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65Daysofstatic, a British instrumental post-rock outfit led by
guitarists Joe Shrewsbury and Paul Wolinski, coined a sound for
guitar, piano, noise and drum-machine that seamlessly blended
Brit-pop, hard-rock and drum'n'bass.
The Fall Of Math (Monotreme, 2004) was derived from both
elements of Mogwai and Squarepusher.
The result is moody and neurotic, and perhaps that is what the brief
noisy overture of Another Code Against The Gone stands to warn about.
Other than the vibrant piano-driven Install A Beak In The Heart That Clucks Time In Arabic,
the main idea is one of
undanceable dance-music with sudden bursts of energy, such as
This Cat Is A Landmine and culminating with the twisted
square dance of Aren't We All Running.
When drum'n'bass prevails,
the best result is the unstable evocative structures of The Fall Of Math.
The single Retreat Retreat borders on shoegazing and sound a bit
derivative of solemn threnodies of the 1990s, but it lays the
foundations for the
emotional, quasi-religious and highly-chromatic tapestry of Hole
that, in turn, segues naturally into the
slow-rising, mildly anthemic, guitar hymn Fix The Sky A Little.
The music is rarely jovial and carefree,
I Swallowed Hard Like I Understood being the notable exception.
The sonic attack of One Time For All Time (Monotreme, 2005) was
simultaneously more intense and elegant, more "digital" and more visceral,
thanks to the addition of Paul Wolinski's keyboards.
The Destruction of Small Ideas (2007) had an even stronger digital feel
but fell short on creative ideas.
We Were Exploding Anyway (2010) reduced the jarring tones and increased
the doses of electronica, yielding the crisp and streamlined
Mountainheads as well as the eight-minute "song"
Come To Me (with the Cure's Robert Smith on vocals).
The epileptic Dance Dance Dance is more in line with the Field's
reputation for disorienting soundscapes, a reputation that gets enhanced by
enigmatic compositions like
the lengthy Tiger Girl, Crash Tactic, Piano Fights and Weak4.
The EP Heavy Sky (2010) was a corollary to the album.
Silent Running (2011) was a far less ambitious work, with the
exception of Space Montage.
Paul Wolinski also released Labyrinths (2011) in a more traditional
techno and synth-pop vein.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Alessandro Rusignuolo)
I 65Daysofstatic sono un gruppo britannico strumentale
post-rock guidato dai chitarristi Joe Shrewsbury e Paul Wolinski che ha
originato un suono di chitarra, pianoforte, noise e drum-machine che miscela
perfettamente Brit-pop, hard-rock e drum'n'bass. The
Fall Of Math (Monotreme, 2004) proviene da elementi presi sia dai
Mogwai che da Squarepusher. Il
risultato č lunatico e nevrotico e forse la breve e rumorosa ouverture Another
Code Against The Gone allerta lascoltatore proprio su questo. A
parte il vivace brano basato sul pianoforte Install A Beak In The Heart That
Clucks Time In Arabic, l'idea principale č quella di una musica dance
imballabile con improvvise esplosioni di energia, come in This Cat Is A
Landmine e che culmina con la contorta e seriosa danza di Aren't We All
Running. Quando
prevale il drum'n'bass il risultato pių apprezzabile lo si trova nelle
instabili e suggestive strutture di The Fall Of Math. Il
singolo Retreat Retreat č al limite dello shoegaze e suona piuttosto
come delle trenodie solenni degli anni 90, ma distende un emozionante, quasi
religioso e altamente cromatico arazzo in Hole che, a sua volta, sfocia
naturalmente in un lento crescendo, quasi un inno di chitarra, in Fix The
Sky A Little. La
musica č raramente gioviale e spensierata, tranne leccezione di I Swallowed
Hard Like I Understood.
L'attacco
sonoro di One Time For All Time (Monotreme, 2005) č allo stesso tempo
pių intenso ed elegante, pių "digitale" e viscerale, grazie
all'aggiunta delle tastiere di Paul Wolinski.
The
Destruction of Small Ideas (2007) ha un'atmosfera digitale ancora
pių forte, ma denuncia il fatto che la band comincia ad essere a corto di idee
creative.
We
Were Exploding Anyway (2010) ha ridotto i toni stridenti e aumentato
le dosi di elettronica, ottenendo la fredda e semplice Mountainheads,
che caratterizzano anche gli otto minuti della "canzone" Come To
Me (con Robert Smith dei Cure alla voce). Lepilettica
Dance Dance Dance č pių in linea con la fama dei Field nel generare
paesaggi sonori disorientanti, una peculiaritā che viene arricchita da
composizioni enigmatiche come Tiger Girl, Crash Tactic, Piano
Fights e Weak4. LEP
Heavy Sky (2010) č un corollario dell'album.
Silent
Running (2011) č un lavoro molto meno ambizioso, eccettuato il pezzo
Space Montage.
Paul
Wolinski ha realizzato anche Labyrinths (2011) tipico della vena techno
e synth-pop.
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