The Destruction Of Small Ideas

"The Destruction Of Small Ideas" is the third album by 65daysofstatic. It was released in April 2007 as their last LP on Monotreme Records.

Guitars are especially present in this album, which features particularly complicated song structures. The eighth track, titled "The Distant & Mechanised Glow Of Eastern European Dance Parties" would later be released as part of an EP which, according to some, announced the sound departure the band undertook for their subsequent album.

Deluxe Edition
Bird's Robe offers a Deluxe edition, with the "Don't Go Down To Sorrow" single and "The Distant And Mechanised Glow Of Eastern European Dance Parties" EP.

History
According to the liner notes found in the CD version, the album was "written and fought with" at Stag Works, Little Sheffield. It was recorded at The Substation in Rosyth, Scotland in December 2006 and January 2007, by Graham Deas (who also did the mixing) and Murray Mackay. The band produced the record themselves.

The piano tracks were recorded in St. Columbus Junior School in Fife, while demos and drones were recorded in Sheffield's 2fly Studios, where the band did their first two records. These 2fly Studios recordings were again made with the ever changing Alan "Cacophony Of Horrors" Smyth in 2006, while being mastered by Noel Summerville at London's Metropolis Studios in January 2007.

The last song on the album features a rare inclusion of vocals rather than vocal samples or spoken word. The lyrics can be found in the liner notes.

Production Approach
The band approached the recording and mixing of this record in a different way to their previous records, inspired by an article in Stylus Magazine about the 'Loudness War'. Later after release, they ended up being interviewed by the writer of the article for the same magazine.

Personnel

 * Rob Jones: drums, electronics, co-composer.
 * Joe Shrewsbury: guitars, electronics, co-composer.
 * Paul Wolinski: guitars, keyboards, electronics, co-composer.
 * Simon Wright: bass guitar, electronics, co-composer.
 * Andy Dobson (from the band Digitonal): clarinet on tracks 4 and 5.
 * Samy Bishai (also from the band Digitonal): violin on tracks 1, 5, 7 and 12.
 * Drew Speziale (from the band Circle Takes The Square): vocals on track 12.
 * Kathy Coppola (from the band Circle Takes The Square): vocals on track 12.
 * Iain Scott (Slomo): second snare on track 4.