Dernière Volonté's ninth album comes three years after the highly acclaimed "Frontière". Ten new tracks of bright and gloomy electronics at its best.

"Ceremonial synthwave with humble and powerful melodies... seemingly more austere martial rhythms, "Cristal" is another personal album for the band. The themes touch on loneliness, the passage of time, the emotional roller-coaster of personal relationships. The mighty synth melodies hit all the right chords and the (by now) signature minimal rhythms make sure we are eased into each song... there are areas of great emotional tension in the lyrics, which are sonically illuminated by the lightness of the synth melodies... From an industrial sensuality to a synthwave one, the darkwave, cinematic, industrial staccato of "Frontière" has now taken the form of synth-based melancholic melodies... There can be no comparison between the generosity, almost unconscious kindness, of the feelings that melody awakens and those that the 'colder' industrial rhythms resurface" (Blaue Rosen).

Dedicated to Albin Julius (1967 – 2022). Black vinyl with download card.