Black Strobe (sometimes Blackstrobe) is an

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group formed in Paris in 1997 by record producer

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and DJ

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. They were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single "Me and Madonna". Originally producing in the

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genre, they later became more influenced by music from the 1970s and 1980s, especially industrial

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and European

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, Front 242, and

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, Nitzer Ebb,

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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 ''

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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

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''. 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

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(GRM).

Discography

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) *''Last Dub On Earth'' (Crosstown Rebels 2006) *''Black Metal'' (Playlouderecordings 2007) *'' I'm A Man'' (Playlouderecordings 2007) *''Shining Bright Star'' (Playlouderecordings 2007) *''Blood Shot Eyes'' (Playlouderecordings 2013)

EPs and studio albums

*''Chemical Sweet Girl EP'' (Output Records 2004) *''Shining Bright Star EP'' (Playlouderecordings 2006) *''Me & Madonna EP'' (Kitsune 2010)

Remixes

* 2001 Playgroup - "Number One" * 2002 Cosmo Vitelli - "Robot Soul" * 2002

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- "The Biggest Fan" * 2002

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presents Revtone - "Everpresent" * 2002 Sir Drew - "Shemale" * 2002 W.I.T. - "Hold Me, Touch Me" * 2002

- "Mutter" (cancelled) * 2003

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- "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight" * 2003

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, Millimetric & David Carretta - "Moskow Reise" * 2003 The Rapture - "Sister Saviour" * 2003

- "Eple" * 2003

- "Ghostrack" * 2003

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- "Means of Escape" * 2004 Alexkid - "Pick It Up" * 2004

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- "Rocker" * 2004 Dave Clarke - "What Was Her Name?" * 2004

- "Something to Do" * 2004

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- "The World Is Mine" * 2004

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- "Loa" * 2004

- "Keine Lust" * 2004 Sweet Exorcist - "Test Four" * 2005

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- " Like Eating Glass" * 2005

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- "Never Win" * 2005

- "Flesh & Bone" * 2005

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- "Love Is a Number" * 2005 Sweet Light - "Abusator" * 2006

- "Getting Closer" * 2007 Olga Kouklaki - "Getalife" * 2007 Vive La Fête - "La Route" * 2007

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- "13.13" * 2007 The Penelopes - "Demian" * 2008

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- "About You" * 2010 Lindstrom & Christabelle - "Baby can't Stop (Tsugi mix)" * 2010

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- "General Motors, Detroit, America" * 2010

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- "pure & easy" * 2010 Majeure - "The Dresden Codex" * 2010

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- "Chercher le garçon" * 2010 The Toxic Avenger - "Angst: One" * 2011 Turzi Electronic Experience - "Connaissance" * 2011

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- "Decontrol"

References

{{Authority control French electronic music groups Remixers Kitsuné artists