An Ascent (DiN63), by Scanner

An Ascent (DiN63)

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buchla Great ambient album Robin full of perfect chill out soundscapes. Favorite track: Daylit Daylight.

rikm "An Ascent" is an exquisite study in dreamlike abstract ambience, a kaleidoscope of sounds and tones that move through the soundfield, meeting, merging, and mingling in new ways and forms.

Stunningly beautiful work...

encym_ Such a deep work! Beautiful, warm sounding, with a richness multi-dimensional textures. Favorite track: The Ascent.

eugene51 Incredible album! DiN never disappoints. It was hard to choose a favourite track, but the Sinister voice over on "Stranice" just tipped things in its' favour. I hope we get more Scanner on the label! Favorite track: Stranice.

karl lovblad Really great atmospheric music. Scanner recently has not disappointed me at all. This again is fabulous

stfi60 Amazing album this - credit also to DiN-label boss Ian Boddy for giving us such great music (of course including his own). A strong contender for EM album of the year! Favorite track: Counterpointe.

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	1.	The Ascent 06:56
	2.	The Fall Of Gray 05:54
	3.	Daylit Daylight 06:04
	4.	Stranice 04:21
	5.	If I Lose My Way I Will Shut My Eyes And Turn My Head 04:44
	6.	Earwicker 04:59
	7.	Auftakt 04:17
	8.	Your Eyes Are The Eyes Of The People 02:43
	9.	Counterpointe 09:35

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Scanner (British musician Robin Rimbaud) has been inventively active in Electronic Music since 1991 and been involved in a bewildering range of musical activities covering sonic art, concerts, installations, recordings and dance scores. His impeccable sonic credentials have seen him work with such luminaries as Bryan Ferry, Michael Nyman & Laurie Anderson.

His debut DiN solo album comes at a rather strange time for many people. The onset of a global virus has shut down much of the world around us and for many creatives, such as Rimbaud, the immediate cancellation of all live performances. Rather than sit back and worry he felt it was important to immediately embrace the tools at hand, and use the power of technology to respond positively. Thus followed a very successful live show broadcast on YouTube which garnered an audience from across the globe with Rimbaud playing an improvised live modular synth set which can still be enjoyed here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYPcH6g4fsU)

Watching & listening was DiN label boss Ian Boddy who immediately contacted Rimbaud to invite him to produce an album for the highly respected DiN label. Rimbaud thus spent the next few days recording 90 minutes of new music using the very same set up he had used for this YouTube concert. Boddy & Rimbaud then curated these recordings to form this solo DiN debut Scanner album “An Ascent” (DiN63).

The nine tracks form a musical journey ranging from gentle ambient interludes through to pulsing machine like rhythms. There’s always a sense of detail in the sonic backdrop which is just out of reach. A sense of yearning that opens the album with the track “The Ascent” and flows through to the beautiful calm ending of the final track “Counterpointe”.

This is an inspiring album from this totally unique British artist and one that may have never come in to existence if it wasn’t for the strange times we live in.

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released July 17, 2020

Written, performed and produced by Robin Rimbaud.

Recorded live at The Factory UK in April 2020 at an unprecedented time of isolation.

Instrumentation:
6U Eurorack modular system
Lorre Mill Double Knot
Meng Qi Gesture Arcade
Monome Arc
Elektron Digitakt
Eventide H9

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© 2020 Robin Rimbaud

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