After seeing Russian Circles
open for Minus The Bear last week I felt the overwhelming need to indulge in
some instrumental goodness. I gave myself what I needed by listening
to some of my favorite instrumental bands (Mono, Explosions In The Sky, The
Timeout Drawer) and I figured that I would take a break from the genre until
I got a chance to hear either Mogwai's work on The Fountain
soundtrack or Explosions In The Sky's new disc that will be out early next
year. Then I received an email about 65daysofstatic and after hearing
their special brand of futuristic mind blowing instrumental rock I think I
have found an album so good that it will undoubtedly make me forget about
the releases I just mentioned. The band's second full length, One
Time For All Time, just dropped in the US a couple of weeks ago but it
actually has been out for over a year in the UK. I wish I had
known about these guys last year because they would have definitely made my
Top 10 List, the whole album is simply stunning and I highly advise you to
take a moment to see why I think the four guys in 65daysofstatic have
created something that is unforgettable.
:65daysofstatic
- Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here:
I am not sure that I have ever really heard something that is as
sonically complex as this is, especially since it is full of all kinds of
strange glitch type effects. I think the glitches are pretty savvy but
what I love about it most is that right as it seems like it will be all
effects it turns into a post-hardcore frenzy that sounds like it fell in a
blender with Trent Reznor and Godspeed. Drove Through Ghosts To Get
Here is the type of song that makes you want to run around your
neighborhood with it loaded up on your iPod in an attempt to share it with
as many people possible.
:65daysofstatic - Welcome To The Times:
Where Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here is frenzy in its presentation
Welcome To The Times is epic. The only thing is that this
doesn't necessarily feel like your typical "the worst is over" kind of epic
but instead it seems more like one that acknowledges the long road ahead.
There is nothing wrong with that and as a matter of fact I love how the song
has a sort of reckless way of shoving it's particular sound right in your
face whether you are ready or not. Listen to this as loud as possible.
One Time For All Time can be bought
here via Monotreme Records and if you would
like to hear the entire disc before you purchase it then it is available for
streaming
here. Also, be sure to take a second
to become friends with the band on
Myspace.
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