In the wake of the Louisville-via-Chicago late-
millennium, post-rock explosion, Mercury
Program arrived at an amorphous "scene" in
transition, vibraphone in hand. From The Va-
pors of Gasoline-their 2000 album for Tiger
Style-was hardly a sophomore slump, it's ten
cerebral and dissonant jams coyly answering 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 de-
tail, providing atmospheric color for erstwhile
reptile and periodic table fans alike.
