Outputs created during the period of approximately April 2007 to August 2009.
-Phase 1.1 (October 2006 – December 2006) Vision Lunar is an atmospheric, psychedelic/progressive black metal band founded by Alexandre Julien in the fall of 2006. The idea came to him on Friday October 6th of 2006 as he got off the bus on his way home from a day of working at a local café. …
My idea for “How Can They Intend to Heal” came in the summer of 2009. By this time blogs were sprouting everywhere, especially in the hardcore community. I had previously created, operated and documented the Culture and Bird of Ill Omen Myspaces, in 2007, which at the time I had received a lot of help …
“The Last Great Torch Song” is the fourth extended play by Vision Éternel. I’ve always been equally proud and regretful about the release of this EP because it was a highly bastardized, chopped up and glued back together type of release, yet it featured some of the best material that I have ever composed. It …
This was always one of my favorite songs from the early days of Soufferance. Prior to the release of “Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the Mind”, it was always this song that I used to show to people. So I made a quicky video on October 11th 2011 with footage from a film called …
-Origin of the name (2008) “Lantern’s Awake” was a title with which I came up some time in early 2008, while I lived in the Ville Marie district of Montreal, at 2108 Bleury Street. I had no idea how the title would be used; either as a song title or an album title. I also …
Chapter 1: The Very Beginning (August 2006 to September 2006) Mortification Records was my first record label. Prior to its formation, I had self-released material by my other bands, The Slopin Fairy 7 and Throne of Mortality, without any record label affiliation. At the time, I was not aware of the freedom that one could …
Now this album for me was a huge masterpiece. It was a huge load of work and took two and a half years to complete, plus a whole years delay for it to come out. So a grand total of three and a half years struggle and frustration for this one album. But it is …
“Season in Absence” was the first and only single from Vision Éternel’s second EP, “Un automne en solitude”. The music video was planned as far back as October of 2007, but I had nothing to film it with. The same reason delayed the artwork, until I finally took some pictures using my cellphone. After the …
The history of Vision Solitude is mostly comprised of sporadic ideas that quickly fizzled out. For a long time, I ignored the importance of this project, judging that every occurrence was a mistake and should have been incorporated in other projects. While this is mostly true, I finally took the time to write about all …
When I finished the Soufferance album “Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the Mind” in June of 2009, I sent it off to James Shepard (aka Suhrim from Triskalyon). He loved it so much that he asked me to use one of the parts as an intro to his band’s upcoming demo. He was playing …
Having worked with Black Autumn and Smohalla on my record label and Semiosis’ association with Assylum Arts, I had heard of the Skeksis compilations. I had just finished all the Soufferance stuff for the reissue of Forthcoming Travels and the release of Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the Mind. I wanted some extra exposure …
I always felt that the original issue of this EP was overlooked. I really didn’t do that much promotion, mainly because I knew that the full length would be so different from the bits put on it. But by mid-June 2009, the full length was finally done, and I wanted to revive this ep to …
look in hotmail and FB activity log sent emails for more info 2008 September 16th, FAcebook status “is siked about Abridged Pause Recordings” Last.fm Scrobbles/ FB Logs (some of them) 2008 December 8th, Last.fm Black Autumn – Rivers Of Dead Leaves (full album) Black Sand And Starless Nights – Good Question Black Sand And Starless …
I wrote this short story about the Saint Sulpice. I needed to go. I needed to go once more. To see what it was like. How it would be after what happened. I had promised myself for so long I would never set foot in the place again, but something inside me was etching …
In 2009 I didn’t get a new Vision Éternel EP out, so what I did was push for reissues. First of all the two EPs at the time were combined on An Anthology of Past Misfortunes, and released on CD in Japan. Next for me was to try to get those EPs out on cassette tapes. …
Interview sent by Kenneth Kovasin in June 2009 Answered in June 2009 Published on June 10, 2009 Hey there, how has the year begun for you? Have you had a lot of time developing material Vision Éternel? The year has been great so far. Not only for Vision Éternel, but also for a lot of …
Early 2009 was approaching fast, and I still couldn’t write enough material for a third Vision Éternel EP. I think it was in November that I got in touch with Frozen Veins Records. He had added me on myspace and I sent him a message asking if he wanted to work with VE. He responded right …
This was written for Carine Auclair, after meeting her one night at Vinyl, and going out for smoked meat at Le Roi du Smoke Meat. Comme une fleure éphémère Je l’ai vue arriver sans galère La chance due frôler ma part Car la beauté était en ce regard Quand l’ange c’est approché Et les cendre …
In the summer of 2007 I began working on some metalcore material. At first, it was put off as Projection Mina songs, but I was really interested in doing something in the veins of 90’s metallic hardcore. The problem was that I had never written material like that at the time and I wasn’t even …
This was an unfinished poem written on May 13th 2008 This was written about Sam that I met at Vinyl. Je me sens seul, je me sens vulnérable Une certaine beauté éloigné m’en rend coupable Mais pourtant a son arrivé je n’ai pu que tomber Maintenant que tu es loin
This was written about Sam that I met at Vinyl. Gasping for a breath of life, and I can barely still see the colours of the room. A stiffness to my neck prevents me from perceiving what is left to hold on to. Begging and hoping for the hand so gentle to caress a face …
-The second EP (April 2007 – July 2007) In late February of 2007, less than two weeks after Vision Éternel’s first EP “Seul Dans L’obsession” had been released, I decided to end the Triskalyon collective, which I had founded in August of 2006 with some friends. By ending the collective, I also decided to put …
I do not recall whom I wrote this poem about. Poor shadows hold up these veins As piercing light proclaims my shame Begging myself to overcome My distressed mind became undone Pure desire in thoughts of mine Simply hoping our eyes crossed by Loathing myself, I somehow missed A tenderness within those lips I felt …
After the first Vision Sufferance demo came out in October of 2006, I didn’t plan on continuing this band. But in January of 2007 I started recording songs that did not fit in any of my active bands, Vision Lunar or Throne of Mortality. Some of these new songs helped form Vision Éternel and some just …
In July of 2007, I had permanently moved back to Montreal. I had made a list for a new Lunar demo “Lunar VIII” to be recorded in August, as soon as I had received my belongings that my parents were sending me. I had found a crummy apartment on Bleury with roomates that were stealing my …
In late 2007 I was trying to get back into music but trying to get away from the digital world. First of all I was looking for labels to press the Vision Éternel album on CD, I had plans to be on a compilation, and I was hoping to make CDs of the Forthcoming Travels EP …
I first came in contact with Betty “Mankiller” Barnes in 2007 during the promotion of Vision Éternel’s first album. I was adding people like crazy on myspace, and she was one of the cool ones who actually listened to the stuff and talked to me about it. We kept in touch for a little while, and later …
This was written for Kristina Zub. Clear as your eyes caught mine Heaven couldn’t be so fine Royalty within your smile Intrigued to you worthwhile Soft warmth from your part Tinkle deeply, pulse my heart Inspiration from your laugh Numbness would be to look back A precious aftermath
There isn’t much to say about the band itself, because it was just a folder to store all my death metal ideas. It was never planned as a band because I knew I wasn’t good enough to play death metal or thrash metal. But the songs themselves have a story and I can do my …
I had just moved back to Montreal in late July of 2007 to attend audio production college Recording Arts Canada. I had found this dump of an apartment at 2108 Bleury Street and I needed a job to pay my 300$ a month rent. At the corner of Bleury Street and President Kennedy was a …
This video is one of the brilliant comedy pieces Triskalyon could bring out. Darklink (Phil Altobelli) was known for making parodies of black metal musicians, and in this video he makes fun of me during my days in Throne of Mortality. I had a song with french lyrics talking about the moon. I cannot recall the date …
Various lyrics written in Feb and March of 2007, and others in June of 2009. Les gouttes coulent et tombent de la montagne Sur le sol une érosion se forme Les sentiments se cachent, les journées passent, les années passent Enfin le sol s’est engravé, et tout peut maintenant s’effondrer — Une larme scintille, une …