Project Mercury (album)

Project Mercury
Studio album by Rosetta/Balboa
Released	April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)
Genre	Post-metal, post-hardcore
Length	47:29
Label	Level Plane
Producer	BJ McMurtie, J. Matthew Weed
Rosetta chronology
The Galilean Satellites (2005) Project Mercury (2007) Wake/Lift (2007)
Balboa chronology
split with Russian Circles (2005) Project Mercury (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic
Absolute Punk	(85%)
Metal Review

Project Mercury is a split album by Rosetta and Balboa. The title is derived from the 1959 United States human spaceflight of the same name. It was released on April 24, 2007 through the now defunct record label Level Plane.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Primitive Accumulation"	Peter Bloom	Balboa	2:52
2.	"Kaddish"	Balboa	Balboa	9:52
3.	"Planet of Slums"	Bloom	Balboa	3:15
4.	"TMA-1"	Rosetta	Rosetta	10:21
5.	"Clavius"	Rosetta	Rosetta	12:18
6.	"Project Mercury"	Bloom, Rosetta	Rosetta, Balboa	8:51

Personnel

Rosetta

• Michael Armine – sound manipulation, vocals
• David Grossman – bass, vocals
• Bruce McMurtrie Jr. – drums
• J. Matthew Weed – guitar, violin

Balboa

• Peter Bloom - vocals
• Armando Morales - bass
• Dave Pacifico – guitar
• Drew Juergens – drums

Samples

• Mike Armine on "TMA-1" and "Project Mercury"

Production

• Mastered by Alan Douches

Artwork

• Art design by Paul Jeffrey