The Fall of Math is the debut album by the instrumental post-rock band 65daysofstatic, released on September 20, 2004, through Monotreme. It contains what is arguably their most famous track, "Retreat! Retreat!".[citation needed]

The Fall of Math
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2004
Recorded2Fly Studios (Sheffield, England)
Home Recordings
Tracks 1, 4 & 8
GenrePost-rock, math rock[1]
Length43:50
LabelMonotreme
MONO08
ProducerAlan Smyth
65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic chronology
Stumble.Stop.Repeat EP
(2003)
The Fall of Math
(2004)
Hole EP
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blogcritics(favourable)[2]
Drowned in Sound9/10[3]
PopMatters9/10[4]

The album spawned two singles, both released after the album. While "Retreat! Retreat!" was a standard CD single release featuring two b-sides, "Hole" was released as a 7-track EP with a length of almost thirty minutes. Both tracks were accompanied by promotional videos.

The song "Aren't We All Running?" appeared in the initial trailer for the video game Binary Domain.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Another Code Against the Gone"1:40
2."Install a Beak in the Heart That Clucks Time in Arabic"4:55
3."Retreat! Retreat!" (released as a single)4:09
4."Default This"1:43
5."I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood"5:27
6."The Fall of Math"3:59
7."This Cat is a Landmine"4:45
8."The Last Home Recording"2:13
9."Hole" (released as a single)4:33
10."Fix the Sky a Little"5:29
11."Aren't We All Running?"4:51

References

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  1. ^ "The Fall of Math - 65daysofstatic | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ Doherty, Charlie (4 August 2008). "Music Review: 65daysofstatic - The Fall Of Math (U.S. Release)". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Thomas (24 August 2004). "The Fall of Math Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ^ Baynes, Chris (2 May 2008). "65daysofstatic The Fall of Math". PopMatters.
  5. ^ Binary Domain: Official Gameplay Trailer. YouTube (Trailer). IGN. 28 April 2011.