Description
Format: LP
Catalogue No.: WIGLP412
Barcode: 0887828041213
Release Date: 10 Jun 2022
Genre: Experimental/Electronic
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 album as The Range.
On ‘Mercury’, out on Domino, Hinton builds on the techniques he established on his critically acclaimed 2016 album, ‘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 raveinfused, 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.
CD in printed inner wallet and spined capacity outer wallet and eight-page poster booklet.
LP in black standard weight vinyl with printed inner sleeve and two-page insert and digital download card.
Press – Reviews in MOJO, Hi-Fi World. Features in Composer Magazine.
Radio – BBC Radio Leicester, Amazing Radio.
Tracklisting
Bicameral
1995
Urethane
Ricercar
Not For Me
Relegate
A Tree Day
Balm
Cantor
Every Good Thing
Violet
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