Stéphane Paut, aka Neige, is the French multi-instrumentalist behind the post-black metal/shoegaze/whatever project Alcest (see, also, Amesoeurs, Forgotten Woods, ex-Peste Noire, etc). The last Alcest full-length Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde did really well on my Best Of 2007 list, but if I had it do over, it'd jump from No. 6 to No. 3. I never get sick of it. ...