That's a collaboration you never knew you needed but now can’t live without: Geins't Naït’s industrial grit, Laurent Petitgand’s cinematic finesse, and Scanner’s ever-inventive sonic collages. "Et il y avait" is a dark-ambient labyrinth, one that lures you in with the promise of brooding introspection and delivers disquieting, mechanical atmospheres. It’s not an easy listen, but it isn’t supposed to be - it’s an immersion into a world that’s at once minimalist and bursting with tactile, ominous textures.

The album is both cohesive and fragmented, with moments of cinematic grandeur rubbing shoulders with the sinister bleeps and drones of Scanner’s noise experiments. Tracks like “Gabriel Scan LP1” conjure up a feeling of unsettling nostalgia, as if the past is not quite as distant as it seems. “Larsen Scan” feels almost like a forgotten memory that someone dredged up from a disused corner of your subconscious - haunting, yet oddly familiar.

What’s particularly fascinating is the way "Et il y avait" leans into both restraint and overabundance. The industrial elements feel suffocating at times, while the more ambient sections grant some much-needed breathing room, though the quiet is rarely comforting. It’s a balancing act between control and release, with Petitgand’s cinematic sensibilities playing counterpoint to Scanner’s love for sound collage. This duality is where the album shines, even if it sometimes leaves you feeling like you’ve wandered into a Lynchian dreamscape where the rules are not quite clear.

Yes, it can feel like a maze of sound at times, but isn’t that the point? The album is a textural puzzle, inviting fans of Coil, Nurse With Wound, or even more recent dark-ambient work to lose themselves in its claustrophobic corridors. It’s a record that both demands and rewards patience, where each listen peels back another layer of eerie sonic fog. And while the album may not reinvent the wheel, it proves that sometimes, the best art is simply about knowing how to spin it in unexpected directions.

"Et il y avait" is undeniably fascinating, a work that refuses to be pinned down - just like the conjuring artists themselves. It’s an album you’ll need to wrestle with, but the effort will leave you oddly satisfied, if slightly unnerved.