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Transmission

by The Quality Of Mercury

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Neil Yeager this shit jams. Favorite track: Her Eyes Are The Stars.
Indie Rock Cafe
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Indie Rock Cafe Epic debut full of layers and layers of distorted guitars, experimental synth sounds, warm melodies, crashing cymbals and booming percussions. I can imagine it as a soundtrack to a modern sci-fi indie film or TV show.
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1.
Deep Space 05:36
Out here the time goes slow. A lonely heart makes the conscience grow. Robots are my only friends. How I’m longing for your touch again. I am tired. Contact is my only goal. I must reach her to save my soul. Lay back. Time to sleep comes soon. It’s been light years since we left that moon. I’m not tired.
2.
Beaming from her sound devices She’s set to go, she’s set to go. An intermittent wave suffices On the radio, on the radio. Cloaking the energy Secrets she sends to me I listen faithfully Still can’t hear a sound. Can’t decipher loud advances It’s safe to say, it’s safe to say I’ve fallen victim to her glances In every way, in every way. Patterns of synergy Transmitting near to me I’m waiting patiently Still can’t read her now. Chorus So proud She’s broadcasting signals through space now They’re coming in slow tempo. To loud All I’m receiving is snow while I’m tuning this radio. Aligned Decoding the sequence reveals why She’s counting down to zero In time Our echoes will sync to the same rhyme And we’ll breathe in the stereo waves. I’ve dialed the frequency Coded in secrecy Soon she’ll be reaching me Landing on the ground. Chorus
3.
I’m surrounded by infinity. But I’m choking From all the silence. I’m surrounded by tranquility. But I’m choking down all this silence. Damn this silence.
4.
I tap the gauges, confirm all systems go. The rockets beneath me have started to glow. Advancing the thruster shakes the earth down below. A solemn fairwell to mission control. My mission, chase an angel down. Adjusting the heading I get to the chase. The thought of you with me starts my heart to race. The locator beacon is transmitting at pace And now I’m destined for hyperspace. My mission, chase an angel down. And I’m blasting through the sky. My search for you goes past the sun into the stars of Orion’s belt, Remember days so long ago when you and I shared how we felt. Your electric smile and eyes of green have been engraved to my memory. I search for you. I long for you. I’ve come for you.
5.
Time 01:29
6.
Lights down, I lay back onto the floor. Just like I’ve done, so many times before. Deep gaze, I stare off into the sky. I’ve held my breath, since we said our last goodbye. She stole the stars in the fading moon light. While I held her close, on this falling satellite. We cast our hearts out into the sun. Our souls embraced, and melted into one. It was a wonderful day. But now you’re so far away. And since that day I’m not the same. Deep space I press my hand to the glass. I can feel the pulse, of a memory past. These iridium flares, are burning my eyes. Epic solitude on the brink of my demise. And now you’re so far away. And I have so much to say. To shine that bright you must be brave. If I had asked would you have stayed? I’m a mess, I’m a mess. I’ve really fallen for you. I’m a wreck, when I sleep I’m always dreaming of you. I’m a mess, every night I swear I feel you watching. Your gaze it shines down upon me. Her eyes are the stars, they’re blinking at me. Her eyes are the stars, an elegant plea. Her eyes are the stars, so honest and true. Her eyes are the stars, a window into. I’ve received the message but it’s to far to reach you. Perhaps if we had more time we could learn how to make this connection but I can’t seem to find a much better way. Her eyes are the stars, revealed in the black. Her eyes are the stars, there’s no holding back. Her eyes are the stars, their beauty sublime. Her eyes are the stars, so constant in time.
7.
Andromeda 07:56
Drifting and fading away I count the days go by. Swallowing memory pills by the fistful. Remembering what you last said I promised to come back. We slept in Andromeda’s bed sleeping so peaceful. Listening for signs of life through these instruments. They can barely whisper a sound. Are they broken? Silence is now so routine, part of my protocol. Emotions been programed away never spoken. Chorus Floating here helpless I’m drowning in negative space. Fearing our union could be many light years away. The deeper I travel the more I’m attracted to you. It’s a futile resistance your gravity I can’t escape. I study a photo of you under a microscope. Tracing the lines of your face keeps me sane. Sequencing future events, suffer the consequence. Visions of moments with you, echoes in my brain. Chorus Lonely is drifting in space. Lonely I’m drifting. Lonely is drifting in space. Lonely we’re drifting, now.
8.
Still falling from my gravity and fading out into the distance These days she’s only coming through in waves. You can’t stop a runaway, You can’t stop a runaway, You can’t stop a runaway from breaking free. I’ve tried to change her ways, I’ve tried to change her ways, I’ve tried to change her ways, but she’s not stopping. Chorus She wants to travel faster and faster. Cruising along at the speed of light. She’s moving fast, only she’s a disaster. Losing control and drifting out of sight. I hear her call out to me. A whisper within a breeze. I try to fight back but she melts into my dreams. Can’t stop a lonely heart, Can’t stop this lonely heart. I can’t stop this lonely heart from breaking, from breaking. Chorus She wants to travel faster and faster. She can’t see That she’s all I’ve got.

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An epic sci-fi space rock journey with big, flourishing orchestrations of synths and ringing, distorted guitars kicking out lush, lo-fi melodies with sweeping, uplifting hooks; reverb-oozing vocals; unusual rhythms and beats, crashing cymbals and regular chord changes; a cornucopia of sound effects, periods of drifting in outer space daydreaming; introspective, intelligent lyrics. - Indie Rock Cafe

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released November 2, 2017

Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Jeremiah Rouse.
Drums performed and recorded by Kevin Soffera at Hybrid Studios.
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

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The Quality Of Mercury Nazareth, Pennsylvania

"...a blend of space-rock & pure-indie melody, heavy low-end punch, stunning rhythms & grooves that spiral together to form inspiring, textured-moods and stunning songs that have massive crossover appeal."

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