One Time for All Time

Brilliant

Listened to these guys' work before and enjoyed their contribution to the 'No Man's Sky' soundtrack. The band's unique take on strong ambient melodies combined with breakbeat is a bit more suited to atmospheric use than direct listening, but it's still wholly unique among other albums on this list and a nice taste of something different.

Yeah, 65daysofstatic are probably a very underrated act, and it's a good idea to shed light on their idiosyncratic mix of Mogwai-like post-rock and Warp Record-adjacent electronic shenanigans, both pulled out very well and seamlessly mingled throughout this record. The production values and sonic treatments are not stellar on this second album (the drums and synths sound quite paper-thin, for instance), but it would be unfair to blame that on the band, who probably did the best they could with the budget they had for their time in the studio. And it doesn't really matter anyway: the music is always dynamic and interesting enough to make up for those shortcomings. Probably the best LP from their early career. About said career, I have quickly browsed through the band's later albums, and after a time period in the early 2010s where they didn't really seem to know how to take their distinctive mix up to the next level for their subsequent LPs (plus a couple of soundtracks for an old film, or maybe a video game), it appears that 65daysofstatic have ultimately favored the electronic part of their sound, to crisp and effective results. Their current music is very dark and moody, they don't always release a ton of physical copies of it, but it's awesome overall. No issues with production values here, they sound pitch-perfect to my ears. Check out album *replicr, 2019* and also a deep cut named "Górecki" -- most probably a tribute to the recently deceased Polish composer -- in another release. 65daysofstatic have gone a little niche in the recent years, but I think the outcome is great, and those later recordings also deserve to be mentioned here. 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 8.5/10 for more general purposes: 4.5/5 for the musicianship and the production values + 4/5 for the artistry Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ----- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 48 Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 62 (including this one) Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 112 --- Hey, Émile. J'ai enfin trouvé le temps de répondre ! Regarde sous la review de *Young, Loud And Snotty* des Dead Boys !