Black Meteoric Star is this producer/music dude, artsy dude, synth-tech dude. The acid house inner circle elite knows BMS as Gavin Russom. Apparently he’s a synthesizer savant who lives in Berlin, and his live show has dancers in sheer cloth and high heels while he enters “the zone” like a keyboard shaman in a trance. Intimidating, right?

Well, you can forget all that. You don’t need to be an early 90’s rave veteran or have previously owned a Roland TB-303 to appreciate this instrumental collection of songs. (It’s actually 3 sets of single + b-side put into one cd containing six songs total.)

The first track, ‘Death Tunnel’ starts off like Michael Knight getting into his car KIT and zooming away to save some damsel in distress. (Read: It sounds akin to the Knight Rider theme song.) It’s dark, and it sounds dangerous but pulls you in with its familiar beat and reminiscent melody. Six minutes later, you’re propelled into the next track ‘World Eater’ which reminds me of later than late nights, being on the dance floor and the moment you’ve realized you probably should keep dancing because if you stop moving you will. Get. Ill.

Don’t misunderstand – Black Meteoric Star is an enjoyable listen, a sonic journey into unknown spaces in unknown places. Funny the effect that driving instrumentals can provide for the listener, the mind space it can take you in. The perseverance that the songs encompass (the last track is nearly 20 minutes long) can present you with a newfound energy and revitalized vigor. It owns a kind of intelligence that words, at times, fail to provide.

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