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1. Scanner is a Power Metal Band from Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
2. Scanner is multimedia artist and sound designer Robin Rimbaud from London, United Kingdom.
3) A German EBM and Synthpop label founded in 1999 by Francesco D'Angelo Spine Of God.
1. Scanner
Was previously known as:
- Reinforce (1977 - 1982)
- then as Lions Breed, a German Metal act that released the 1985 album on the Earthshaker label entitled "Damn The Night") the group changed vocalists and drummers and became Scanner in 1986, adopting an on stage sci-fi image.
SCANNER appeared in 1987 with the opener track "GALACTOS" on the "DOOMSDAY NEWS" compilation by NOISE RECORDS, Berlin. The group’s debut album, "Hypertrace", was produced by Eloy vocalist Frank Bornemann and was released in 1988. Backing vocals for this outing were contributed by Ralph Scheepers (see Primal Fear[[/artist]). The Japanese Release of this album added the exclusive track "Galactos" from the DOOMSDAY NEWS compilation.
In 1991 the second album, "TERMINAL EARTH", had been released the group had parted company with vocalist Michael Knoblich and replaced him with the Yugoslavian born ex-Angel Dust front man S.L. Coe. When personality clashes erupted between Coe and his band mates the vocalist was forced out in 1993.
Guitarist and bandleader Axel Julius (also producer aka Nigel Boston) recruited a new line up for SCANNER to release the "MENTAL RESERVATION" album in 1995 for the MASSACRE RECORDS label and JVC Victor Entertainment, Japan. The band comprised Polish vocalist Haridon Lee, bassist John A.B.C. Smith and drummer D.D. Bucco for this album, although Smith was succeeded by Marc Simon shortly after the record was released.
1997’s "BALL OF THE DAMNED" would prove an ambitious affair as the band took on cover version of QUEEN’s epic "Innuendo". Ralph Scheepers, by now in PRIMAL FEAR, also appeared once more lending vocals to "Puppet On A String". Touring to promote the album saw headline European dates with support act UNREST before a further round of shows on a package billing with FATES WARNING and OMEN. In summer ‘97 SCANNER appeared first time at W.O.A., Wacken Open Air, Germany.
SCANNER ‘s 2002 release was brandishing the new studio album "SCANTROPOLIS".
At this stage the new look band comprised female vocalist Lisa Croft, guitarists Axel Julius and Thilo Zaun, bass player Marc Simon, keyboard player Johannes Brunn and drummer Jan Zimmer. The album closes with an unaccredited version of "Till The Ferryman Dies" recorded live in Stockholm.
In 2003 Greek vocalist Efthimios Ioannidis joined the band and is SCANNER’s most constant singer until today’s line-up. SCANNER played a lot of shows whole of Europe in the past years and will come up with their 6th album, "THE JUDGEMENT", in January 2015 (Release Date: January the 23rd, 2015, MASSACRE RECORDS).
2. Robin Rimbaud (born in 1964) 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.
Rimbaud is also a writer and media critic[citation needed], 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.
Born in in Southfields, London, Scanner was interested in avant garde literature, cinema and music while growing up. When he was a teenager his family was bereaved when his father was killed in a motorcycle accident.[1] He attended Kingston University in Surrey, earning a degree in Modern Arts (BA). There, he formed a musical project The Rimbaud Brothers with fellow student Tony Rimbaud, releasing cassette editions in the early 1980s, later becoming Dau Al Set with the addition of Chris Staley.
He released Peyrere compilation cassette album in 1986, featuring the work of Nurse with Wound, Derek Jarman, Current 93, Coil and Test Dept. That same year, he composed the soundtrack to a short film A Horse with No Name, directed by Phil Viner, shown at the London Film Festival.[2]
In 1989, he was commissioned to contribute to the Cultural Icons publication (Bloomsbury) edited by James Park, writing many articles on contemporary art, literature, music and dance.
His debut Scanner CD was released in 1992 on Ash International, a subsidiary label of London's Touch Music label. He continued to produce the first dozen releases with Mike Harding of Touch, including Scanner², Mass Observation, Blind, and Runaway Train, a real-time recording of the captivating radio contact between Alfie, controller of the line and Wesley, the driver of a runaway train. Location: New Brunswick, Canada, recorded 9 March 1948.
In 1994, he pioneered one of the first webzines, in the very early days of the internet, I/O/D, in collaboration with Matthew Fuller and Graham Harwood. In 1998, he presented Surface Noise on a London bus, commissioned by Artangel, and won the Imaginaria 99 Award for Digital Arts, ICA London the following year. He re-soundtracked Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville movie in a series of performances around the world, whilst playfully presenting 16 concerts in one evening using a series of Scanner look-alikes to perform in his absence. For 2003, he installed a permanent installation in Raymond Poincaré hospital in Garches, France as part of the bereavement suite Channel of Flight.[3] In 2004, Tate Modern commissioned Sound Surface in collaboration with Stephen Vitiello as their first sonic arts work. In the same year, he composed Europa 25, an alternative National Anthem for Europe that was freely distributed via 10,000 CDs and a website.
He has continued to collaborate with classical musicians – Michael Nyman for Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, Musique Nouvelles in Belgium for their 'Play Along' collaborative string quartet, and opera singer Patricia Rozario for a new untitled work in 2007.
From 1994–2000, he set up and "curated" The Electronic Lounge music club at London's ICA, where these monthly sessions presented nights of music in a social environment. Nights included presentations with the record companies Warp Records, Irdial, Ninja Tune, Touch, Mego, Leaf Records and many others.
Since 2000 he has featured on BBC Radio 4, as a commentator on issues relating to popular music on a number of occasions.
Working with choreographer Wayne McGregor, he created Nemesis for Random Dance in 2002, Detritus for Ballet Rambert in 2003, and Qualia for the Royal Ballet in 2004. He continues to work with dance, with new works for Shobana Jeyasingh and Siobhan Davies in 2007. In 2006 he created the sound for Merce Cunningham's E:vent at London's Barbican theatre.
In 2006, he created Night Haunts, a monthly online artwork, working with writer Sukhdev Sandhu and designers Mind Unit. He sound-designed Aitan Errusi's new British horror film Reverb. In 2007 he soundtracked British filmmaker Steve McQueen's film installation Gravesend, at the 52nd Venice Biennial.
In 2008 he was President of Honour at the Qwartz Music Awards in Paris, and scored the musical comedy Kirikou & Karaba in Paris, which was later released on DVD (EMI). He premiered his six-hour performance show, Of Air and Eye at the Royal Opera House London in late 2008, and sound-designed the new Philips Wake-Up Light with Philips Electronics in NL, a lamp to wake you up with natural light and sound.
In 2009 He showed Atlantida, an HD film installation at the Canary Islands Biennial, created in collaboration with filmmaker Olga Mink. In the summer of 2009 he composed the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the World Swimming Championships in Rome, broadcast in 164 countries, and soundtracked the new Samburg Corby telephone campaign in Italy.
In 2005, he was a contributing curator 'J’en rêve' at Fondation Cartier Paris, and in 2006, jointly curated the video art exhibition 'Mobile' at Espace Landowski Paris.
His BBC radio production of Jean Cocteau's The Human Voice won the Prix Marulic Award and recently, he won First Prize Neptun Water Prize for his installation Wishing Well in Austria, in collaboration with Austrian artist Katarina Matiasek. In 1998, he became 'Professor Scanner' at John Moores University in Liverpool. In 2009 he became Visiting Professor at University College Falmouth UK, and Visiting Professor at Le Fresnoy National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Tourcoing France.
He recently contributed a chapter to Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture (The MIT Press, 2008) edited by Paul D. Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky. In 2010 Rimbaud working with The Post Modern Jazz Quartet on Blink of an Eye with a very subtle touch, embedding his sounds into those of the New York jazz ensemble seamlessly as critics observed.[5]
In 2013 Rimbaud dueted with Alexandra Strunin on the song "Robot" from her EP called Stranger released on 29 October 2013.
Across the Universe
Scanner Lyrics
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Access to all data concerning planet earth control
First step of P.E.C. consists of testing android
Prototypes at different stages of 20th century
39 Spain - resistance
44 France - allied forces
54 Korea - U.S. marines
79 Afghanistan - Mujaheddin
End of printout -
Dark was the night right out of nowhere
Airborne warriors of a different kind
Solid as steel, galactic soldiers
Take the world in their hands
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It? a long way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
Human appearance electric inside
Solar batteries and a microchip brain
Android angels on wings of laser
Taking life in their hands
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It? along way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
Life! Light! Life! Let us out on the loose
Hide! Hide! Among the living
Life! Light! Life! Curing mankind? disease
Ride! Rid! Far away
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It? along way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
The lyrics of Scanner's song "Across the Universe" describe an advanced, futuristic society where androids are used to control and monitor the earth. The first step of the "P.E.C." code involves testing android prototypes at different stages of human history, including their participation in various conflicts such as the Spanish Resistance, Allied Forces in France, the US Marines in Korea, the Mujaheddin in Afghanistan, and the Cruise Missile Unit in the Falkland Islands. The end of the printout suggests that these androids have successfully completed their mission and taken control of the world.
The second half of the song shifts to describing these androids as "galactic soldiers" who have traveled thousands of light years and taken life into their hands. They have electric insides, solar batteries, and microchip brains, and are described as android angels with wings of laser. The chorus repeats the phrase "thousand light years we had overcome, across the universe, it's a long way to the landing ground, the mission gets real" which suggests that these androids have had to travel great distances and overcome significant obstacles to accomplish their goal.
The song as a whole raises questions about the role of technology in society and the potential consequences of relying too heavily on machines to control our world. It also explores themes related to power, control, and the ethics of using artificial intelligence for military and other purposes.
Line by Line Meaning
Code - P.E.C. - codeword admittance
Access granted to planet Earth control data via code words and P.E.C.
Access to all data concerning planet earth control
All information about controlling planet Earth is accessible via P.E.C.
First step of P.E.C. consists of testing android
Android prototypes were tested as the first step of P.E.C.
Prototypes at different stages of 20th century
The android prototypes were tested at different stages in the 20th century.
39 Spain - resistance
In 1939, testing was conducted in Spain for resistance purposes.
44 France - allied forces
In 1944, testing was conducted in France for the allied forces.
54 Korea - U.S. marines
In 1954, testing was conducted in Korea for the U.S. Marines.
79 Afghanistan - Mujaheddin
In 1979, testing was conducted in Afghanistan for the Mujaheddin.
81 Falkland islands - cruise missile unit
In 1981, testing was conducted in the Falkland Islands for the cruise missile unit.
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End of the information printout.
Dark was the night right out of nowhere
The night was very dark and sudden.
Airborne warriors of a different kind
The android angels were like different kinds of airborne warriors.
Solid as steel, galactic soldiers
The android angels were strong and like galactic soldiers.
Take the world in their hands
The android angels took control of the world.
Thousand light years we had overcome
The android angels overcame many obstacles for thousands of light years.
Across the universe
The android angels traveled across the universe.
It? a long way to the landing ground
The landing ground is very far away.
The mission gets real
The mission becomes serious.
Human appearance electric inside
The android angels appeared human-like but had electric components inside.
Solar batteries and a microchip brain
The android angels were powered by solar batteries and had a microchip brain.
Android angels on wings of laser
The android angels traveled on wings of laser.
Taking life in their hands
The android angels took control of life itself.
Life! Light! Life! Let us out on the loose
The android angels asked to be let out and free to experience life and light.
Hide! Hide! Among the living
The android angels had to hide and blend in among the living.
Life! Light! Life! Curing mankind? disease
The android angels promised to cure mankind's diseases and bring life and light.
Ride! Rid! Far away
The android angels wanted to ride and travel far away.
Thousand light years we had overcome
The android angels overcame many obstacles for thousands of light years.
Across the universe
The android angels traveled across the universe.
It? along way to the landing ground
The landing ground is very far away.
The mission gets real
The mission becomes serious.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Fairy Of Metal
Dark was the night right out of nowhere
Airborne warriors of a different kind
Solid as steel, galactic soldiers
Take the world in their hands
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It's a long way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
Human appearance electric inside
Solar batteries and a microchip brain
Android angels on wings of laser
Taking life in their hands
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It's a long way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
Life! Light! Life! Let us out on the loose
Hide! Hide! Among the living
Life! Light! Life! Curing mankind's disease
Ride! Ride! Far away
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It's along way to the landing ground
The mission gets real \m/
Fairy Of Metal
Dark was the night right out of nowhere
Airborne warriors of a different kind
Solid as steel, galactic soldiers
Take the world in their hands
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It's a long way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
Human appearance electric inside
Solar batteries and a microchip brain
Android angels on wings of laser
Taking life in their hands
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It's a long way to the landing ground
The mission gets real
Life! Light! Life! Let us out on the loose
Hide! Hide! Among the living
Life! Light! Life! Curing mankind's disease
Ride! Ride! Far away
Thousand light years we had overcome
Across the universe
It's along way to the landing ground
The mission gets real \m/
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Константин Ермушев
Самая убойная вещь с этого альбома👍🔥👍🔥👍🔥
MCCrleone354
“Across The Universe” by Scanner is the best song ever!!! Change My Mind.
Brandon League
@MCCrleone354 It's worth listening to every second.
MCCrleone354
@Brandon League
Rime of the Ancient Mariner is 13 minutes long... I barely remember it but that’s a lot of song to consider!
Brandon League
Okay. Iron Maiden's "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" exists. (NO insult implied to Scanner.)
Ali Moorad
Its a long way to the landing ground!!!
This song man.... too damn good.... I love Heay Fucking Metal!
Bradley Ballinger
Bruh I may be born in 1995 but I've been listening to 80s rock and metal since forever. My dad loves it and got me into it. A few weeks ago a friend of mine showed me Scanner, I asked my dad about it and he shrugged it off saying he FORGOT about them. I have been listening to them nonstop since their discovery.
A Es
So happy i had access to this music in those days back in Colombia , such a great band that brings good memories.
not mainstream and real power metal!