Description

In the wake of the LouisvilleviaChicago late-millennium post-rock explosion, Mercury Program arrived at an amorphous scene in transition, vibraphone in hand. From The Vapors of Gasolinetheir 2000 album for Tiger Stylewas hardly a sophomore slump. Its ten cerebral and dissonant jams coyly answer the never-asked query: What if new age and post-hardcore bought a house in the suburbs?

This 25th anniversary remaster reveals the genius of an overlooked triumph in startlingly vibrant detail, providing atmospheric color for erstwhile reptile and periodic table fans alike.