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Nobody knows how many people have died from drone attacks. The only official figures come from the White House: between 2009 and 2015, U.S. drones killed “between 64 and 116” civilians, excluding operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. When the numbers from these countries are added, independent observers estimate more than civilian 1,000 fatalities. As we composed this song we considered the good and evil of technology: it has enabled an international project like Suns of Mercury, but it has also changed the nature of confrontation. Victims don’t see the faces of their attackers, and at most see a winged robot with a digital eye. Employed as a “sensor” in the U.S. Air Force Predator program, Sergeant Brandon Bryant found this cold anonymity “horrible and numbing” and left his job in 2011. This song imagines his experience.

Guest: Claudio Cartagena (percussion, Australia), Milton de Souza (percussion, Brazil), Gavin Nebauer (guitar, Australia), Neda Rahmani and Marrs Coiro (percussion, Australia), Hugh Stirzaker (bass, UK)

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from Suns of Mercury, released May 16, 2017

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Suns of Mercury Melbourne, Australia

Suns of Mercury is a creative collaboration between performing artists around the world.

Celebrating the power of music to build unity across languages and cultures, the project takes inspiration from the ancient concept of Mercury the Messenger.

We blend folkloric influences with emerging styles in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. Crossing musical borders is our passion.
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