{"id":7101,"date":"2015-01-12T00:40:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T00:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7101"},"modified":"2025-01-27T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:07:04","slug":"arc00122","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/product\/arc00122\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury&#8217;s Antennae: The Guides (Digital EP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album= 2542141088\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless> <a href=\"http:\/\/projektrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-guides-ep\">The Guides (ep) by Mercury&#39;s Antennae<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"hideme\">\n1. An Orchid Elixing<br \/>\n2. The Guides v.2<br \/>\n3. Letter To Hermione (David Bowie cover)<br \/>\n4. Agalia (acoustic)<br \/>\n5. They Are With Us\n<\/div>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<h3>Icy ghost drones, spacious atmospheres, glimmering guitars, Tuvan-inspired throat chants and earthy female vocals<\/h3>\n<p><BR><br \/>\nA year after releasing the full-length debut <strong>A Waking Ghost Inside<\/strong>, Mercury&#8217;s Antennae returns with the 5-track <strong>The Guides (EP)<\/strong>. Erick Scheid&#8217;s celestial electronics and soaring, swirling processed guitars blend perfectly with Dru Allen&#8217;s captivating plaintive voice on tracks that explore the themes of longing and spiritual connection and find the duo stretching out to delve into a dreamy, acoustic atmospheric sound.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;Ever the siren, Allen\u2019s evocative vocals are wrapped in the lush, Tangerine Dream-evoking instrumentation of Scheid, drawing listeners like sailors to the rocks \u2013 only instead of being dashed against them one feels soothingly entranced and healed.&#8221; \u2013 Santa Barbara Independent<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\nNeoromantic and heartfelt, the 30-minute EP originated from mobile-recorded live takes created in Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco during Mercury\u2019s Antennae&#8217;s spring and summer 2014 tours. Inspired by the long drives past golden hills and multi-hued green forests, Scheid and Allen discussed showing the group\u2019s more earthy side. This is exemplified by the stripped-down version of the shoegaze dream pop song \u201cAgalia,\u201d recorded with just guitar and voice in one take live in the studio. In this way <strong>The Guides (EP)<\/strong> captures a vulnerable quality in the music while remaining true to the band\u2019s unique otherworldly style.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\nThe track \u201cThe Guides\u201d from <strong>A Waking Ghost Inside<\/strong> provided the initial framework of the EP. Says Scheid, &#8220;In its writing stage \u2018The Guides\u2019 was meant as an ethno-ambient piece but became the first acoustic song we completed together. In order to offer this in our live set during our first West Coast tour, we brought back the deeper electronic feel of the song.\u201d<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;The Guides v.2\u201d is also the first video from Mercury\u2019s Antennae and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/aw0Pc4ECKM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was released on YouTube<\/a> the week leading up to the EP.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\nIn addition to receiving its own remake, \u201cThe Guides\u201d also inspired the extended remix and closer, \u201cThey Are With Us.\u201d This deep psybient piece filled with slow morphing drones introduces the talents of Luku NetherThot, whose Tuvan-inspired throat singing gives the piece its spiritual and ritualistic feel.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\nThe new release also includes Mercury&#8217;s Antennae\u2019s first cover, a recording of David Bowie\u2019s \u201cLetter to Hermione.\u201d For this bittersweet acoustic ballad, all the more precious for its obscurity, the duo offers an intense emotional interpretation that extends the ending with veils of multi-layered guitar work.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\nFans of Allen\u2019s other projects Mirabilis and This Ascension, 90s-era Projekt favorites Love Spirals Downwards and Lycia, and the haunting, organic and timeless sound of Cocteau Twins will find solace in the subtly textured, mystic dream-pop created by Mercury&#8217;s Antennae.<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<TABLE BGCOLOR=d9ddfb CELLPADDING=12><TR><TD><\/p>\n<h3>Mercury\u2019s Antennae 2015 tour\u2028<\/h3>\n<p>June 25: DNA Lounge, San Francisco CA<br \/>\n\u2028June 26: Club Violaine, Los Angeles CA<br \/>\n\u2028June 28: The Box @ The Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz CA\u2028<br \/>\nJuly 2: Ghost House @ Old Nicks Pub, Eugene OR<br \/>\n\u2028July 3: Brickbat Mansion @ The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven, Portland OR\u2028<br \/>\nFull details with links on <A HREF=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/mercurys-antennae-2015-tour\/>this blog post<\/A><\/p>\n<p><\/TD><\/TR><\/TABLE><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/text-sharing-sexy.png\" alt=\"text-sharing-sexy\"\/> <div class=\"socials\"><h2>love it, share it<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Farc00122%2F&t=Mercury%26%238217%3Bs+Antennae%3A+The+Guides+%28Digital+EP%29\" class=\"socials-small facebook-small\"  target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" >facebook<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Farc00122%2F&text=Mercury%26%238217%3Bs+Antennae%3A+The+Guides+%28Digital+EP%29\" class=\"socials-small twitter-small\"  target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" >twitter<\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projekt.com%2Fstore%2Fproduct%2Farc00122%2F&media=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/ARC00122.jpg&description=+\" class=\"socials-small pinterest-small\"  onclick=\"window.open(this.href); 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