65daysofstatic

65daysofstatic (often abbreviated as 65dos, 65days, or simply 65) are a post-rock band from Sheffield, England. Formed in 2001, the band is composed of instrumentalists Paul Wolinski, Joe Shrewsbury, Rob Jones and Simon Wright.

The band's music has been described as noisy, electronic, guitar-driven instrumentals, interspersed with live drums and off-beat sampled drums akin to those of IDM artists, although they have continued to evolve their sound by incorporating electronic music, drum and bass and glitch music. They have been described as, "a soundtrack to a new dimension, where rock, dance and electronica are equals."

The band's first album, '' The Fall of Math'', was released in September 2004, to critical acclaim, described as "an album that can retain the dynamics, fraught tension and climactic explosiveness of its peers and influences, whilst still sounding like one of the most urgent and direct long-player releases of the year." The band released a further five studio albums, '' One Time for All Time'', '' The Destruction of Small Ideas'', '' We Were Exploding Anyway'', ''Wild Light'', '' replicr, 2019'', and a soundtrack, ''Silent Running''.

During the Game Awards 2014, it was announced that they would be providing the soundtrack for the video game '' No Man's Sky'', followed by a live performance. An album containing music from the soundtrack, entitled ''No Man's Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe'', was released in August 2016. During September 2017, the band announced new work involving algorithmic techniques, titled ''Decomposition Theory.'' Their latest studio album, ''replicr, 2019'', was released on 27 September 2019.

History

Formation and early years (2001–2003)

The band was formed by Paul Wolinski and Joe Shrewsbury in 2001 with Rob Jones and Simon Wright joining in 2003.
Much of their early work consists of remixes and mash-ups of mainstream pop artists such as Christina Milian, Natasha Bedingfield and Justin Timberlake. These releases would come to be titled ''Unreleased/Unreleasable''. One such mash-up, "White Noise Christmas" (for which a video later appeared on their DVD '' Volume 3: The Kids Have Eyes''), featured on the first Boomselection compilation CD. Some of these were unofficially released on ''Unreleased/Unreleasable Volume 1'' and ''Volume 2'' in 2003 and 2005 respectively. The band also wrote their own music, releasing their first EP, ''Stumble.Stop.Repeat'', in December 2003 on their own label, Dustpunk Records.

''The Fall of Math'' and ''One Time For All Time'' (2004–2005)

Recorded at 2fly studios in Sheffield in four days their first album was released on 20 September 2004. To promote the album, the band released a single, "Retreat! Retreat!", in November 2004, and embarked on two tours, firstly around the time of release and then again in January and February 2005. Their second EP, ''Hole'', was released in March 2005, with the title-track taken from '' The Fall of Math'' and the band toured again in April and June of that year, with new material played in the latter tour.

During summer 2005, the band returned to the studio, intending to write an EP as a follow-up to ''The Fall of Math''. However, the resulting tracks were ultimately released as their second album in October 2005. At the same time the band released a DVD, the third release in the ''Unreleased/Unreleasable'' series, entitled '' Volume 3: The Kids Have Eyes''. This DVD was their final release on Dustpunk Records. To promote this album, 65 embarked on another UK tour in October, their fourth of the year, with support again from YMSS.

Although "Radio Protector" was the only track released as a single, a promotional video was also made for "Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here". This video was made by Medlo, their long-time collaborators, and Lord Bunn, an artist responsible for many of their T-shirt designs.

"Radio Protector" was the only track from ''One Time for All Time'' issued as a single. Released on 7" in February 2006, it was limited to 1500 numbered copies, with the first 1000 having a unique polaroid picture as the artwork. The remaining 500 have a digital copy of the thousandth picture as their artwork. An error in the numbering meant that each record is denoted as being x of 3000 instead of 1500. The band auctioned off the copy numbered 1/3000 on eBay, with the proceeds going to Friends of the Earth. A further UK tour, entitled the "Radio Protector Tour", coincided with this release. This tour was sandwiched between further dates by the band where they supported Hundred Reasons.

''The Destruction of Small Ideas'' (2005–2007)

In 2005, 65daysofstatic remixed Alkaline Trio's single "Burn" from the album ''Crimson''. The track appears on one 7" vinyl out of a set of two. In the same year, the band also remixed "...Spooks the Horse", a track by Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, for inclusion on the reissue of their first album, ''Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness''.
After touring for most of 2006, 65 returned to the studio in December to record their third LP. Recording was completed shortly before Christmas, with mixing taking place in January 2007.

'' The Destruction of Small Ideas'', was released on 30 April 2007. The album has contributions by members of The Mirimar Disaster, Digitonal and Circle Takes the Square. The track "Don't Go Down to Sorrow" was released as a single three weeks before this on 9 April, backed by a new song, "Morning in the Knife Quarter", and a remix of "The Major Cities of the World Are Being Destroyed One by One by the Monsters", a version of which appeared as a B-side on the "Retreat! Retreat!" single. This single was released on 21 March 2007 in Japan, while the album was released there on 23 April. The video for the single was made by Medlo.

An EP, ''The Distant and Mechanised Glow of Eastern European Dance Parties'', was released on 7 April 2008, containing four new tracks, two being alternative versions of the title track, itself taken from the 2007 album ''The Destruction of Small Ideas''. An alternate reality game was launched to promote the release, while the band also played their first UK shows for six months.

The band embarked on a short tour of the UK and Europe