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The Mercury Impulse (Wrekmeister Harmonies/Anatomy Of Habit)

Posted by Loren on June 27, 2024

The Mercury Impulse (Wrekmeister Harmonies/Anatomy Of Habit)
photo by Elena Solotroff

Meet The Mercury Impulse, a new experimental drone/noise project comprised of JR Robinson (Wrekmeister Harmonies) and Mark Solotroff (Anatomy of Habit/Bloodyminded). The group will release Records Of Human Behavior on August 23.

The artists first met in 2011 at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in Chicago, though The Mercury Impulse itself did not begin until early this year, based on recordings for a proposed Wrekmeister Harmonies album.

Synth and noise are the defining tones on the record, including with lead single "Infinite Repetition" (below). It will release on cd and digital formats.

 

Records Of Human Behavior Track Listing:

1. Behind Dull Glass

2. Keeping My Second Self Invisible

3. I Heard The Earth Falling

4. Primitive Instincts

5. Miles Of Smoldering Trash

6. Remanded To The Back Of A Mirror

7. Infinite Repetition

8. Lessons Of Apathy

Check out this interview with Wrekmeister Harmonies about their coffee roasting business.

The Mercury Impulse (Wrekmeister Harmonies/Anatomy Of Habit)
photo by Elena Solotroff

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