Wires...and the Concept of Breathing

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing is the first full-length album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive. The album was released on May 21, 2008, on Tragic Hero Records.[2] The album is noted for frequently referencing the popular video game series Final Fantasy. The band released videos for five of the tracks: "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing", "This Isn't the End", "Knights of the Round", "All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True" and "I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter".[3][4] This is the first album to feature vocalist Michael Jagmin, who joined the band in 2008.

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
Studio album by A Skylit Drive
Released	May 21, 2008
Recorded	Warrior Sound in Raleigh, NC
Genre	Post-hardcore, metalcore, screamo
Length	36:22
Label	Tragic Hero
Producer	Mitch Marlow Al Jacob Jamie King Kit Walters
A Skylit Drive chronology
She Watched the Sky (2007) Wires...and the Concept of Breathing (2008) Adelphia (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	66%[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by A Skylit Drive, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"In the Beginning There Was Void"		1:10
2.	"Knights of the Round"	A Skylit Drive, Jonny Craig	2:49
3.	"Wires (And the Concept of Breathing)"		2:31
4.	"City on the Edge of Forever"		3:26
5.	"Eris and Dysnomia"		2:08
6.	"I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter"		3:18
7.	"My Disease"		3:10
8.	"This Isn't the End"		2:55
9.	"Sleepwalker"		1:23
10.	"Pursuit Lets Wisdom Ride the Wind"		3:21
11.	"Ex-Machina"		3:03
12.	"Balance"		3:54
13.	"All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True"		3:15
Total length:			36:22

Personnel

A Skylit Drive Michael "Jag" Jagmin - Lead vocals Joey Wilson - Lead guitar Nick Miller - Rhythm guitar Brian White - Bass, unclean vocals Cory La Quay - Drums, backing unclean vocals Kyle Simmons - Keyboards, programming Additional personnel Zachary Ybarra - Rhythm guitar fill in "Tracks 1-13". Jonny Craig - Co-writer in "track 2".

Production and recording Jamie King – Producer Kit Walters – Producer, vocal production, mixing Al Jacobs - Assistant engineering Mitchell Marlow - Mastering, mixing Artwork and design Phill Mamula - Art direction, photography

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	171
US Top Heatseekers Albums[5]	9
US Top Independent Albums[5]	20

References

1. AbsolutePunk review
2. "Wires & The Concept of Breathing: Skylit Drive: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
3. "iTunes - Music - Wires... And the Concept of Breathing by A Skylit Drive". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
4. "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
5. "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2012-03-15.