Black Strobe

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Black Strobe
Origin Paris, France
Genre(s) Electro
Electroclash
Electronic Body Music
House
Years active 1997 – present
Label(s) Output Recordings, Black Strobe Records
Website www.blackstrobe.net
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.


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[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • 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)

[edit] EPs & Studio albums

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

[edit] Remixes