Rubin Steiner (born Frédérick Landier, Tours, (1974-10-30)30 October 1974) is a French guitar, b*, and keyboard musician, and disc jockey specialising in electronica.

He worked as a radio presenter between 1992 and 2002 for Radio béton in Tours, with a programme of free jazz, electro, punk, and experimental music.

He organized concerts in Tours, edited a music fanzine, and was a guitarist in the group Merz from 1996 to 1998.

His main influences are jazz, hip hop, punk rock, 1980s American music and pop, which he arranges into albums of electro-jazz, electronica, krautrock, pop, punk disco, post-punk, house music, and techno.

He was nominated for the Victoires de la musique in 2006 for his album Drum Major.

Contents

• 1 Chronology
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Albums
  • 2.2 Remixes
  • 2.3 Maxis and EPs
  • 2.4 Other
• 3 References

Chronology

1999–2000 A bootleg sampler with Placido (of de Loo & Placido), then concerts with Placido, Boulez Republic, Horn Pusher, Volvo Traxx, and Francois Pirault under the name of Dance Hall Music Show.

2000–2001: Going solo with samplers and synthesizer, with videos by VJ François Pirault.

2001–2003: Samples, guitar, and singing in a quartet with Sylvestre Perrusson (b*), Benoit Louette (trombone), and François Pirault as VJ.

2003–2008: Played guitar, samples, synthesizer, and singing in a new quartet, Rubin Steiner Neue Band, with Boogers (drums), Olivier Claveau (guitar, trumpet, trombone), and Sylvestre Perrusson (b*).

2008–2009: Formed Neue Band with Lionel Laquerrière of Nestor Is Bianca, replacing Sylvestre Perrusson on b*.

2009: Recorded an album with the post-punk group The Finkielkrauts (released 2010 on Another Records ).

2010: Made an old school hip hop album with Canadian rapper Ira Lee. Their *le "Gay & Proud" was used as the official song of Gay Pride 2011 in Tours.

2010: Participated in Nublu Orchestra performance Conduction N°190, Tête-à-Tête, conducted by Butch Morris.

Since 2010 he has played with Olivier Claveau, Lionel Laquerrière, and Yann Dupeux in Rubin Steiner & The Simple Machines, using only *og synthesizers and rhythm boxes.

He has also continued as the programme planner of Le Temps Machine, playing in Tours.

Discography

Albums

• 1998:– Lo-fi nu jazz (autoprod)
• 2000:– Lo-fi nu jazz vol.2 (Platinum records)
• 2001:– Lo-fi nu jazz vol.2 + remixes (Platinum records)
• 2002:– Wunderbar drei (Platinum records)
• 2003:– Test recordings (Platinum records)
• 2005:– Drum Major (Platinum records)
• 2008:– Weird hits, two covers & a love song (Platinum records)
• 2009:– More weird hits (Platinum records)
• 2010:– Play With The Tapes #1 (Platinum records)
• 2011:– We are the future (Platinum records) (With IRA Lee)
• 2012:– Discipline In Anarchy (Platinum records)

Remixes

• 2001:– Inséparable mais by Arthur H
• 2001:– Chépa by Ivan Hio
• 2001:– Le disco chinois by Julien Ribot
• 2001:– Donkey Racing by Mr Neveux
• 2001:– Satellite by Bosco
• 2002:– ? by Nestor Is Bianca
• 2002:– Les Poupons / B.O. by François de Roubaix
• 2004:– ? by Bless
• 2004:– You/You by Boogers
• 2005:– Oscar De La Hoya by Capt'ain K.Verne
• 2006:– Move by Dillinger Girl & Baby Face Nelson
• 2007:– 7 tracks by Bikini Machine
• 2009:– Target by Fortune
• 2010:– Push It To The Limit by Bosco, remix by The Motherbeepers (Rubin Steiner, Ira Lee & Funken)
• 2010:– Eagles don't Sparkle by We Are Enfant Terrible
• 2010:– Brothers & Sisters by Unison
• 2010:– I'm not John Mc Entire by Kid Francescoli
• 2012:– Eagles don't Sparkle by We Are Enfant Terrible
• 2012:– Future Echo by The Oscillation
• 2012:– * Operated by Jerri

Maxis and EPs

• 1999:– Easy Tune ep (UHS)
• 2001:– Midi Jazz 7" (Platinum records)
• 2001:– New Bossa 7" (Platinum records)
• 2001:– Tango 7" (Platinum records)
• 2002:– Guitarlandia Remixes remix by Bosco, Mr Neveux, Up, Bustel & Out, Dj Vadim, TTC, Mr Quark (Platinum records)
• 2003:– Test Recordings vol.1 (Platinum records)
• 2005:– Your life is like a Tony Conrad Concert (Platinum records)
• 2008:– Take Your Time (Platinum records)
• 2012:– Dexter (Platinum records)

Other

• 2002:– Camping Car for Camping Car - Rubin Steiner & Mme Douze (Travaux publics)
• 2004:– Oumupo 3 with Luz (Ici, d'ailleurs...)
• Compilations on the Travaux publics label

References

• Rubin Steiner at AllMusic