The Crystalline Address, by Scanner + Kim Cascone

The Crystalline Address

by Scanner + Kim Cascone

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	1.	Behavioral Sink 20:04		buy track
	2.	Atavistic Endeavour 20:34		buy track

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A collaboration with American composer Kim Cascone that was received exceptionally well at the time, featuring in many Top Ten lists. Kim and I performed live together just a handful of times, most notably at Tate Modern in London. This review captures the mood exceptionally well.

"This project between Kim Cascone and Scanner (Robin Rimbaud) goes deeper than the I-remix-yours-and-you-remix-mine approach that has become the standard mode of "collaboration" in the world of electronica. If they worked on these two pieces separately, from a distance, surely they emailed their sound files back and forth a number of times. This is a collaboration, you can feel the imprint of both artists' hands in every second of these 40 minutes: Cascone's cold digital landscaping, Rimbaud's dark ambiances, both fused into one music. "Behavioral Sink" is slightly more eventful and joyous than "Atavistic Endeavor," atmospheric and disquieting. Some people could argue that they share too many similarities to justify the existence of both. Maybe they developed from two propositions, each coming from a different camp. Despite the repetitiveness, they do go well together and make up a comfortably short and constantly fascinating album. Both tracks clock in at 20 minutes. The music strikes a great balance between depth (i.e., number of sonic layers) and momentum (number of sonic events), resulting in pieces that neither impose themselves or beg the listener for his or her undivided attention. A dreaminess akin to Fennesz or Stephen Vitiello's music allows the pill to go down smoothly. Recommended."

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released November 5, 2002

Written and produced by Kim Cascone and Robin Rimbaud
Sub Rosa 2002

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Scanner London, UK

Robin Rimbaud - Scanner is an artist and composer working in London. Since 1991 he has been intensely active in sonic art, producing concerts, installations and recordings. His work has been presented throughout the United States, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe. ... more

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