LONG RANGE
'Control Me' EP  
 Released:  OUT NOW on Pure Mint Recordings
 
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 'Recommended' 

9/10 - "3 top class cuts of hard hitting acid-electronica, 
each knocking spots off 99 per cent of the competition" 
 I-DJ 

4/5 -  
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"Simply excellent electronic music"  
 The Fly 
 

   

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 Phil Hartnoll  needs little introduction to anyone with a
passing interest in electronic music. One half of the mighty
 Orbital,  the groundbreaking electronic music pioneers who
reformed earlier this year for a string of headline appearances, hes also one of the main
collaborators in the collective known as Long Range with  Nick Smith, James
Day, Ben Burns, Will White (Propellerheads) and Toby May. 

Orbital, of course, reformed this year to headline a string of festivals including the
 Big Chill, Global Gathering, Get Loaded In The Park  and
 Rock Ness . They've also played a slew of arena dates around
the UK and beyond, and have been welcomed back to the fray like conquering heroes.

 Long Range  began shortly after Orbital split up in 2004. The
Hartnoll brothers had been sat in the same studio with each other for 15 years, producing
a string of award-winning Orbital albums and singles, and wanted to try something new.
Paul produced a solo album, while Phil teamed up with Nick Smith for the Long Range
project producing a critically acclaimed album named  'Madness &
Me'. 

Following this album, Long Range has expanded into a fully-fledged band and here release
the  'Control Me' EP  on  Pure
Mint  - three slabs of intricately worked, varied techno music. The title
track fizzes and squelches in all the right places, and features a sleazy male/female
vocal interplay on the theme control its either sado-masochistic, anti-authoritarian, or
both!

 'Tools' , meanwhile, boasts glistening shards over a low-end
gurgle, a track so intricately worked it could be a long-lost Orbital classic. Finally,
 'Flip'  is filmic and journeying, like the soundtrack to a
French art house film. Its a great package, picking up the baton from where Long Range
left off while Phils been busy with Orbital gigs and Nick working on film scores.
 
To celebrate the release of this EP, Pure Mint are offering an exclusive free download of
Long Ranges  'Lie Down'  track recorded live at the Green Room.
The track originally appeared on Long Ranges acclaimed Madness & Me album. Just go to
http://pure-mint.com/download/longrange  for the free MP3.