I'd go with A Static Place. Listened to both albums just yesterday. While A Static Place convinced me from the very beginning and has been a nice listen for the past few weeks, I still didn't make it past track 4 on Ravedeath, 1972. Rather tiring underwhelming.
I've had the same experience, I just figured my head was elsewhere at the time. Both occasions I've sat down to listen to Ravedeath, 1972, I've completely lost interest midway through.
I've liked A Static Place quite a bit, but the new Remain on Line I've liked even more.
Same here...i lost interest after track 5 but i really like to blame Ben Frost about that 
now playing:
Sparklehorse + Fennesz .. which i finally found the vinyl edition in a small shop in Vienna.
lol about that ben frost remark...
I really did not like "an imaginary country" and "ravedeath, 1972" did not really convince me yet. However I really love "harmony in ultraviolet" and maybe ravedeath will grow on me...
That being said my first order of "a static place" got lost and I only heard tracks here and there which floored me.
Oh, and someone played his promo of belong's "common era" to me. That is pretty disappointing... fucking hell. Some people will love it but to me it lacks the depth of "october language" which is one of the best records ever.