Paysage d'Hiver

Paysage d'Hiver is an ambient black metal[2][1][3] band from Burgdorf,[1] Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Formed in 1997, the sole member is Wintherr, an alias of Tobias Möckl, who also plays with Darkspace as Wroth. "Paysage d'Hiver" is French, meaning "landscape of winter"; indeed, their songs' lyrics address primarily winter, darkness, and astral projection.[1] Wintherr has cited the Burzum albums Hvis lyset tar oss and Filosofem, among others, as an inspiration for his music.[4] All of Paysage d'Hiver's own material is released through Kunsthall Produktionen, a label Wintherr runs together with Nimosh of the band Nordlicht.

Paysage d'Hiver
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Background information
OriginSchwarzenburg,[1] Switzerland
Genres
Years active1997–present
LabelsKunsthall Produktionen
Associated actsDarkspace
Websitekunsthall.ch/artists/paysage-dhiver
MembersWintherr

As described on the Kunsthall website, all of the band's releases are connected, in that they tell different pieces of a story describing a realm known as "Paysage d'Hiver", from which the band takes its name.[5]

Musical style

Paysage d'Hiver's music is known for its extremely lo-fi, raw production style, while musically it tends to alternate between, or even combine, black metal and ambient music.[6][7]

Wintherr plays all the instruments, and tends to alternate between live and programmed drums based on what he thinks best suits the music that he is making.[8] The production style is also a deliberate artistic decision by Möckl as "the atmosphere is the most important aspect. So the sound is more of an artistic approach than anything else. This kind of sound really opens me up to the possibilities of the imagination than clear sounding instruments would."[6]

Discography

All of Paysage d'Hiver's releases prior to the 2020 album, Im Wald, are classified by the band as demos. All releases after the Steineiche CD-R were originally exclusively released on cassette and limited to 200 copies each, but were later re-released on CD in unlimited quantities. Schattengang, Die Festung and Paysage d'Hiver have also been released on vinyl, each limited to 300 copies.[9] On the highly limited nature of the cassette and vinyl releases, Wintherr stated he considers them to be "collector's items," with the CD versions making it easier for wider audiences to hear the music.[6]

Studio albums

Demos
  • Steineiche (1998)
  • Schattengang (1998)
  • Die Festung (1998)
  • Kerker (1999)
  • Paysage d'Hiver (1999)
  • Kristall & Isa (2000)
  • Winterkaelte (2001)
  • Nacht (2004)
  • Einsamkeit (2007)
  • Das Tor (2013)

EP's
  • Im Traum (2020)

Singles
  • "Schnee IV" (2017)
  • "Das Gletschertor" (2020), originally released in 2002
  • "Das schwarze Metall-Eisen" (2020), originally released in 1998
  • "Schwarzä Feus & Schwarzäs Isä" (2020), originally released in 2004
  • "Im Winterwald" (2020)

Splits
  • Schnee / Das Winterreich (2003), split with Vinterriket
  • Paysage d’Hiver / Lunar Aurora (2004), split with Lunar Aurora
  • Drudkh / Paysage d'Hiver (2017), split with Drudkh
  • Paysage d’Hiver / Nordlicht (2017), split with Nordlicht

Compilations
  • Schnee (2020)

Compilation appearances
  • "Schnee II" on Wurzelgeister (Ketzer Records, 2002)
  • "Gletschertor" on D.S.T. – Deutsche Schwarze Tonträgerkunst (Westwall Produktion, 2002)
  • "Gletschertor" (tonally improved version) on Schneesturm (Black Metal Mafia, 2003)

Members
  • Wintherr – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, violin, samples, drum programming (since 1997)

References
  1. "Paysage d'Hiver - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "Paysage d'Hiver - Musica, video, statistiche e foto". Last.fm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. "Paysage D'Hiver - discographie, line-up, biographie, interviews, photos". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2015-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Paysage d'hiver: Wintherr Speaks". lurkersgrave.com. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-24. I try to be strict with what I am doing, I don’t want to raise the availability. I consider the production of tapes and vinyl more as collector’s item. With the unlimited release of the CD’s, it is possible to purchase Paysage d’hiver’s music without any big, expensive problems.
  7. "World of Ice: A Conversation with Paysage d'Hiver". Invisible Oranges. 2018-01-10. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-24. Something like Urgehal's Rise of the Monument, or Old Wainds/Nav's We Are the North, for example: Very raw, dirty and extreme. This transports a lot more of the grim and cold emotions than any "good" production. Of course, it should still be listenable. If you really can't hear what's going on anymore, it doesn't make much sense either of course.
  8. nilovz (2020-10-16). "INTERVIEW: Paysage d'Hiver". Bass Doom (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2015-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Paysage d'Hiver - Im Wald - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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