The Mercury Program

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Mercury Program
Origin	Gainesville, Florida, USA
Genre(s)	Post Rock, Instrumental Rock
Years active	1997-Present
Label(s)	Boxcar Records Tiger Style Records
Members
Whit Travisano: Vibraphone, piano Thomas Reno: Guitar Sander Travisano: Bass David Lebleu: Drums

The Mercury Program is an American musical group composed of Dave Lebleu on drums, Sander Travisano on bass guitar, Tom Reno on guitar, and Whit Travisano on vibraphone and piano. They are based in Gainesville, FL. The first three members formed a trio in August 1997 and Whit Travisano joined in late 1999. Whilst their first two albums feature sparse, spoken vocals, with the release of the EP 'All the Suits Began to Fall Off' and onwards they become entirely instrumental. Their style is intricate and groove led with many categorizing them as post-rock. The band members live in different cities across the United States and are not planning on touring anytime in the near future. In October 2006 the band recorded some new songs with Andy Baker in Athens GA for an as yet untitled and unfinished new album, two of these can be heard on their myspace page.

[edit] Discography

• Albums
  • The Mercury Program (Boxcar, 1999)
  • From The Vapor Of Gasoline (Tiger Style, 2000)
  • A Data Learn The Language (Tiger Style, 2002)

• EPs
  • All The Suits Began To Fall Off (Boxcar, 2001)
  • Confines of Heat (Kindercore, 2003) (split release with Maserati + DVD)

• Compilations
  • Back to Donut CD Comp (No Idea, 1998)

• 7inches
  • Split 7" with Versailles (Boxcar, 1998)
  • Lights Out In Georgia 7" (Boxcar, 1997)

[edit] External links

• Official Webpage
• 77 Boadrum Site Profile Viva Radio, Sep 2007. (Flash)
• The Mercury Program on MySpace