Wielding the coolest name in contemporary music this side of Goblin Cock, the production duo Blue Sky Black Death have upped the ante with their second entirely instrumental affair NOIR. Producers Kingston and Young God rose to indie rap prominence from the intricate, soulful beats they helmed for the likes of Jean Grae and Wu Tang affiliate Hell Razah. While 2008’s Late Night Cinema proved they have the chops to excel without emcees filling in the blanks, the new record NOIR takes that idea and explodes from your shitty stock speakers like a solar flare. From the breezy atmospherics of the opener “Our Hearts Of Ruin” to the downtempo contemplation of “In The Quiet Absence Of God,” BSBD excels at telling stories without words, save for a well-placed sample here and there.

NOIR, a brilliant culmination of reverb-coated keys and lush string arrangements, conjures many emotions within the span of its hour length. It is densely-layered cinematic chaos you can zone out to, obnoxiously bump at the stop light, or share with your significant other(s). BSBD have painstakingly created a meditative blank canvas capable of carrying the listener as far as he or she is willing to go.

Song you will remember in five years: “Gold In Gold Out”

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