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Haunting the Dance Floor With Scanner Darkly

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New York-based DJ, producer, and remixer Scanner Darkly is an artist who’s sound is defined by dark pulsating beats, hard hitting percussion, and uplifting melodies. Much like his alias, he found inspiration through his early musical influences of industrial/heavy metal, techno mixtapes, and from attending underground/illegal raves in the 90s on the east coast. His alias also found inspiration amongst his fellow “dark” artists, metaphysics, paganism, as well as esoteric philosophy.

Scanner Darkly’s uncompromising approach of creating “dark” electronic music has earned him the creative recgonition of releasing on indie imprints such as Techniche, Deep Tech, The Seed, and Toxic Recordings. As such, he is an arist that sets his sights on always pursuing progress, and giving his audience explosive and memorable experiences that will forever haunt their ears and mind on the dancefloor.

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Premiere: Listen to “Exposure, Collapse” off of Scanner’s New LP “The Great Crater”

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OverĀ theĀ last twenty give years Robin RimbaudĀ aka ScannerĀ has traversedĀ theĀ experimental terrain between sound, space and image, connecting a bewilderingly diverse array of genres ā€“ a partial list would include sound design, film scores, computer music, avant-garde, contemporary composition, large-scale multimedia performances, product design, architecture, fashion design, rock music and jazz. With a catalogue busy with commissions, soundtracks and studio releases itā€™s extremely rare to find a new studio recording, soĀ TheĀ GreatĀ CraterĀ stands out by measure of this.

Invited byĀ theĀ label Glacial Movements to create a new album he focused onĀ theĀ tale of strange circles appearing in Antarctica. Flying overhead in 2014 a group of scientists spotted a circular formation of 2km diameter. For a time it was thought that it could beĀ theĀ scar left by a crashing meteorite but in fact it was quite another story. InvestigatingĀ theĀ circle on foot in January 2016 scientists found a 3 meter deep depression, with vertical well-like shafts inĀ theĀ middle. Drilling intoĀ theĀ ice they found multiple lakes beneathĀ theĀ surface, as part of a ā€˜hot spotā€™ or melting ice sheet. There is growing concern that it could lead to further disintegration.Ā TheĀ album explores an immersive, fragile and moving exploration of themes inspired by this simple tale. At momentsĀ theĀ ice moves and a sonic scar if formed, at othersĀ theĀ chill wind blows acrossĀ theĀ exposed water.

TheĀ GreatĀ CraterĀ offers upĀ theĀ voice of a unique composer in an ever unsettled global landscape.


Track Listing:

01 Cast toĀ theĀ bottom
02 Exposure, Collapse
03 Katabatic Wind
04 Forming Circuits
05Ā TheĀ Scar
06 Deep Water Channel
07 Lakes under Lakes
08 Underwater Lake
09 Strange Circles
10 Moving Forwards

Connect with Scanner: Online | Facebook | SoundCloud

Connect with Glacial Movements: Online | BandcampĀ | Facebook

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