65daysofstatic – Wild Light (2013)
The feeling when Wild Light hits you!
2010 saw this Sheffield-based outfit’s last release We Were Exploding Anyway; with this, they explored the possibilities of combining their classic post-rock sound with a new electronic style. This was a resounding success and left their fans waiting to see where they could take this direction. After three years we finally have our answer, Wild Light.
Having seen them three times already this year, I sort of had an idea of what to expect. Being such an awe-inspiring live act, the question was could they transfer this sound of epic proportions to record? The answer is yes! From the opening track ‘Heat Death Infinity Splitter’ I knew I was going to be taken on a journey by this album. For me, this was a feeling reminiscent of the first time I heard ‘Auto Rock’ by Mogwai and I knew this was going to be an album which would define a genre. They have taken their use of electro on ‘We Were Exploding Anyway’ to a whole new level and I think it’s going to change post-rock forever.
As I travelled through the album, I became more and more immersed in the sheer beauty of the music. The rich sound of ‘Blackspots’ made it my track of the album; however, every track is a contender as they all fit together for a true masterpiece. For me, this is the album of 2013 and has left me itching for their homecoming show in Sheffield next January.
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