Saturday, October 01, 2005
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Your Scanner needs you

Scanner - aka Robin Rimbaud - first came to public attention in the mid-90s for his mix of ambient electronica and mobile phone conversations picked up from the ether using a scanning device. I recall going to see him live at Sam Fay's in Nottingham in '96 or '97 and being impressed by the music but slightly disappointed by how mundane the few conversations we were able to eavesdrop were. This, of course, was in the days when mobiles were analogue.The introduction of the GSM standard soon put a stop to Rimbaud's scanning, but not to his career, which seems to be going from strength to strength.
One of his latest ventures is a digital art project in Wales, for which members of the public are invited to send photos of their favourite things. Rimbaud will also be making a series of recordings in rural North Wales to mix into his live recordings. More details can be found here.

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