Black Strobe

Infobox musical artist
Name = Black Strobe


Img_capt = Arnaud Rebotini (second from left) with Black Strobe
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Origin = Paris, France
Genre = Electro
Electroclash
Electronic Body Music
House
Years_active = 1997 – present
Label = Output Recordings, Black Strobe Records
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URL = www.blackstrobe.net
Current_members = Arnaud Rebotini
David "Siskid" Shaw
Bastien Burger
Benjamin Beaulieu

Black Strobe (sometimes Blackstrobe) were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and 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 camp, European electronic body music (or EBM). They are heavily influenced by such bands as Cabaret Voltaire, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242 and Depeche Mode.

They are much sought after 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 and with Smagghe contributing lyrics. They released their debut album "Burn Your Own Church" in 2007.

Discography

ingles

*"Paris Acid City" (Source Records 1997)
*"Innerstrings" (Output Recordings 2000)
*"Me And Madonna" (Output Recordings 2002)
*"Italian Fireflies" (Kitsuné Music 2003)
*"Deceive/Play" (Blackstrobe Records 2005)
*"I'm A Man" (Playlouderecordings 2007)

EPs & Studio albums

*"Chemical Sweet Girl EP" (Output Records 2004)
*"Shining Bright Star EP" (Playloudrecordings 2007)
*"Burn Your Own Church" LP (Playloudrecordings 2007)

Remixes

* 2001 Playgroup - "Number One"
* 2002 Cosmo Vitelli - "Robot Soul"
* 2002 Märtini Brös - "The Biggest Fan"
* 2002 Justin Robertson presents Revtone - "Everpresent"
* 2002 Sir Drew - "Shemale"
* 2002 W.I.T. - "Hold Me, Touch Me"
* 2003 Dominatrix - "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight"
* 2003 The Hacker, Millimetric & David Carretta - "Moskow Reise"
* 2003 The Rapture - "Sister Saviour"
* 2003 Röyksopp - "Eple"
* 2003 Tiefschwarz - "Ghostrack"
* 2003 Tones on Tail - "Means of Escape"
* 2004 Alexkid - "Pick It Up"
* 2004 Alter Ego - "Rocker"
* 2004 Dave Clarke - "What Was Her Name?"
* 2004 Depeche Mode - "Something to Do"
* 2004 David Guetta - "The World Is Mine"
* 2004 Oscar - "Loa"
* 2004 Rammstein - "Keine Lust"
* 2004 Sweet Exorcist - "Test Four"
* 2005 Bloc Party - "Like Eating Glass"
* 2005 Fischerspooner - "Never Win"
* 2005 The Hacker - "Flesh & Bone"
* 2005 White Rose Movement - "Love Is a Number"
* 2005 Sweet Light - "Abusator"
* 2006 Nitzer Ebb - "Getting Closer"
* 2007 Olga Kouklaki - "Getalife"
* 2007 Vive La Fête - "La Route"
* 2007 The Neon Judgement - "13.13"
* 2008 Ayumi hamasaki - "About You"