Scanner

Studio 360

Almost all of us, given the opportunity, indulge the eavesdropping urge, especially overheard cell phone conversations. The sound artist known as “Scanner” has been incorporating the frequency band of cell phones in his work since the early 1990s. Produced by Michael Raphael.

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