The Fall of Math

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!".

The Fall of Math
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2004
Recorded2Fly Studios (Sheffield, England)
Home Recordings
Tracks 1, 4 & 8
GenrePost-rock, math rock[1]
Length43:50
LabelMonotreme
MONO08
ProducerAlan Smyth
65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic chronology
Stumble.Stop.Repeat EP
(2003)
The Fall of Math
(2004)
Hole EP
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blogcritics(favourable)[2]
Drowned in Sound9/10[3]
PopMatters9/10[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

No.TitleLength
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

  1. "The Fall of Math - 65daysofstatic | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. Doherty, Charlie (4 August 2008). "Music Review: 65daysofstatic - The Fall Of Math (U.S. Release)". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
  3. Ferguson, Thomas (24 August 2004). "The Fall of Math Review". Drowned in Sound.
  4. Baynes, Chris (2 May 2008). "65daysofstatic The Fall of Math". PopMatters.
  5. Binary Domain: Official Gameplay Trailer. YouTube (Trailer). IGN. Apr 28, 2011.
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