20世紀末ポストロックブームの余波の中、ヴィブラフォンを手にシーンの過渡期に現れたマーキュリー・プログラムの2000年TIGER STYLEリリース作『FROM THE VAPOR OF GASOLINE』がNUMEROより25THアニヴァーサリー・エディションとして初ヴァイナル・リイシュー!
ヴィブラフォンの甘美なまでに美しい旋律と鮮やかなバンドサウンドは、AMERICAN FOOTBALLやALWAYS THE RUNNER、TORTOISE、TRISTEZAファンのハートを射抜き、「もしニューエイジとポストハードコアが郊外に家を建てたら?」という誰も尋ねなかったであろう質問に巧みに答えています。
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They rock, they roar, they tiptoe on little magic elfen feet, and then they roar some more. They're probably the closest thing to honest-to-god jazz-rock since Corea and DiMeola returned to forever. And while the Mercury Program are technically not an instrumental group, the vocals are so infrequent and subdued that you're likely to miss them unless you're paying close attention.
When they're roarin', the guitar is all fuzzy 'n' in your face, while the drummer is heroically pummeling the living daylights out of his kit. When they whisper, the atmosphere is thick with vibraphones and bells, not unlike the Dylan Group. Angular melodic lines and big fat chords bounce everywhere. But the disc's unbeatable one-two punch is the dreamy "Every Particle of the Atmosphere," followed by the stunning title track. And listen up for the bowed vibraphone and cymbals.
Rovi