“Opening up for The Cure is no small accomplishment, and after being handpicked by Robert Smith himself last year, 65daysofstatic join the list of artists that include Cranes, Mogwai, The Rapture, and Muse who have all been supporting acts…The songs felt very much alive, glistening and metallic, almost hard-edged and ethereal at times, but not quite so, and with dark, grungy garage echoing around it. Electronica blended and layered perfectly within magnificently intricate guitars and drums, what 65daysofstatic has been pioneering for quite a few years now….Like The Cure, 65daysofstatic, criss-cross so many different genres it’s unfair to just lump them in just one like post/prog rock or something like that. This is a band that loves to perform live, and they clearly show it.” – Buzznet’s “Pressed for Sound” blog

May and June have been busy months for Sheffield’s 65daysofstatic. The Cure have taken this bright and promising group all over North America, bringing their epic instrumental rock to arenas like The Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, the Sasquatch Music Festival, and they just wrapped up their US tour playing NYC’s Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.

This past winter, while the group was resting between these massive tours, the band went into the studio to record ‘The Distant and Mechanised Glow of East European Dance Parties’ EP to accompany their 2008 tour dates. Comprising two very different takes on the The Destruction of Small Ideas track of the same name, plus two completely new songs, ‘The Distant and Mechanised Glow of East European Dance Parties’ EP answers the question “What happens if we put these instruments down for a couple of seconds and create a 16 strong choir from our own under rehearsed voices?” The result is a brilliantly executed single produced with the sonic exploration of their previous records, while pushing the band towards their dark and dance-club-friendly electronic side.

The EP was released on 65daysofstatic’s longtime label, Monotreme Records and when it landed in the UK it received an early spin on the national BBC Radio 1. DJ Dan Carter of BBC Radio 1 introduced “Dance Parties (Mechanised)” as the “hottest record in the world right now!”

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“Dance Parties (Mechanised)” MP3

“Dance Parties (Distant)” MP3

To further enhance the euphoric auditory and visual experience that comes with this striking EP, 65daysofstatic invite fans to remix “Dance Parties” in real time via an interactive website they developed. By toggling the mouse throughout the screen, the music mix changes beats, vocals, guitars, layered effects, and other facets of the song which can only be explored and discovered with personal interaction.

Remix “Dance Parties” with your mouse

The group has also commissioned Dave Holloway, their long time visual director, to create the static filled images of a mysterious dance club in their “Dance Parties (Distant)” music video.

Watch “Dance Parties (Distant)” video:

The group has run out of roads to travel in the US for now, but after the American release of The Distant and Mechanised Glow of East European Dance Parties EP we are welcomed into their hopeful future.

Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

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