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Sheffield, United Kingdom (2001 – present)

65daysofstatic began in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2001 as Iain Armstrong, Paul Wolinski and Joe Fro. Contrary to popular belief, they did not originally form to try to write music to fit the unreleased and little known John Carpenter film, ‘Stealth Bomber’ (starring Kurt Russell). Instead, they took their name from the 1954 CIA-backed coup d’etat in Guatemala. There, the CIA put a white book instrument to use in which 65 days of disabling the communication systems of a nation while spreading propaganda is enough to overthrow a country.

65daysofstatic (also known by the abbreviation 65dos) are an instrumental electronic and post-rock band from Sheffield, UK. 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 also been well received.

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 then joined for a brief period and played a part in writing the band’s first single from The Fall of Math, Retreat! Retreat! (video here). By the end of 2003 Rob Jones (drums) and Gareth (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. In 2005 they remixed

Burn from the album Crimson by Alkaline Trio. The track appears on one 7inch vinyl out of a set of 2.

1	Retreat! Retreat! full track	1,350
2	Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here full track	1,251
3	Await Rescue full track	1,140
4	Radio Protector	1,128
5	Hole	982
6	Mean Low Water full track	954
7	Welcome to the Times full track	934
8	I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood	907
9	When We Were Younger & Better full track	905
10	23kid full track	904
11	Another Code Against the Gone	902
12	Default This	863
13	The Big Afraid full track	861
14	65 Doesn't Understand You full track	848
15	Install a Beak in the Heart That Clucks Time in Arabic	843

Top Albums

The Fall of Math
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One Time for All Time
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The Destruction of Small Ideas
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blatblatmatt wrote:
11 hours ago

Fucking rave music.

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iamyates wrote:
12 hours ago

pretty sweet idea for a band name.

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kupaziom wrote:
Tuesday evening

rawr.

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lensflare86 wrote:
Tuesday morning

So I heard of these guys from Sheff bout a year n half ago and never looked back, got me into a whole new types of music. These guys are, in my opinion, in the top 10 bands in the UK today. 'Massive Star At The End Of Its Burning Cycle' sounds like exactly that, a supernova of sound! Aces!

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danielhall wrote:
last month

Hey, I loved your show in Gainesville FL. Thanks for coming!

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ak01100010 wrote:
last month

Yes! I hope to see you guys soon hopefully in another country with a reasonable drinking age.

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hitchcockm00 wrote:
last month

or alternatively, read this interview with the Joe about the production of the album: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/interview/65daysofstatic.htm

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hitchcockm00 wrote:
last month

"is it me, or does 'Destruction Of Small Ideas' sound really quiet ?" It's supposed to, you're meant to turn it up. Read the linear notes.

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Lizisonfire wrote:
last month

I agree with beocio. ^.^

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Degreaz0r wrote:
last month

great but TDoSI is soo weak..

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gspaceman wrote:
last month

shout #1001

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Flishli wrote:
last month

shout #1000

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ChalantLeotard wrote:
last month

best build-ups in the history of music? possibly.

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Dismantlerepair wrote:
last month

65daysoforgasmicbliss. oh, i am so original.

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eshen87 wrote:
last month

Yeah, it's mixed at a lower volume than their other stuff

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Kusss wrote:
last month

is it me, or does 'Destruction Of Small Ideas' sound really quiet ? :/

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beocio wrote:
last month

I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood. Overwhelming!

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-blutaar- wrote:
last month

great, great, GREAT!

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gammapulsar wrote:
last month

:D

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lennyke wrote:
last month

Sublime, really!

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