne peut tenir, survivre à l'ennui. Ci-gît la dépouille d'un triste solitaire, A présent paisible, remerciant les vers, Esprit perdu en ce monde condamné, Sans espoir ni volonté il avançait... Il avançait d'un pas lourd et léger, Soumis à ce flot d'errements spontanés. Malade d'envier ces heureux ignorants, Il rêvait de ces moments inconscients. Ci-gît le cadavre d'un triste solitaire, A présent placide, remerciant les vers, Maudissant le jour où il s'éveilla, Il voulut partir. Il fuit ce cauchemar...
6.
C'est l'heure où la nuit fait avec l'aube son troc. Dans un pays lugubre, en sa plus morne zone, Précipité, profond, massif comme le Rhône Un gave droit, muet, huileux, mou dans son choc, Sol gris, rocs, ronce, et là, parmi les maigres aunes, Les fouillis de chardons, les courts sapins en cônes. Des corbeaux affamés qui s'abattent par blocs ! Ils cherchent inquiets, noirs dans le blanc des rocs, Tels des prêtres, par tas, vociférant des prônes, Ils croassent, et puis, ils sautent lourds, floc, floc ! Soudain, leur apparaît, longue au moins de deux anges, Une charogne monstre, avec l'odeur ad hoc !... Ils s'y ruent ! griffes, becs taillent, Acharnés jusqu'au soir, depuis le chant du coq, Ils dévorent goulus la viande verte et jaune Dont un si bon hasard leur a fait large aumône. Puis, laissant la carcasse au nette qu'un soc, Se perchant comme il peut, tout de bric et de broc, Dans un ravissement que son silence prône, Au dessus du torrent, le noir troupeau mastoc, Immobile, cuvant sa pourriture, trône. Sous la lune magique aux deux cornes de faune.

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released April 3, 2009

Only one year after Vacuum, “Pensées Nocturnes” (Nocturnal Thoughts) release their second damaging effect, “Grotesque”. Vaerohn told me once “Be careful, you have to listen to the record, not hear it”. It’s up to the listener. While maintaining a chaotic, avant-gardist, deranged, even grotesque or weird melancholy, Vaerohn takes us through fun fairs, grandiloquent church organs, philharmonic orchestras, brass bands, piano decadence, dissonant or depressive Black metal riffs, or even Post Black, crazy voice clear as opposed to the usual standards, or screwed and dissonant guitar solo … And this description of his compositions is still too much simplistic… Everything moves on, intermixes and disentangles, contrasts and that is what makes the music so personal, complete and surprising. Each song is a rich and peculiar piece, where each atmosphere, arranging, melody, transition, regression, deconstruction is carefully thought, which makes this album an artwork you rediscover each time you listen to it! It is Vaerohn’s selfish pleasure, freed by his tortuous mind that will fulfill music-lovers.

LINE-UP : Solo project by Vaerohn.

01 - Lune malade
02 - Flore
03 - Dés-espoir
04 - Coup de Bleus
05 - Epitaphe
06 - Repas de Corbeaux

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Words from the label manager, Gérald Milani :
“Without Pensées Nocturnes, there would have been no label because the two first albums of the band in 2009 and 2010 allowed us to throw ourselves into the business. This is with a particular affection that I speak of this band and its composer / singer / friend because he has been a part of the association as an editor for the webzine for some years. As you may have already understood, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions is a family story.

The first album, “Vacuum”, provided the basis of the label by lead it to enter into a movement associated to Black Metal but more as an influences, as you know we love bands that goes beyond a style. Even if it could have been improved, it helped us to launch the label with already a strong identity.

“Grotesque” is, in my opinion, a masterpiece and one of LADLO best release. As far as I know, few bands have pushed the Black Metal experimentation that hard, in such a succeed and original way. I personally don’t see anything to change to this album.

Later came “Nom d’une Pipe”, the band’s third album with was, as it often happens, the most mature album, emphasizing its craziness and avant-garde position. This album easily overthrow the two others, but did not met the same success. Maybe the genius of Vaerhon cannot be understood by every hears, and some might have felt lost…

Following this disillusionment, but also because we wanted to lead the label to a less experimental and more accessible music, Vaerhon released its fourth album in autoproduction – a benefic and formative decision for the band.

All along the albums, VAERHON kept on sharpening its style and offers us with Grand Guignol Orchestra a masterpiece, unique and timeless. I challenge anyone to find a band close to PENSEES NOCTUNES. Once again, this album overcomes the previous one and gives us an avant-garde and monumental work : some kind of Black Metal circus. Here comes the most twisted circus orchestra that has ever been. A grotesque and depraved one where madness and brutality meets, intertwining rhythmic and arrhythmic moments, melody and dissonance, let’s not forget the vociferations, the tormented choirs and the drunkard choral. All of those features are mixed with an accordion, wind instruments and other ones even crazier.
VAERHON is a genius : in terms of composition, interpretation (except for the drums, he recorded every single instruments), destructuring and of the French language where every apostrophe, every verses, every declamations plays with the words and their meanings, mistranslation and their truth.
I don’t know any other band the pushed the intention that far, with such a powerful resonance in their music. That’s such a great work from Fred (Studio Henosis) that perfectly succeeded in mixing and mastering that complex and rich music. And what about that artwork from Cäme Roy from Rat ? In my opinion, this album is perfect.
PENSEES NOCTURNES is now going live and offers a Dantesque and quirky show, performed by a line-up composed of disgusting clowns, led by a charismatic conductor. That is a unique experience from which no one is unmoved.”

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