THE RANGE
Shares New Single “Relegate”
From His First New Album In Six Years, Mercury; Out June 10
June Headline Shows In NYC, Los Angeles & Oakland
Performing at Portola Fest in San Francisco on Sept 25
Press photo: Elizabeth Weinberg
Praise for The Range and previous singles “Urethane,” “Bicameral” and “Ricercar”:
"James Hinton uses samples like he invented the entire concept... his music crackles with the air of discovery."
Pitchfork
"he’s created a song that simply soars"
Stereogum
"the music is as effervescent as ever"
MTV
“an exhilarated tornado of breakbeats and pristine, bittersweet melodies to blow away all the clouds and leave only the dancefloor remaining."
The Fader
"A Grime-Infused Audiovisual Dreamscape"
Uproxx
"This is just a great pop song."
First Floor
"his soundscapes are as gorgeous and hypnotic as ever."
Brooklyn Vegan
The Range, the project of Vermont-based musician and producer James Hinton, releases new single “Relegate” from his forthcoming album Mercury, out June 10. “Relegate,” which samples the 2001 Keke Wyatt single “Nothing in This World,” evokes the rush of pure four-on-the-floor but avoids becoming too locked-in. Hinton opens up the mix and imbues the house motifs with his own distinct warm glow.
Hinton says on the track, “It represents the butterflies you feel in a new relationship. The logical part of your brain is toast at that time and I like that this song captures that kind of unthinking swirling moment to me.”
Listen to “Relegate” HERE
The Range will be performing at San Francisco’s inaugural Portola Fest on September 25 alongside Flume, The Chemical Brothers, Kaytranada, Jamie XX, Toro y Moi, Charlie XCX and many more. More details can be found HERE.
The Range Headline Shows:
June 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Zone One
June 17 – Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
June 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Resident
Tickets and more info can be found HERE.
In April of 2018 James Hinton relocated from Brooklyn to isolate himself in the Green Mountains of Vermont and continue to work on the tracks that would make up his rave and grime-influenced fourth LP as The Range. On Mercury, Hinton builds on the techniques he established on his critically acclaimed 2016 LP Potential, seeking to create human connection in the Internet age through sampling vocalists from the corners of YouTube, Instagram, and Periscope.
Mercury is moody, transportive, and undeniably rave-infused, and although it is indebted to IDM mainstays like Aphex Twin and grime pioneers like Skepta, the album finds Hinton pushing himself outside the constraints of any one specific genre. The result is both maximalist and restrained, huge soft synths up against cruising beats to offset the compressed vocals of his carefully chosen clips.
Mercury was produced by James Hinton with additional production by Damian Taylor (Bicameral, Ricercar, Relegate), mixed by Lexxx (Alex Dromgoole) except for “Relegate” which was mixed by Damian Taylor, and mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles, CA.
‘Mercury’ artwork
Mercury tracklist:
1. Bicameral
2. 1995
3. Urethane
4. Ricercar
5. Not For Me
6. Relegate
7. A Tree Day
8. Balm
9. Cantor
10. Every Good Thing
11. Violet
Mercury is available on CD, LP, and limited-edition colored vinyl LP. The limited-edition colored vinyl LP is available to pre-order now exclusively from Domino.
Pre-order: Dom Mart | Digital
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