Robin Rimbaud
Robin Rimbaud is an electronic musician who works under the name Scanner due to his use of cell phone and police scanners in live performance. He is also a member of the band Githead with Wire's Colin Newman and Malka Spigel and Max Franken from Minimal Compact.
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Rimbaud in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Scanner |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Southfields, London |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, writer, media critic, record producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | swim ~, Ash International, Touch Music |
| Website | scannerdot.com |
Rimbaud is also a writer and media critic, multi-media artist and record producer. He borrowed his stage name from the device he used in his early recordings, picking up indeterminate radio and mobile phone signals in the airwaves and using them as an instrument in his compositions.
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