- Scanners (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Scanners
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =London ,England
Genre =post punk , new wave,indie rock
Years_active = c.2004-present
Label = Dim Mak, Motel, Influx
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URL = [http://www.scannersmusic.com www.scannersmusic.com]
Current_members = Matthew Mole
Sarah Daly
Amina Bates
Tom Hutt
Notable_instruments =Scanners are a
post-punk band fromLondon ,England formed around 2004.History
The band was initially formed by Matthew Mole (vocals, guitar, synthesizer) and Sarah Daly (vocals, violin, bass guitar) around 2004,cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2560014 |title=DiScover: Scanners |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Tom Milway |year=2007 |month=November |work=Drowned in Sound |publisher= |quote= ] who after writing songs together played their early gigs backed by a drum machine.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifoxqesldte~T1 |title=Scanners Biography |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Heather Phares |year= |month= |work=allmusic.com |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |quote= ] The line-up was later expanded with the addition of Amina Bates (guitar, keyboards, background vocals), and Tom Hutt (drums).cite web |url=http://www.dimmak.com/scanners/ |title=Scanners |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author= |year= |month= |work= |publisher=Dim Mak |quote= ] They soon gained support slots on tours by the likes of
The Wedding Present , The Fever,Electric Six andJuliette & The Licks . Their debut album is titled "Violence Is Golden" and was released on US labelDim Mak Records in 2006, and saw them hailed as "a contender for this summer’s best new act" by Aversion.cite web |url=http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=2603 |title=Violence Is Golden review |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Matt Schild |year= |month= |work=Aversion |publisher= |quote= ] They have toured theUnited Kingdom ,Europe andNorth America (including a show as part of theSXSW festival)cite web |url=http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/48777.html |title=SXSW 2007 Showcasing Artists: Scanners |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author= |year=2007 |month= |work=sxsw.com |publisher= |quote= ] , and in April 2007 they appeared onLast Call with Carson Daly to perform their single "Lowlife".cite web |url=http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?H=Scanners-release-debut-album&nItemID=16792 |title=Scanners release debut album |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Marco Gandolfi |year=2007 |month=December |work=Music-News.com |publisher=Music-News |quote= ] They also headlined the "Les 3 Elefants Festival" after Air in France. In October 2007 they recorded a live session forXFM , with another in January 2008.cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=339490 |title=Studio & Live Diary |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author= |year=2008 |month=January |work=XFM Online |publisher= |quote= ] "Violence is Golden" is released in the UK on the22 February 2008 (on Dim Mak/Influx records) and Dim Mak also released an EP of remixes of "Bombs" with work fromA-Trak , LA Riots andUffie , and others on22 January 2008 .Musical style
Scanners take influences from post-punk and new wave and have been described as "dark pop teeming with dark themes",cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/features/heythisisawesome/2006/09/060907_scanners/ |title=Scanners Experience 'Lowlife' |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author= |year=2007 |month=September |work=SPIN.com |publisher= |quote= ] and have variously been compared to
Bloc Party ,cite web |url=http://www.transformonline.com/music/reviews/004898.php |title=Scanners - Violence Is Golden review |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author= |year= |month= |work= |publisher=TransformOnline.com |quote= ]The Killers ,Elastica ,cite web |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/scanners/violence-is-golden/15188/ |title=Scanners - Violence Is Golden review |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Jack Booty |year=2006 |month= |work=Prefix Magazine |publisher=prefixmag.com |quote=My first thoughts were that this quartet seems like the 2006 version of Elastica ]PJ Harvey ,cite web |url=http://www.artrocker.com/node/1018 |title=Scanners - Violence Is Golden review |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Emily Kendrick |year= |month= |work=Artrocker |publisher= |quote=With the urgency of PJ Harvey’s voice coupled with the throwaway pop assault of Garbage, you’d presume all hell would break loose ] cite web |url=http://www.thetrousers.co.uk/reviews/230706-scanners-violence.htm |title=Scanners - Violence Is Golden review |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Andrzej Lukowski |year=2006 |month= July |work=Wears The Trousers |publisher= |quote= ] Garbage, andThe Cardigans .cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38345-violence-is-golden |title=Scanners - Violence Is Golden review |accessdaymonth=29 January |accessyear=2008 |author=Stuart Berman |year=2006 |month=September |work= |publisher=Pitchfork Media Inc. |quote=And blimey, it sounds a hell of a lot like the Cardigans: "Look What You Started" is a grand country-soul break-up ballad completely out of step with everything that comes before it, but Daly's wistful croon and Mat Mole's gleaming guitar line come together as gracefully as lovers running slow motion in a field ]Discography
ingles
*Raw (2006) Motel
*Lowlife (2006) Tigertrap
*Raw" (2007) (download only)
*"Bombs Remixes EP" (2008) Dim Mak
*Lowlife (2008) Influx/Dim MakAlbums
*"Violence Is Golden" (2006) Dim Mak (US), released in the UK (2008) Dim Mak/Influx
Videos
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdBNVZWzDUg Raw]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McE6mbViD4c Lowlife]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhh8X74fxPY Bombs]References
External links
* [http://www.scannersmusic.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/scanners Official MySpace]
* [http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/8270/Class-Of-2008-Scanners.html Interview fromThis Is Fake DIY ]
* [http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/2069]
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