The Fall of Math is the debut album by the instrumental post-rock band 65daysofstatic, released on September 20, 2004, through Monotreme. It contains what is arguably their most famous track, "Retreat! Retreat!".[citation needed]
| The Fall of Math | ||||
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| Released | September 20, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2Fly Studios (Sheffield, England) Home Recordings Tracks 1, 4 & 8 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, math rock[1] | |||
| Length | 43:50 | |||
| Label | Monotreme MONO08 | |||
| Producer | Alan Smyth 65daysofstatic | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Blogcritics | (favourable)[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[3] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[4] |
The album spawned two singles, both released after the album. While "Retreat! Retreat!" was a standard CD single release featuring two b-sides, "Hole" was released as a 7-track EP with a length of almost thirty minutes. Both tracks were accompanied by promotional videos.
The song "Aren't We All Running?" appeared in the initial trailer for the video game Binary Domain.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Code Against the Gone" | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Install a Beak in the Heart That Clucks Time in Arabic" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Retreat! Retreat!" (released as a single) | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Default This" | 1:43 |
| 5. | "I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood" | 5:27 |
| 6. | "The Fall of Math" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "This Cat is a Landmine" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "The Last Home Recording" | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Hole" (released as a single) | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Fix the Sky a Little" | 5:29 |
| 11. | "Aren't We All Running?" | 4:51 |
References
edit- ^ "The Fall of Math - 65daysofstatic | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Doherty, Charlie (4 August 2008). "Music Review: 65daysofstatic - The Fall Of Math (U.S. Release)". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
- ^ Ferguson, Thomas (24 August 2004). "The Fall of Math Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Baynes, Chris (2 May 2008). "65daysofstatic The Fall of Math". PopMatters.
- ^ Binary Domain: Official Gameplay Trailer. YouTube (Trailer). IGN. 28 April 2011.