65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway

If you ever listen something from 65daysofstatic (65dos) you probably start to love them or hate them. For me it was the first possibility. But it was a little bit thorny experience but all the more intense. It broke through when I listened Await Rescue (from album One Time For All Time) to the end there is one of the best climax which I ever heard. And now imagine the moments like this more and you get new 65dos release ;)

Sheffield's 65daysofstatic released their 9 pieces 4th album We Were Exploding Anyway already on April 26th 2010 (I know I got behind with). For the first listening it seems it's more electronic with lots of analog sounds than on previous releases but it's still has a lot of 65dos trademarks: frantic time and beats, sharp guitar riffs and melodies, walls of noises and perfect gradation.

65dos supported The Cure on their North American tour and now they chopped up Robert Smith's vocals in Come to Me. It's a merestone for 65dos because they never used (if I know) any voice or its sample in their tracks. Also it's most post-rock grown track which they ever did.

Debutante is the second one (almost) clasic post-rock piece brings melodic guitars, brisk drums and easy tempo on 7 minutes lenght. Further ingredients are: Vangelis-esque synth pads with heveanly vocals. Just beautiful.

Go Complex in its half turn from "easy listening" dance IDM to a ecstatic lavish finale like old 65dos. Excelent moment. But the moments like this are plenty in this record.

Last Tiger Girl is essencial of the new 65dos style. It starts like techno track which is remelt in epic multilayered sound adventure.

I always considered 65dos to be a crossover of post-rock, math-rock, electronic and IDM but on this record the edges of both styles is more blended together than before. My result is it's the best 65dos record since their debut.

Highly recommend!! ;)
.: 9/10 :.

Tracklist > 01 | Mountainhead [5:33] 02 | Crash tactics [3:47] 03 | Dance dance dance [4:01] 04 | Piano Fights [3:50] 05 | Weak4 [3:54] 06 | Come to me [8:00] 07 | Go Complex [4:04] 08 | Debutante [7:21] 09 | Tiger Girl [10:37]