Instrumentals 2015

Instrumentals 2015 is the fifth studio album by the English experimental space rock band Flying Saucer Attack, released through Domino [Recording Company] on 17 July 2015.

Musical style

Instrumentals 2015 has been categorised by critics as post-rock, shoegaze, space rock, and psychedelia. Entirely devoid of vocals, the album consists of 15 tracks composed and performed solely by David Pearce using guitar, which he manipulates to emulate a range of sonic textures. The instrument evokes comparisons to church bells, synthesisers, stringed instruments, and natural phenomena such as steam and waves. Multi-tracked guitars are employed to generate complex, layered soundscapes.
The album incorporates elements of electronica, folk, lo-fi, ambient, and drone music. These include references to "blossoming dronescapes" and "aerated drone", and several tracks extend to nearly ten minutes in length. The production retains a lo-fi quality consistent with Flying Saucer Attack's earlier work, recorded at home using CD-R and tape, resulting in a textured, grainy sound with audible noise. The album's aesthetic has been described as possessing a "faded" and "crackly" atmosphere.