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 colour for erstwhile reptile and periodic table fans alike.

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 colour for erstwhile reptile and periodic table fans alike.