Robert Allen, known professionally as Robert Marlow, was born on 21 October 1961 in Basildon, England and established himself as a DJ and electronic music artist. Growing up in Basildon, he formed early connections with future Depeche Mode members Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher, and later collaborated with Alison Moyet in the band the Vandals; his first professional studio work began in the early 1980s when he recorded the single "The Face Of Dorian Gray" in 1983, followed by "I Just Want To Dance", "Claudette", and "Calling All Destroyers", all of which charted modestly. In 1999, the long‑delayed album The Peter Pan Effect was released by Energy Rekords, a collaboration that had originated with Vince Clarke and was eventually remastered at Polar Studios. After the duo disbanded in 2012, Marlow released the EP The Blackwing Sessions in September 2012 and the studio album The Future on 28 June 2013, followed by the remix album The Future Remixes in September 2013. His work remained primarily within the electronic genre, with occasional touring appearances such as a Depeche Mode aftershow in 2006. Robert Marlow passed away on 22 September 2022 after a brief illness.
