Wires...and the Concept of Breathing

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
Studio album by A Skylit Drive
Released	May 21, 2008
Studio	Warrior Sound, Raleigh, North Carolina
Genre	Post-hardcore emo 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)

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AbsolutePunk.net	66%

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. This is the band's first album to feature vocalist Michael Jagmin, who joined the band in 2008.

The band released music 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". All five music videos were included on the Let Go of the Wires DVD along with interviews and the band's performance at the Glasshouse from September 21, 2008. Let Go of the Wires was released on December 9, 2008 through Tragic Hero.

Musical style

Wires...and the Concept of Breathing has been described as a post-hardcore, emo, and screamo album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by A Skylit Drive

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Beginning There Was Void"	1:10
2.	"Knights of the Round"	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

Let Go of the Wires DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wires... and the Concept of Breathing" (Music video)	3:03
2.	"All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True" (Music video)	3:17
3.	"I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Treasure Hunter" (Music video)	3:40
4.	"Knights of the Round" (Music video)	3:00
5.	"This Isn't the End" (Music video)	3:18
6.	"Live at the Glasshouse" (9/21/2008)	18:13
7.	"Bonus Interviews"

Personnel

A Skylit Drive

• Michael "Jag" Jagmin – lead vocals
• Brian White – bass, unclean vocals
• Joey Wilson – lead guitar
• Nick Miller – rhythm guitar
• Kyle Simmons – keyboards, programming
• Cory La Quay – drums, backing unclean vocals

Production and recording

• Al Jacobs – Producer, assistant engineering
• Mitchell Marlow – Producer, mastering, mixing
• Jamie King – Additional production
• Kit Walters – Vocal production, mixing

Artwork and design

• Phill Mamula - Art direction, photography

Chart positions

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