Synth Single Review: “Outrunning the Stars” by eLxAr & OutRunner

by Karl Magi

eLxAr & OutRunner’s “Outrunning the Stars” takes us on a layered, soaring journey across the galaxy. The track opens as a cutting synth moves rapidly and chords flash with soft light. A gliding rhythm trips through the music as angular sounds intertwine and lambent chords flicker. As celestial tones rise, they spill out starry light. The background flows with cosmic brilliance, like stars in a velvet sky, capturing timeless emotions.

The underpinnings continue to throb with guiding force while interlocking synth sounds add softness. The drums drop away as string-like textures flow past like galaxies. Soothing notes tremble out into openness, like quick glimpses of glowing planets, as chords pour out nebular light.

A thumping beat returns with hollow pulsation as vibrating tones shimmer and percussive force launches. Piano-like notes slip past with a tender gleam while the underlayer drives. OutRunner unleashes a guitar solo full of passion and flying dynamism, crying out intricately as it sweeps by. I imagine myself caught in a solar wind, gliding past sublime interstellar structures and mysterious planets. As the rebounding beat presses on, glowing notes spill brightness and the track comes to an end.