Lunar Miasma has come on the synthscape scene with a whole host of recent releases. This Greek artist has put out material on great labels such as Small Doses, Ruralfaune, Insult, Reverb Worship, Stunned, and this one on Basses Frequences. LM rides in on a comet full of hums, pulses, weightless tones, blips, bleeps, and laser-like flashes. It definitely reminds me of a space voyage. Like the different sounds of a space craft and the possible moods experienced on the galactic mission. The first track, “The Last Drop of Weight,” sounds like the aura of some special crystals on a distant planet. Light refracting off the smooth surface of the gemstones. Energy radiating from these unqiue power sources. The second track, “Circle Mountain,” with its bleaker subtly fuzzy metallic reverberations makes my imagination picture the spacecraft mining for these crystals to harvest their power. The third title-track, “Crystal Covered,” sounds like the vessel is all loaded with its unique treasure and is getting ready for take off. Amidst the drone textures, there are electronic whines that evoke the ignition of engines for takeoff. The fourth and fifth tracks, “A Purple Oscillator” and “A Thousand Suns” (a Killing Joke reference, perhaps?), remind me of the satisfaction of a successful mission and a return home. They mimic the smooth glide through space. The final track, “Cream,” is a soft touchdown and a sigh of relief for a safe return back. The last half minute of silence that closes the disc is a good way to finish it up. It sums up the trip as a gentle journey. A very pleasant trip through the anti- gravitational heights of drone with some intermittent interplanetary noise thrown in. This one is just as much a nice little gem as the name hints at. 8/10 -- Dave Miller (7 April, 2010)