Focusing on instrumental post-rock with live and electronic percussion,
65daysofstatic is based in Sheffield, England. The band, whose name originates from an unreleased
John Carpenter film, formed in 2001 as a trio (
Joe Shrewsbury,
Paul Wolinski, and
Iain Armstrong).
Armstrong left in May 2003 and by the end of the year
Rob Jones (drums) and
Gareth Hughes (bass) were added. The band released three albums:
The Fall of Math (2004),
One Time for All Time (2005), and
The Destruction of Small Ideas (2007). As of spring 2007, the lineup included
Shrewsbury (guitar),
Wolinski (guitar, programming),
Jones (drums), and
Simon Wright (bass, programming). ~ Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide