ONE TIME FOR ALL TIME

To me, in the grand scheme of post rock, away from the crescendos and textures of This Will Destroy You, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Mogwai, 65daysofstatic is a truly unique and beautiful band. To me, they are the best post rock band around, at least second to GY!BE in terms of enjoyment I have for them. It is honestly surprising how underrated, and furthermore, under-appreciated they are in the post rock scene. They contain some amazing music that combines electronic genres like drill and bass, IDM, and glitch with their hard and technically complex post and math rock with no release leaving me disappointed. Yes, even the more electronic focused We Were Exploding Anyways and replicr, 2019. I think, however, and this goes with most people from what I have seen, their second album of One Time For All Time is their best album.

I think the main thing that is appealing to me about this album isn't actually the post rock, but the electronica infused within. To me, the general beauty comes from this glitchy, and very breaking electronic sound each song has, that plays in tandem to the very sublime math rock technicalities and post rock crescendos. Now, you can have a good mix of these two, but you gotta really sell it for me, and I think this band does this perfectly by having these moments in time where the genres can really shine the brightest, but also still work in tandem. There are equal moments of electronic greatness here, and equal moments post rock that it all becomes so beautiful in the end. I say it creates an enthralling experience like no other.

I think the best thing about this album too is that it has a perfect beginning and end. Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here is my favorite 65daysofstatic song as it perfectly introduces the big electronic and post rock mix they go with, and in that mix they feature this beautiful sound of disorienting, but truly wonderful music that I cannot help but get hooked for, especially when I immediately hear those first few piano keys that get faster and faster the more things build up.

This also goes for Radio Protector as well, but where as Drove Through ghosts To Get Here was a song that was meant to hook in the listener with its charms and build ups, Radio Protector feels like a true finale for this album, mostly being this piano and key driven piece that goes through more somber moments, while still finding those moments that of electronica greatness that allows the song to truly feel like a closer worth striving for. While the album isn't long, it most certainly is an epic piece in my mind, and so this closer is perfect for it. Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here through Radio Protector is a musical beauty that I cannot help but be overjoyed with.

If I will be honest for a second, this album, for me, beats Lift Your Skinny Fists from GY!BE by a hair, and that album is like THE post rock record. I just think One Time For All Time is not only a fantastic album, but dare I say THE best post rock LP ever? Is it my favorite release under the post rock genre? No, that title goes to Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada, but even then, if you don't count EPs in the mix, then yes, absolutely it is my favorite. It just does so much right for me that this is truly a shining gem for me. An absolutely amazing and beautiful album.