Ink Sticks & Stones – Les derniers vestiges
“One gets the impression that the cello and singing of the piano are forgiven with each other. Fear of loss of something important and the anticipation of loneliness tears the heart into two halves. And only music is able to arrange everything in its place. Only music. Always music. (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)”
“Складывается впечатление, словно плачь виолончель и пение фортепиано прощаются друг с другом. Страх потери чего-то важного и предвкушение одиночества разрывают сердце на две половинки. И только музыка способна всё расставить по своим местам. Только музыка. Всегда музыка.”
-Nagamag.com
Les derniers vestiges is the fifth track off of Ink Sticks & Stones' latest EP release called Après la tombée du ciel. The album is a complete journey from chaotic and epic, to calm and minimal, exploring what happens once the world has ended.
Les derniers vestiges is a duet between a piano and a cello. Both melancholic with moments of hope, they recall memories of what used to be as they exchange back and forth the melody. It is an intimate song great for daydreaming, looking back on the past, while reading a book or studying, or simply getting lost in another world for a few minutes.
The music video represents the recall of this past life by exploring the remnants of what humans left behind under the risen sea after the end of the world. Entirely made using UnReal's video game engine (an unconventional technology for music videos), it is an animation as relaxing as the song itself.
Reviewed by Nagamag on June 9, 2022