65daysofstatic
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| 65daysofstatic | ||
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 65days at Truck 8 festival in 2005
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Sheffield, England | |
| Genre(s) | instrumental, math rock and post-rock | |
| Years active | 2001 - present | |
| Associated acts |
Actionier | |
| Website | http://www.65daysofstatic.com | |
| Members | ||
| Joe-Fro Paul Wolinski Rob Jones Simon Wright |
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| Former members | ||
| Feedle Iain Armstrong Gareth Hughes |
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65daysofstatic (also known by the abbreviations 65dos and 65days) are an instrumental math rock and post-rock band from Sheffield, England. Their debut album, The Fall of Math, was released to critical acclaim and they have released a second album, One Time For All Time, which has been well received.
The band intersperses heavy, progressive, guitar-driven instrumental sections with off-beat sampled drums akin to those of Aphex Twin and live drums. Their albums, as a result, maintain a distinctively gritty, almost industrial feel.
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[edit] History
The band was originally formed in 2001 as a three-piece, consisting of Joe-Fro, Paul Wolinski, and Iain Armstrong (bass guitar). One of the several stories the band has told as to the origin of their name is that they formed to provide the soundtrack for the unreleased and little known John Carpenter film Stealth Bomber starring Kurt Russell. The film was set over '65 Days of Static' a period of time after some unknown global breakdown in communications and infrastructure, from which 65daysofstatic took their name. This film does not actually exist.
The Lineup of the band has changed significantly since its initial formation. Armstrong left in May 2003, and later went on to form a new band, Actionier. Feedle joined for a brief period and played a part in writing the band's first single from The Fall of Math, "Retreat! Retreat!". By the end of 2003 Rob Jones (drums) and Gareth Hughes (bass) had been recruited, increasing the band to four members. Gareth left around the time of the release of their debut album The Fall of Math and went on to co-found a new band, saving:mitsuko. Simon Wright took over on bass duties. In 2005 they remixed Alkaline Trio's single "Burn" from the album Crimson. The track appears on one 7" vinyl out of a set of 2. In the same year, the band also remixed "...Spooks the Horse," a track by Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, for inclusion on the reissue of their debut album, Hurrah! Another Year; Surely This One Will Be Better Than The Last. The Inexorable March Of Progress Will Lead Us All To Happiness.
65daysofstatic are currently working on their as yet untitled third album, due for release sometime mid-2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Fall of Math (September 2004)
- One Time For All Time (October 2005)
[edit] Singles and EPs
- Stumble.Stop.Repeat. (EP) (December 2003)
- Retreat! Retreat! (November 2004)
- Hole (EP) (March 2005)
- Radio Protector (February 2006)
[edit] Unreleased/Unreleasable
- Volume 1: 65's.late.nite.double-a-side.college.cut-up.trailers.for.the.looped.future. (May 2003)
- Volume 2: How I Fucked Off All My Friends (March 2005)
- Volume 3: The Kids Have Eyes (DVD) (October 2005)
