Black Strobe



From " Godforsaken Roads ", forthcoming Black Strobe 2nd album available in October 2014
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Godforsaken Roads (BlackStrobe Records / !K7)

A small cellar in a smart building. A carefully curated collection of analogic synthesisers. A pot of Brylcreem on a table. ZZ Top and Muddy Waters vinyl sitting in a corner in front of a gleaming guitar and an old amplifier. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Arnaud Rebotini’s lair in Montmartre, Paris.

A hulk of a man, Rebotini may look physically impressive but inside he’s really a big softy who loves singing the blues and has an almost carnal attachment to his keyboards and vintage drum machines. His musical career is now divided between two projects: one uses his own name, Arnaud Rebotini, releasing instrumental electronic albums, both nostalgic and futurist, that he plays live on stage - alone - surrounded by his favourite machines. The other is Black Strobe, where he sings and plays a steamy mix of rock and electronic music heavily influenced by blues and country ‘n’ western. The project comes to life fully on stage with the energy of a four-person group.

In September 2014, Black Strobe will release his second album, Godforsaken Roads. The record confirms Rebotini’s rock sensibility and debt to the great American tradition of songwriting, with songs touching on the classic themes of the blues - the randomness of life, the very weight of existence and the strong emotions that run just below the surface (love, lust, loneliness…). He plunges into this world of the bayou, prison and the devil with real passion and the voice of crooner often compared to Iggy Pop or Nick Cave.

Godforsaken Roads contains ten new tracks, including the latest singles Going Back Home and Broken Phone Blues. The digital edition adds Boogie In Zero Gravity and The Girl From The Bayou released as singles in 2012. On the album, Rebotini also reappropriates Folsom Prison Blues, a Johnny Cash classic, once again with the aim of keeping the blues/country ‘n’ western flame alive (the group’s first album already contained a cover version of Bo Diddley’s famous track I’m A Man). This new version, entirely synth-led with not a guitar in sight, transports the song to another space-time continuum with swathes of keyboard worthy of Tangerine Dream, perfectly resuming the spirit of Black Strobe in 2014.

However, don’t think that Godforsaken Roads is all retro - in fact it’s bang up to date, using electronics, sometimes even of a disco slant, to give Black Strobe its futurist dimension. The album allows Arnaud Rebotini to capture the spirit of America’s cowboy era and transport it to the present day with resolutely modern production, much like the spirit of the blues that seeps from the music of electro-pop idols Depeche Mode.

This contemporary western feel, both melancholic and polished, came to the notice of Quentin Tarantino – who used Black Strobe’s cover version of I’m A Man for the trailer of Django Unchained – and Dior, who chose the same track to advertise their perfume Eau Sauvage. By creating a link between the past, present and future, the group’s music has also appealed to Martin Scorsese (the trailer of The Wolf of Wall Street), Guy Ritchie (the soundtrack to RocknRolla) and the creators of the videogame Grand Theft Auto V (GTA).

Although plaudits are now coming from all quarters, Black Strobe has been around for a while. Founded in 1997, the group has released one album (Burn Your Own Church, produced by Paul Epworth) and more than a dozen singles on labels such as Kitsuné, Output, Crosstown Rebels, Supersoul Recordings and Source. As Black Strobe, Arnaud Rebotini has done more than forty remixes for groups such as Rammstein, Depeche Mode, The Rapture, Bloc Party, Fischerspooner, The Hacker and Dave Clarke.

The group is also used to touring in the USA, South America, Japan, Australia and Europe, playing both indoor venues and the world’s biggest festivals (Reading/Leeds, Sónar, Primavera, Pukkelpop, Dour, Transmusicales).

With Rebotini on keyboards and vocals, his current companions are Mathieu Zub (guitar), Benjamin Beaulieu (bass/keyboards) and Mathys Dubois (drums). These three musicians accompany the founder of Black Strobe both in the studio and on stage, and participated in the recording sessions for the album Godforsaken Roads, conducted entirely in Paris at Red Bull Studios, Studios Soyuz and using Rebotini’s home set-up.

With this new album, layered and feverish, the group is back with renewed faith in the power of the blues and a passion for motivating beats.

(Fr)

Godforsaken Roads (BlackStrobe Records / !K7)

Une petite cave sous un immeuble chic où est rangée avec soin une belle collection de synthés analogiques. Un pot de gomina posé sur la table. Des 33 tours de ZZ Top et de Muddy Waters dans un coin, juste devant une guitare rutilante et un vieil ampli. Voilà l’antre d’Arnaud Rebotini. Au pied de Montmartre, en plein cœur de Paris.

Avec sa carrure imposante, Rebotini impressionne physiquement mais l’homme a le cœur sensible. Il aime chanter des ballades blues et entretient un rapport charnel avec ses claviers et ses boîtes à rythmes vintage. Son parcours musical se décline aujourd’hui en deux projets : sous son nom, Arnaud Rebotini, il produit des albums électro synthétiques instrumentaux, nostalgiques et futuristes à la fois, qu’il défend seul en live, entouré de ses machines. Sous l’étiquette Black Strobe, il chante et signe des morceaux au carrefour du rock et de la musique électronique qui se nourrissent d’influences blues et country. Une musique qui se vit sur scène avec toute l’énergie d’un vrai groupe.

Black Strobe va publier en septembre 2014 son deuxième album, Godforsaken Roads. Ce disque affirme l’identité rock du groupe et les racines américaines du songwriting d’Arnaud Rebotini. Les chansons qu’il écrit abordent des thèmes courants dans le blues : les aléas de la vie, les tracas de l’existence, les sentiments à fleur de peau (l’amour, le désir, la solitude). Il plonge dans cet imaginaire - le bayou, la prison, le diable – avec une réelle passion et avec une voix de crooner qui évoque parfois Iggy Pop ou Nick Cave.

L’album Godforsaken Roads comprend dix morceaux originaux, dont les nouveaux singles Going Back Home et Broken Phone Blues (l’édition digitale inclura aussi les morceaux Boogie In Zero Gravity et The Girl From The Bayou publiés en maxis en 2012). Sur ce long-format, Arnaud Rebotini se réapproprie aussi Folsom Prison Blues, un classique de Johnny Cash, avec toujours cette envie de faire vivre le répertoire du blues et de la country (le premier album du groupe comprenait déjà une réinterprétation du célèbre I’m A Man de Bo Diddley). Cette nouvelle reprise, entièrement synthétique et sans guitares, est transportée dans un autre espace temps avec des nappes de claviers dignes de Tangerine Dream. Elle résume parfaitement l’esprit de Black Strobe en 2014.

Mais, loin de l’esprit rétro confit, ce Godforsaken Roads respire la modernité. Avec toujours cette dynamique synthétique, et parfois discoïde, qui donne une dimension futuriste à la musique de Black Strobe. Dans cet album, Arnaud Rebotini capture l’Amérique des cowboys et la fait voyager jusqu’à aujourd’hui en lui apportant une production résolument contemporaine. A l’image de l’esprit blues qui peut transpirer chez les maîtres de l’électro pop Depeche Mode.

Cet univers de western moderne, mélancolique et classe, a séduit Quentin Tarantino – il a utilisé la reprise de I’m A Man par Black Strobe pour la bande annonce de son film Django Unchained – et Dior qui a choisi le même titre pour la publicité de son parfum Eau Sauvage. En créant ce pont entre passé, présent et futur, la musique du groupe a aussi plu à Martin Scorsese (bande annonce du film Le Loup de Wall Street), Guy Ritchie (bande son de RocknRolla) et aux créateurs du jeu vidéo Grand Theft Auto V (GTA).

L’histoire de Black Strobe s’écrit donc maintenant mais la formation revendique déjà un bon bout de route. Créé en 1997, le groupe a publié un album (Burn Your Own Church, produit par Paul Epworth) et une quinzaine de maxis sur des labels comme Kitsuné, Output, Crosstown Rebels, Supersoul Recordings, Source. Sous l’alias Black Strobe, Arnaud Rebotini a réalisé aussi une quarantaine de remixes pour Rammstein, Depeche Mode, The Rapture, Bloc Party, Fischerspooner, The Hacker ou Dave Clarke.

Par ailleurs, le groupe a joué un peu partout sur la planète (Etats-Unis, Amérique du Sud, Japon, Australie) et en Europe dans d’innombrables salles et dans de grands festivals (Reading/Leeds, Sónar, Primavera, Pukkelpop, Dour, Transmusicales).

Autour d’Arnaud Rebotini (chant/claviers), la formation se compose aujourd’hui de Mathieu Zub (guitares), Benjamin Beaulieu (basse/claviers) et Mathys Dubois (batterie). Ces trois musiciens accompagnent le fondateur de Black Strobe aussi bien en studio que sur scène. Ils ont participé aux séances de l’album Godforsaken Roads qui a été entièrement enregistré à Paris, aux Red Bull Studios, aux Studios Soyuz et dans le studio personnel d’Arnaud Rebotini.

Fort de cet album dense et fiévreux, le quatuor s’apprête maintenant à repartir à l’assaut du monde. Avec la foi du blues et l’amour des boucles synthétiques chevillés au corps.


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BSR 016 - Black Strobe -  THE GIRL FROM THE BAYOU (precise master)

Black Strobe - Monkey Glands (precise master)

Say my name
Believe in me
Ask for help
Make me see

Bring me out
Bring me near
Together we'll fight
Let's be clear

In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

I will help you
More than
You know
I will help you
It's time I show

Trust in me
Believe in truth
Dream with me
It's who you choose

In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

We rise

We rise

In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

We rise
In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

I will help you
More than
You know
I will help you
It's time I show

Trust in me
Believe in truth
Dream with me
It's who you choose

In your eyes
I thrive

Together 
We battle
We rise

In your eyes
I thrive
Together 
We battle
We rise

In Your Eyes, I Thrive

Every time I loved someone
They faded away, like the setting sun
Every time, I was left alone
Talking to shadows, holding the phone


Now all I’m gonna carry through
Is how my world feel when I'm with you
The laughter we have, the nights we share
A strong love that flows in the air


I don’t wanna understand
How to live without your hand
You’re the spark that lights my skies
You’re the truth that kills the lies
Feels like losing the air I breathe
Like the floor is gone beneath
And I’m falling, falling slow
Where you are is where I’ll go


It feels so right in this moment here
I’m lost in your voice, the sound I hear
Don’t want the morning to steal this light
Don’t want the silence to own the night


And I know it sounds insane
But without you, I’m not the same
Every second that you’re near
Is a life I want to keep clear


I don’t wanna understand
How to live without your hand
You’re the spark that lights my skies
You’re the truth that kills the lies
Feels like losing the air I breathe
Like the floor is gone beneath
And I’m falling, falling slow
Where you are is where I’ll go


Maybe this is just the way
Destiny decides to play
But if our stars aligned tonight
I’d hold you close and never fight


I don’t want to live without you
No… I don’t
Where you are… is where I’ll go

I don’t want to live without you

I made this music way back in 1995 when i was finishing high school .
My good friend Dean Henning . AKA = Captain Asthma  helped me with programming some of the beats as Dean was our main drummer in Both our high school bands "Incurable" and "Fingerhead" .
I had at this stage in my life a KORG X3 Workstation Keyboard ( Thanks to my dear parents and Babs Naidoo Music in Pietermaritzburg )

At this stage in my life i was obsessed with early 80s electro music ............. bands such as Grauzone , No more , D.A.F , Joachim whitt , O.M.D , Front 242 , Kraftwerk .................... this type thing .
Of course at this point in time in South Africa ( One year into our new Democracy ) Most people where not listening to this type music .
Dean and I attempted to Record a Second Unit album in Pietermaritzburg , in a studio with our friend Gavin .
The music was recorded straight from my Korg onto DAT tape and the vocals and bass guitar where recorded separately.
Unfortunately our DAT tape was corrupt and the recording was a disaster .
Somehow Dean came into possession of a recording made onto cassette tape ................... and this is the only recording of Second Unit in existence .
This music was very personal to me when i made it 
Hope you enjoy

A Second Unit

Easy by  Second Unit  1995

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THE EYES IN THE HEAT
‘Program Me’
Debut Album out 1st October via Kill The DJ
Send us a mail: contact@killthedj.com/theeyesintheheat@gmail.com


A collaboration between acclaimed techno producer/DJ Oliver Ho (aka. Raudive) and vocalist/artist Zizi Kanaan, The Eyes in The Heat are set to release their electrifying debut album, ‘Program Me’, on Paris-based independent label Kill The DJ on the 1st October.

A lithe, magnificent beast of an album, ‘Program Me’ features twelve stunning tracks that range from rapturous, space-age euphoria to a sound that hints at something much more melancholy, dark and fragmented. The album also includes the title track from their previous EP, the sleazily hypnotic ‘Amateur’, which was released earlier this year to glowing reviews.

Produced by Ho, ‘Program Me’ – or, alternatively, ‘Programme’, as the deliberately ambiguous title can also be read – explores the borders between the avant-garde pop of Laurie Anderson and the electronic experimentalism of Brian Eno. Standout tracks include the electro-Western balladry of ‘Stare’, the Fever Rey-esque ‘The Upper Limits’, and the woozy tropicalia of forthcoming single ‘Florida’, the band’s most personal track, where Zizi explores her Lebanese and American childhood, the psychological blend of memory and imagination. Indeed, the main themes of the album are those to do with human psychology, artifice, and fantasy. This is not a band to shy away from incorporating big ideas or artistic concepts – from the band’s name, a reference to a Jackson Pollock painting, to a song such as literature- referencing ‘Good Morning, Midnight’. But there are also plenty of hot-blooded danceable moments - from the lush alt-disco of ‘Think in Loops’, to ‘The Perfect Gun’, the band’s techno-psychedelic deconstruction of  ‘Dali’s Handgun’, originally written by cult rapper MC 900 ft Jesus, which caused stupendous reactions when played recently on Ivan Smagghe’s renowned ‘Beats in Space’ radioshow.

Based in London, The Eyes in The Heat formed in 2010 as a duo, playing gigs in London, Paris, and Berlin. The line-up now consists of Zizi Kanaan (vocals, synths), Oliver Ho (guitar, machines, programming), and Jerome Tcherneyan (drums).

‘Program Me’ features new artwork from celebrated British artist Tom Dale: a series of esoteric photo collages that responds to the album’s sense of fragmented, psychological reverie.


The Eyes in The Heat will play London’s Hysteria Bar in Dalston on the 4th October. 


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Arnaud Rebotini is a singer, songwriter, producer and remixer, he has become one of the most emblematic figures in electronic music today, adept at straddling genres, both avant-garde and timeless, and bringing them together. 
For example, his Zend Avesta project (Organique, Universal 2000) married electronic music with a chamber orchestra. 
With his analogue synthesisers, he became a central figure on the scene of new international techno, marking renewed enthusiasm for the use of electronic instruments rather than just computers. His live shows have always been unanimously celebrated (Music Components, Citizen 2008, Someone Give Me Religion, K7 - 2010) and his remixes for pour Depeche Mode, David Guetta, Rammstein, The Rapture, Bloc Party, Acid Washed and Tristesse Contemporaine are as indicative of his sets at the biggest clubs and festivals (playing live or mixing) as his collaboration with the highbrow Groupe de Recherches Musicales, especially with Christian Zanési for their Frontières project.

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