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Black Strobe
Arnaud Rebotini, the band's frontman, performing in 2013
Background information
Origin
Paris, France
Genres
Electro
electronic rock
electroclash
house
EBM
Years active
1997–present
Labels
Black Strobe
Playlouder
Output
Supersoul
Members
Arnaud Rebotini
Mathieu Zub
Benjamin Beaulieu
Past members
Ivan Smagghe
David "Siskid" Shaw
Bastien Burger
Black Strobe (sometimes Blackstrobe) is an electroclash group formed in Paris in 1997 by record producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe. They were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single "Me and Madonna". Originally producing in the house genre, they later became more influenced by music from the 1970s and 1980s, especially industrial post punk and European electronic body music. They describe their sound as "frozen balearic gay biker house".[1] They are heavily influenced by acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, and Depeche Mode.
The group's members are in high demand as remixers, and worked with such diverse artists as Röyksopp, Nitzer Ebb, Rammstein, The Rapture, and Tiefschwarz. Ivan Smagghe left in 2006 as Black Strobe expanded to a four-piece live band, with members David "Siskid" Shaw (guitar), Bastien Burger (bass and keyboard), and Benjamin Beaulieu (drums) joining Rebotini on vocals. Smagghe was contributing lyrics before his departure. They released their debut album Burn Your Own Church in 2007.
Two songs from Burn Your Own Church have appeared in other forms of media. "I'm A Man" appeared in the 2008 film RocknRolla, the 2009 film Le Mac, and the second episode of the AMC series The Walking Dead. It was also copied without permission and used in the 2010 Bollywood film Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. "Shining Bright Star" was featured in the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer launch trailer. In 2013, their track "Boogie in Zero Gravity" was featured on Radio Mirror Park in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V.
In 2009, after remixing other music artists' tracks, Black Strobe released the EP Back From Beyond, which was accompanied in early 2010 by a video directed by Laurent Chanez, whom the group had met in 2004 through the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM).
^"BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
BlackStrobe (sometimes Blackstrobe) is an electroclash group formed in Paris in 1997 by record producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe. They were...
in the electroclash genre. He formed BlackStrobe in 1997 with Arnaud Rebotini, but left in 2006. BlackStrobe describe their dark electronic sound as...
Portugal and finally the Swiss Alps with a deck chair is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which...
"Dialogue Clip: People Ask the Question" – Mark Strong "I'm a Man" – BlackStrobe "Have Love, Will Travel" – The Sonics "Dialogue Clip: No School Like...
was uploaded to YouTube and has received over 1.1 million views. The BlackStrobe remix was released as a split single with The Futureheads by Oxfam. The...
original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008. "A Remix Selection: BlackStrobe". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2008. "Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 2:...
the neuralyzer sound effect from the first film (which was the sound of a strobe flash as it recycles) by removing some distortion. For some of the scenes...
the People We Love by The Rapture and the debut album by French band BlackStrobe, entitled Burn Your Own Church. In 2007, Epworth began to contribute...
(Apna Desh), "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" (Caravan). The song "I'm A Man" by BlackStrobe was also used as a background soundtrack uncredited. Due to the film's...
partly associated with it, such as The Hacker, DJ Hell, Green Velvet, BlackStrobe, and David Carretta, moved towards this techno/EBM crossover style. There...
(born 12 April 1970) is a French musician. He is a member of the band BlackStrobe, which released their debut album Burn Your Own Church in 2007. He has...
Boogie's Dubtronic Science featuring The Pimps of Joytime "Go to Work" 2012 BlackStrobe "Boogie in Zero Gravity" Crazy P "Changes" Flash Atkins featuring Sally...
first appeared on this label, including Fridge, Lisa Germano, Four Tet, BlackStrobe, Colder, LCD Soundsystem, and Jackson's own Playgroup. Output Recordings...
is like going through the Gate of Heck. This is Satin's realm: a long blackstrobe-lighted Techno-throbbing tunnel leads to a soaring, inky dark, cathedral-like...
by Shy Child was released as a vinyl split single by Oxfam with the BlackStrobe remix of Bloc Party's song 'Like Eating Glass' included. The song was...
Seven 2009 FHR/Database Beaches and Friends 2010 Two Door Cinema Club Something Good Can Work 2011 BlackStrobe Me and Madonna 2014 The Knocks Comfortable...
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