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Mercury Falls: Quadrangle
by Dan McClenaghan
It begins with a stark electric drone, an eerie, throbbing repetition from which the familiar cry of a saxophone emerges. The tune is “Spring Pools," and it sounds like music that swells out of the quiet after the Apocalypse. The group is Mercury Falls, a saxophone/guitar/bass/drums ensemble with some deft electronic embellishments. The music could be called ambient, with its seemingly drifting momentum, but it's too gutsy to hold that tag.Heading up the group are reedman Patrick Cress ...
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by Bruce Lindsay
Mercury Falls is an intriguing and somewhat ambivalent band name--and whether it refers to a celestial body, a mythological messenger, plummeting water, dropping temperatures or, indeed, to nothing at all, it's a name that readily reflects the fascinating and at times beautiful music that the band creates on its debut release, Quadrangle. Although Mercury Falls disowns the term, much of the music on Quadrangle has a distinctly ambient feel to it (the band refers to it as ...
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By Pico There's been a quiet trend of the last fifteen or so years that seems to be picking up steam lately. That is, to approach jazz from the dreamy and sometimes rough textures of alt rock and electronics. There's even a name for this: post-rock. Tortoise was one of the first groups to attempt this, and remains one of the most successful at it. Post-rock is a genre that's tough to pull off right: if the music gets too ...
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Angel City Arts Presents Mercury Falls + Norton Wisdom - Live @ Royal/T
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SATURDAY JULY 24 2010 @ 8PMMERCURY FALLS + NORTON WISDOMROYAL/T8910 WASHINGTON BLVD. CULVER CITY, CA 90232310.559.6300$15 admission at the door. $10 for studentsRSVP on facebookFor one night only San Francisco-based Mercury Falls (written by Ryan Francesconi and Patrick Cress) will perform music from their debut record, Quadrangle. They will be joined on stage by one of L.A.s treasures, live painter Norton Wisdom. Wisdom will have a rich musical landscape on ...
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