65daysofstatic - No Man’s Sky: Music For An Infinite Universe (Laced Records) 2016
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In order to capture the vastness of both No Man’s Sky and the concepts it embodies, 65daysofstatic have delivered two albums that are visceral and danceable on one hand, but also able to move the heart as well as the feet. Infinite Universe… is borne of urgency, Rob Jones’ percussion spurring the band through glitchy swells and hooks that ebb and flow through a series of emotional climaxes, but the material on “Soundscapes” is a more unexpected venture for the band. These compositions are less about momentum than the moment, an IDM chill session that serves as a deconstruction of the album’s opening bursts. Taken together, this is a considerable, cohesive work that makes achieving the impossible seem like the most natural thing in the cosmos.