65daysofstatic (also known by the abbreviation 65dos or 65days) are an instrumental electronic and post-rock band from Sheffield, UK. Their debut album, The Fall of Math (2004), was released to critical acclaim.
The band intersperses heavy, progressive, guitar-driven instrumental sections with both IDM-esque programmed and live drums. Their albums, as a result, maintain a distinctively gritty, almost industrial feel.
Armstrong left in May 2003, Feedle (Graham Clarke) then 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, to be replaced by Simon Wright.
The second album, One Time For All Time (2005), had a discreet success. In the same year they remixed Burn from the album Crimson by Alkaline Trio. The track appears on one 7inch vinyl out of a set of 2.
The third LP, The Destruction of Small Ideas (2007), was indeed a hit with fans and critics. It was anticipated by the release of its single Don't Go Down To Sorrow.
Their live album, Escape From New York, was released on 20th April 2009 and featured two new tracks: No Use Crying Over (Some Techno) and Four Score and (Some Drum 'n' Bass).
The fourth LP, We Were Exploding Anyway (2010) was released on 26th April 2010. It was anticipated by the release, in Japan only, of a single from the album entitled Weak4.
The fifth studio album, Wild Light (2013) was released on Sept 16, 2013 in Europe and Oct 29, 2013 in the US. The 8-track album was released on the Superball Music label.
2016 - Soundtrack for "No Man's Sky" video game
The band provided the soundtrack to the much anticipated 2016 video game "No Man's Sky". The trailer for the game was shown at E3 in 2014, which featured the band's "Debutante" track. The band has since composed the entire soundtrack and created a "No Man's Sky" album.
Following the experience of writing generative, "infinite" music for No Man's Sky, the band scrapped an album that sounded like their older work and took an experimental audiovisual show Decomposition Theory on tour in 2017, curating live results of playing instruments into algorithmic software that manipulated the sounds in unexpected ways. “We’re trying to remember to look back at the show from the perspective of the audience and make this more than purely self-indulgent or just improvisation,” commented Paul. “All of this can exist in an elastic, liquid timing, but it’s always going to hit certain moments that bring it all back together.” The recorded and unique shows were not released officially but were circulated as bootlegs within the 65dos community.
2019 - A Year of Wreckage and replicr, 2019
On May 1st of 2019, the band began a yearlong musical project entitled "Unreleased/Unreleasable Vol. 4 - A Year of Wreckage". New material is released monthly via the band’s own Bandcamp subscription service. It is described by the band on their website as "an archive of primordial 65 sound palettes, a catalog of (computer) errors and guitar glitches, drone ambience and breakcore math insanity, bleak strategies and escape tunnels". With each new release to subscribers, the previous one will become available as a standalone E.P on the band's Bandcamp page.
The band released their seventh (or eighth) official studio album replicr, 2019 in October. The Year of Wreckage project concluded with the April 1 2020 release of the Endings EP and a special 60 minute coronavirus pandemic remix of Safe Passage.
Interesting fact: Early Arctic Monkeys have been supporting 65daysofstatic on their tour
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65daysofstatic Lyrics
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Oh my God, to be a part of a rock band?
Are you kidding? Oh, I'd love to do that.
Six-One-Five(??), six five, six five, six five, six five, six...
We're huge fans of pop music, and I don't think pop has a negative connotation to it.
The lyrics of 65daysofstatic's song, "Why Should I Go?", might be somewhat elusive in their meaning. They might suggest the singer's interest in establishing a music career as part of a rock band, which they view as a glamorous option – a dream come true. However, the way the lyrics are delivered, with no clear narrative to follow and with repetitious sounds piling up, creates a sense of confusion and haziness that contrasts with the singer's declared enthusiasm. This could hint at the fleeting nature of fame and artistic success, the disillusionment that often follows idolization, and the emptiness that lies at the core of many people's quests for greatness.
Alternatively, the song could be interpreted as a commentary on the music industry's fast-paced, formulaic nature. The repetition of the numbers "Six-One-Five, six five, six five, six five, six five, six" could be seen as a reference to the standard time signature of many pop songs (6/8), and the repetition itself might signify the monotony and predictability of mainstream music. The singer's claim that they are fans of pop music and that it doesn't have a negative connotation to them might be read as a defense of this type of music against elitism and snobbery, or as a critique of the way pop is often dismissed as shallow and disposable.
Line by Line Meaning
Why should I go?
What is the motivation or reason for me to depart?
Oh my God, to be a part of a rock band?
Expressing excitement and disbelief about being a member of a rock group.
Are you kidding? Oh, I'd love to do that.
Sarcastic response to a suggestion followed by genuine interest in the proposal.
Six-One-Five(??), six five, six five, six five, six five, six...
Repetitive pattern of numbers and uncertainty about their significance.
We're huge fans of pop music, and I don't think pop has a negative connotation to it.
Expressing admiration for pop music and belief that it is not inferior or low-quality compared to other genres.
Contributed by Luke R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.