The duo's next release was their first all-instrumental project, "Late Night Cinema", released on April 29, 2008. The dense instrumentals featured contributions from violinists, organists, trumpeters, synth players and vocalists, as well as in-house guitar, keyboard and drum kit work. The album received high acclaim from XLR8R, Music-Reviewer, PopMatters, SputnikMusic and RapReviews.com. RapReviews writer Pedro Hernandez stated "With this album, Blue Sky Black Death pushes the limits of what hip-hop music can be" and called it "essential listening". BSBD stayed active online throughout 2008, releasing two instrumental podcast blends titled "Gifts in Jail Vol. 1" and "Gifts in Jail Vol. 2", as well as a screwed version of "Late Night Cinema" titled "Lean Night Cinema".