LAMBWOOL & NICOLAS DICK: FOR ALL THAT WE HAVE LOST

"For All That We Have Lost" was released in March 2021 under the moniker of a fantastic tag Cyril LAURENT (aka LAMBWOOL) & Nicolas DICK following their first collaboration work "Post" that was out seven years ago. It could not easily be imagined what touch and texture can be created in this operation by the combination of Cyril - a bit dark and tragic inspiring ambient - and Nicolas - delightful, brilliant soundscape especially in the previous opus "Une Belle Journée". But you can understand such a fascinating combo just when you listen to this album. Synchronization of darkness and delightfulness is well balanced and well matured, awesome.

This delicate, sensitive feeling can be in front of us from the beginning of the first titled track. The first synthesizer- oriented storytelling-like attack hits us brilliantly. Beautiful ambient suggestions like the quiet sea under the cloudy sky is superbly relaxing. Slightly dim, fuzzy, distorted sound streams should not be minimalized at all. It sounds like something safe and sound under such a tough situation. Heartwarming designation would come from Nicolas' delight. On the contrary, the following stuff "Dust Of Freedom" is rough, quirky, but incredibly impressive. Discordant, dissolved, dissonant melody lines launched by twin synthesizers (maybe) squeeze our inner mind gradually but comfortably. Such a drastic melodic flavour might be thrown like a Frisbee by Cyril, I imagine. The latter phase sounds pretty dramatic and tragic. Very magnificent one really. "Frozen Time" is kinda desert one. There are some fragile moments like cold thin ice amongst dynamic development ... this can be mentioned as a crystallization of fragility, coolness, strength, and energy, which will call the power for us nowadays. In the epilogue "Faceless People" with a horrible title could be produced with their sadness in the inorganic, potential-less world. The shortest creation has definite plaintiveness and downheartedness, that would give us sorta trial ground going on for a while.

This album reminds us of a motive for various paths to the future. The way we walk cannot be imagined easily, but who cares? It's good for us to enjoy the current mood fully.