Failure as an Artform
Failure is not a word that many find appealing. Suggesting a sense of doom and gloom, it can strike fear into many. For me it’s never been far away from my thoughts, especially creatively. Indeed, it’s often been said that
Failure as an Artform
Failure is not a word that many find appealing. Suggesting a sense of doom and gloom, it can strike fear into many. For me it’s never been far away from my thoughts, especially creatively. Indeed, it’s often been said that
Exposure is not payment
Like most of my work today, this story begins with an unsolicited email, this time from a music technology company: “Dear Robin, We have a pop-up shop in Brick Lane for an event. We’ll have a small performance space in
Exposure is not payment
Like most of my work today, this story begins with an unsolicited email, this time from a music technology company: “Dear Robin, We have a pop-up shop in Brick Lane for an event. We’ll have a small performance space in
I Shout for the Fall
Mark E Smith (1957 – 2018) of the Fall was an outspoken, contrary, sardonic and frequently controversial figure in the music world since 1978, and his death earlier this year left an emptiness in many of his fans. I first
I Shout for the Fall
Mark E Smith (1957 – 2018) of the Fall was an outspoken, contrary, sardonic and frequently controversial figure in the music world since 1978, and his death earlier this year left an emptiness in many of his fans. I first
MARS BY 1980
I’ve always enjoyed music playlists, especially when it offers an opportunity to enter in the world and minds of other artists you’ve long admired. What DO they listen to at home, in the car or whilst washing up? Does the
MARS BY 1980
I’ve always enjoyed music playlists, especially when it offers an opportunity to enter in the world and minds of other artists you’ve long admired. What DO they listen to at home, in the car or whilst washing up? Does the
Lost at Sea – The Big Project
I’ve just returned from Anstruther in Fife Scotland where I presented the world premiere of Lost at Sea at the East Neuk Festival as part of their Big Project 2018. Following on the success of their Memorial Ground (2016)
Lost at Sea – The Big Project
I’ve just returned from Anstruther in Fife Scotland where I presented the world premiere of Lost at Sea at the East Neuk Festival as part of their Big Project 2018. Following on the success of their Memorial Ground (2016)
A Day For Dil
Today is a special day for a fellow that sadly passed away at the end of 2017. David Law, known as Dil to most folks, features as part of A Day for Dil today, 23 June 2018. Stolen away by
A Day For Dil
Today is a special day for a fellow that sadly passed away at the end of 2017. David Law, known as Dil to most folks, features as part of A Day for Dil today, 23 June 2018. Stolen away by
The joy of collecting music, and the stories they tell
I have always found such a profound joy in music. And especially in collecting music. I can still recall the first record I ever bought – a 7″ single of Earth, Wind and Fire’s Fantasy (1977), and today I still
The joy of collecting music, and the stories they tell
I have always found such a profound joy in music. And especially in collecting music. I can still recall the first record I ever bought – a 7″ single of Earth, Wind and Fire’s Fantasy (1977), and today I still
Dark as a Raven – SoundScapes
Soundscape. Sound installation. Sonic Art. Surround Sound. Call it what you want but the joy of hearing sound all around you, immersing your body within it, is something that needs to be experienced. You know this from attending live shows,
Dark as a Raven – SoundScapes
Soundscape. Sound installation. Sonic Art. Surround Sound. Call it what you want but the joy of hearing sound all around you, immersing your body within it, is something that needs to be experienced. You know this from attending live shows,
Farewell Glenn Branca – you darkened the skies, as promised
I’m very shocked and saddened tonight to read of the death of American composer Glenn Branca, October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018). In memory I would like to share a little feature I wrote about his work and my earliest
Farewell Glenn Branca – you darkened the skies, as promised
I’m very shocked and saddened tonight to read of the death of American composer Glenn Branca, October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018). In memory I would like to share a little feature I wrote about his work and my earliest
A Little Bit of Everything – Scanner Scans Bedford
Chance encounters in life are often some of the most wonderfully rewarding and joyful. My new work A Little Bit of Everything emerged from a very simple conversation one day with the fabulous arts producer Tammy Bedford. We’d stayed in contact
A Little Bit of Everything – Scanner Scans Bedford
Chance encounters in life are often some of the most wonderfully rewarding and joyful. My new work A Little Bit of Everything emerged from a very simple conversation one day with the fabulous arts producer Tammy Bedford. We’d stayed in contact
Keeping a diary – a 42-year long love affair
As some of you may know I’m a great archivist. Indeed I’ve kept a diary since I was 12 years old. A diary is a means of recording our history, moments that are lost each and every day, our passions
Keeping a diary – a 42-year long love affair
As some of you may know I’m a great archivist. Indeed I’ve kept a diary since I was 12 years old. A diary is a means of recording our history, moments that are lost each and every day, our passions
GRIMM ballet – scoring fantasies
With reviews already coming in for the previews for GRIMM ballet, I must confess I’m super excited to set off to Amsterdam to see the official premiere this Sunday 22 April. The show is choreographed by Ernst Meisner of Dutch
GRIMM ballet – scoring fantasies
With reviews already coming in for the previews for GRIMM ballet, I must confess I’m super excited to set off to Amsterdam to see the official premiere this Sunday 22 April. The show is choreographed by Ernst Meisner of Dutch
Kamiokande with London Sinfonietta
I’ve long been familiar with the work of photographer Andreas Gursky, and especially how his images capture a world that we recognise, on such a grand scale, frequently dystopian, unsettling, abstract and utterly unforgettable. At present Gurksy is exhibiting his
Kamiokande with London Sinfonietta
I’ve long been familiar with the work of photographer Andreas Gursky, and especially how his images capture a world that we recognise, on such a grand scale, frequently dystopian, unsettling, abstract and utterly unforgettable. At present Gurksy is exhibiting his
Radio Art, Radio RainFall
Radio is not only a broadcast medium, it’s a work of art. Radio Art. I’ve loved the radio since I was a small boy. We had a handsome wooden radiogram at home, which glowed with a warm light whenever switched
Radio Art, Radio RainFall
Radio is not only a broadcast medium, it’s a work of art. Radio Art. I’ve loved the radio since I was a small boy. We had a handsome wooden radiogram at home, which glowed with a warm light whenever switched
Freak Zone Playlist Mixtape
I was recently invited by broadcaster and writer Stuart Maconie to compile a special one hour mixtape for his Freak Zone show on BBC 6 Music. This is a place where you are absolutely free to let you ears run
Freak Zone Playlist Mixtape
I was recently invited by broadcaster and writer Stuart Maconie to compile a special one hour mixtape for his Freak Zone show on BBC 6 Music. This is a place where you are absolutely free to let you ears run
What is beauty?
Beauty in your world Notions of beauty are so clearly personal and impossible to challenge. What one person finds beautiful to another is something altogether ugly to another. A simple dictionary definition is “a combination of qualities, such as shape,
What is beauty?
Beauty in your world Notions of beauty are so clearly personal and impossible to challenge. What one person finds beautiful to another is something altogether ugly to another. A simple dictionary definition is “a combination of qualities, such as shape,
Ambient drifting in London
So it’s time for my first post on my freshly designed website. Thanks again to Dr Eric Scott Day for Night for being the architect of this finely accessible site. Given the amount of views and new subscribers to my
Ambient drifting in London
So it’s time for my first post on my freshly designed website. Thanks again to Dr Eric Scott Day for Night for being the architect of this finely accessible site. Given the amount of views and new subscribers to my
live dates
Future Scanner live performances, soundtracks, installations around the globe 2018 Live Concerts 20.10 Festival Solair Zuiderpershuis Antwerp Belgium CONTEMPORARY DANCE SOUNDTRACKS SPLIT Lucy Guerin Inc “This is a square, a stage, a world, a life. Space is getting tighter and time
live dates
Future Scanner live performances, soundtracks, installations around the globe 2018 Live Concerts 20.10 Festival Solair Zuiderpershuis Antwerp Belgium CONTEMPORARY DANCE SOUNDTRACKS SPLIT Lucy Guerin Inc “This is a square, a stage, a world, a life. Space is getting tighter and time
January 2018
Hello Welcome to the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 18th year of the 21st century. So I closed 2017 with the release of two albums, The Great Crater and Fibolae. Reviews have been coming in very positively
January 2018
Hello Welcome to the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 18th year of the 21st century. So I closed 2017 with the release of two albums, The Great Crater and Fibolae. Reviews have been coming in very positively
December 2017
Hello And so we reach the end of another year, one where many of our worlds have been turned quite upside down, where even the dark lands of Stranger Things seems more appealing at times! But we all need to
December 2017
Hello And so we reach the end of another year, one where many of our worlds have been turned quite upside down, where even the dark lands of Stranger Things seems more appealing at times! But we all need to
Four Words Technology
Four Words Technology Tech Hub Leeds UK 23 November 2017 – 28 February 2018
Let the Waves Take You
A little playful vaporous piece of music, created whilst in motion, filmed in Madrid, adrift above the earth. A little piece of magic 🙂
Let the Waves Take You
A little playful vaporous piece of music, created whilst in motion, filmed in Madrid, adrift above the earth. A little piece of magic 🙂
Spirit Cluster
A featured track from the forthcoming Scanner album, Fibolae (Dec 2017), out on Pomperipossa Records. Film directed and created by Maria von Hausswolff, who says of it: “The video is set in a recently burnt down apartment: a mysterious and
Spirit Cluster
A featured track from the forthcoming Scanner album, Fibolae (Dec 2017), out on Pomperipossa Records. Film directed and created by Maria von Hausswolff, who says of it: “The video is set in a recently burnt down apartment: a mysterious and
November 2017
Hello The nights are darker, the air is cooler and it’s another step towards the New Year, as ever rolling around faster and faster as the years turn. I’ve just returned from Kalisz in central Poland where I closed up
November 2017
Hello The nights are darker, the air is cooler and it’s another step towards the New Year, as ever rolling around faster and faster as the years turn. I’ve just returned from Kalisz in central Poland where I closed up
October 2017
Hello I’m writing my newsletter this month from the warmth of Washington DC, where I just premiered a new work, EroSpace, with local dance company Kyoko Dansu. It turned out to be a fabulous project inspired by the cables on
October 2017
Hello I’m writing my newsletter this month from the warmth of Washington DC, where I just premiered a new work, EroSpace, with local dance company Kyoko Dansu. It turned out to be a fabulous project inspired by the cables on
Scanner Performance – Modular Meets Leeds 2017
CHECK OUT THE RIG RUNDOWN VIDEO HERE – https://youtu.be/SrGbdaqY-zs Here’s another mesmerising improvised modular synth performance from Scanner. Scanner closed the Saturday of Modular Meets Leeds 2017 with only 6U of modular and the Eventide H9 FX Scanner takes us
Scanner Performance – Modular Meets Leeds 2017
CHECK OUT THE RIG RUNDOWN VIDEO HERE – https://youtu.be/SrGbdaqY-zs Here’s another mesmerising improvised modular synth performance from Scanner. Scanner closed the Saturday of Modular Meets Leeds 2017 with only 6U of modular and the Eventide H9 FX Scanner takes us
Mille images
Mille images :: pour Le Fresnoy Panorama 19 Le Fresnoy Tourcoing, France 23 September – 31 December 2017 Visual installation by Bruno Nuytten Sound installation Scanner
Mille images
Mille images :: pour Le Fresnoy Panorama 19 Le Fresnoy Tourcoing, France 23 September – 31 December 2017 Visual installation by Bruno Nuytten Sound installation Scanner
The Dreamer is Still Asleep – Sound installation at Little Moreton Hall
Film maker Gavin Repton introduces the 2017 Trust New Art commission at Little Moreton Hall. Internationally recognised artist and composer Scanner, (Robin Rimbaud) creates a sensory art installation exploring the state between sleeping and waking. Combining sound and smell, visitors
The Dreamer is Still Asleep – Sound installation at Little Moreton Hall
Film maker Gavin Repton introduces the 2017 Trust New Art commission at Little Moreton Hall. Internationally recognised artist and composer Scanner, (Robin Rimbaud) creates a sensory art installation exploring the state between sleeping and waking. Combining sound and smell, visitors
September 2017
Hello It’s rapidly moving towards autumn already here and almost perfect timing for my new album that resonates with this changing mood. The Great Crater is out this month on 29th September on Glacial Movements. Commissioned by the label for
September 2017
Hello It’s rapidly moving towards autumn already here and almost perfect timing for my new album that resonates with this changing mood. The Great Crater is out this month on 29th September on Glacial Movements. Commissioned by the label for
Cast to the Bottom
Promotional video for opening track on forthcoming Scanner album, The Great Crater, on Glacial Movements, 2017 Order it HERE: The Great Crater – Press on Glacial Movements http://www.glacialmovements.com Music: Robin Rimbaud – Scanner Video: Uršula Berlot & Sunčana Kuljiš Gaillot
Cast to the Bottom
Promotional video for opening track on forthcoming Scanner album, The Great Crater, on Glacial Movements, 2017 Order it HERE: The Great Crater – Press on Glacial Movements http://www.glacialmovements.com Music: Robin Rimbaud – Scanner Video: Uršula Berlot & Sunčana Kuljiš Gaillot
August 2017
Hello So it’s currently 17 degrees Celsius, pouring with rain with heavy grey skies, so it must officially be summer and perfect weather for a music festival. Indeed, I’m sitting in a tiny family hotel in Norberg in Sweden as
August 2017
Hello So it’s currently 17 degrees Celsius, pouring with rain with heavy grey skies, so it must officially be summer and perfect weather for a music festival. Indeed, I’m sitting in a tiny family hotel in Norberg in Sweden as
The Dreamer is Still Asleep
The Dreamer is Still Asleep :: Little Moreton Hall 29 July – 29 October 2017 Sound Installation with smell
The Dreamer is Still Asleep
The Dreamer is Still Asleep :: Little Moreton Hall 29 July – 29 October 2017 Sound Installation with smell
When All Else Fails…
A little musical exploration in the studio on a gloomy Sunday afternoon, with the Eurorack modular system keeping me happily distracted 🙂 Tech notes if you are curious – Intellijel Metropolis is the engine driving the melodies, with the Verbos
When All Else Fails…
A little musical exploration in the studio on a gloomy Sunday afternoon, with the Eurorack modular system keeping me happily distracted 🙂 Tech notes if you are curious – Intellijel Metropolis is the engine driving the melodies, with the Verbos
July 2017
Hello Over half way through the year and many plans in action, as always, balancing several plates in the air at the same time like a circus performer. June began with a visit to Brussels to the Belgian Modular Festival
July 2017
Hello Over half way through the year and many plans in action, as always, balancing several plates in the air at the same time like a circus performer. June began with a visit to Brussels to the Belgian Modular Festival
Klee Didge
A little experiment in the studio with the Klee sequencer but using it only to send gate CVs, with no traditional melodic content. The sounds come from the Harvestman Hertz Donut, Endorphin es Furthrrr Generator and Intellijel Dixie II, whilst
Klee Didge
A little experiment in the studio with the Klee sequencer but using it only to send gate CVs, with no traditional melodic content. The sounds come from the Harvestman Hertz Donut, Endorphin es Furthrrr Generator and Intellijel Dixie II, whilst
Slow Satie
After an especially troubling day I decided to set up the Roland System-1m and play this Erik Satie piece with it, Gymnopédie No.1, as an excuse to breathe and relax again 🙂 The footage was taken in Captiva on the
Slow Satie
After an especially troubling day I decided to set up the Roland System-1m and play this Erik Satie piece with it, Gymnopédie No.1, as an excuse to breathe and relax again 🙂 The footage was taken in Captiva on the
June 2017
Hello I’m now happily one year older than my last newsletter and celebrated my birthday in a twelve-hour indulgence museum/art gallery orgy, ending the day wandering around the new Pink Floyd exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
June 2017
Hello I’m now happily one year older than my last newsletter and celebrated my birthday in a twelve-hour indulgence museum/art gallery orgy, ending the day wandering around the new Pink Floyd exhibition at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Flamenco Explorations
A little film of experiments combining the steps of flamenco with electronic music, with sensors triggered by the footsteps. Recorded as part of the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Florida where I worked with Zarina Rimbaud-Kadirbaks on exploring the possibilities of
Flamenco Explorations
A little film of experiments combining the steps of flamenco with electronic music, with sensors triggered by the footsteps. Recorded as part of the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Florida where I worked with Zarina Rimbaud-Kadirbaks on exploring the possibilities of
May 2017
Hello Returning from the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Florida was undeniably brutal. Exchanging t-shirts for thermal tops, and bare feet for warm socks, life had to return to some sense of normality I suppose! April really was a month immersed
May 2017
Hello Returning from the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Florida was undeniably brutal. Exchanging t-shirts for thermal tops, and bare feet for warm socks, life had to return to some sense of normality I suppose! April really was a month immersed
April 2017
Hello So here I am, sitting in the Waldo Cottage, on over twenty acres of land in Captiva Florida, surveying the land before me. It’s around thirty degrees centigrade, woodpeckers are joyfully hammering away at a tree outside my window,
April 2017
Hello So here I am, sitting in the Waldo Cottage, on over twenty acres of land in Captiva Florida, surveying the land before me. It’s around thirty degrees centigrade, woodpeckers are joyfully hammering away at a tree outside my window,
Flames and Fire
Flames and Fire Film for Sedition Arts 3 mins Flames and Fire explores an interest in the complex rhythms of flamenco dance and especially the passion and vigorous force of the movement. It was the sheer physicality of the stamping
Flames and Fire
Flames and Fire Film for Sedition Arts 3 mins Flames and Fire explores an interest in the complex rhythms of flamenco dance and especially the passion and vigorous force of the movement. It was the sheer physicality of the stamping
March 2017
Hello I’m writing this in some discomfort as I suffered a rather horrendous trapped nerve meets muscle spasm in my spine this week and as such have been rather knocked out. Resembling the dance moves of a geriatric, whilst walking
March 2017
Hello I’m writing this in some discomfort as I suffered a rather horrendous trapped nerve meets muscle spasm in my spine this week and as such have been rather knocked out. Resembling the dance moves of a geriatric, whilst walking
February 2017
Hello So countless people spoke of 2016 as a year that they urgently wanted to forget, but rather unfortunately 2017 is already settling into one that will simply never be forgotten, where each day reveals another unsettling, challenging situation. Let’s
February 2017
Hello So countless people spoke of 2016 as a year that they urgently wanted to forget, but rather unfortunately 2017 is already settling into one that will simply never be forgotten, where each day reveals another unsettling, challenging situation. Let’s
Polymorphic Imprint
Polymorphic Imprint :: Uršula Berlot UGM Studio, Trg Leona Štuklja 2, Maribor 27 January 2017 – 25 February 2017 The exhibition brought together works created on the basis of microscopic images of nanostructures and transformations of substances, prompted by invisible fields
Polymorphic Imprint
Polymorphic Imprint :: Uršula Berlot UGM Studio, Trg Leona Štuklja 2, Maribor 27 January 2017 – 25 February 2017 The exhibition brought together works created on the basis of microscopic images of nanostructures and transformations of substances, prompted by invisible fields
Copy of a Copy
Copy of a Copy National Portrait Gallery London UK 20 January 2017 3D immersive sound installation A voice gently reads a list of every portrait that Picasso painted, whilst sounds move around the space that feature in the background of
Copy of a Copy
Copy of a Copy National Portrait Gallery London UK 20 January 2017 3D immersive sound installation A voice gently reads a list of every portrait that Picasso painted, whilst sounds move around the space that feature in the background of