Pitchfork

Parisian dark dance duo Black Strobe will preface the spring release of their debut full-length with the UK release of a selection of their remixes on the aptly titled 10-track A Remix Selection, out December 4 on Playlouderecordings.

The label released A Remix Selection's first track-- "Shining Bright Star (Phones industrial version)"-- today as a 12" single, and it is also available online at the site of the duo's series of podcasts, www.remixblackstrobe.com. The other two current podcast installments are mixes created by both members of Black Strobe, beatmaker Ivan Smagghe and vocalist Arnaud Rebotini.

"Shining Bright Star" is a preview of the upcoming full-length, which is being recorded with Rapture/Bloc Party/Futureheads producer Paul Epworth (aka Phones -- hence the remix name) and My Bloody Valentine/Smashing Pumpkins/Nine Inch Nails engineer/producer Alan Moulder. Seemingly out of character, a press release claims that Black Strobe plan on covering a Muddy Waters song on the currently untitled album.

Black Strobe also have a series of live dates scheduled, most of which are DJ sets of some sort. The shows in Stuttgart, Germany and Rome, however, will feature a live trio, which consists of Rebotini, Benjamin Beaulieu, and a guy named Siskid. Smagghe chooses not to perform at these shows because "being on stage brings general unease... There is a 'show' element that I love in others but cannot imagine for myself." Siskid and Beaulieu are both involved in the recording of the full-length as well.

Tracklist:

01 Black Strobe: "Shining Bright Star (Phones industrial version)"
02 Tiefschwarz: "Ghost Track (Black Strobe remix)"
03 Martini Bros.: "The Biggest Fan (Black Strobe remix)"
04 The Rapture: "Sister Saviour (Black Strobe remix)"
05 Depeche Mode: "Something to Do (Black Strobe alternative remix)"
06 Caretta, Hacker, Millimetric: "Moscow Reisen (Black Strobe remix)"
07 Bloc Party: "Like Eating Glass (Black Strobe remix)"
08 Dominatrix: "Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (Black Strobe remix)"
09 Rammstein: "Keine Lust (Black Strobe remix)"
10 Sweet Light: "Abusator (Black Strobe remix)"

Dates:

12-02 Augsburg, Germany - TBA (Arnaud Rebotini DJ set)
12-09 Leeds, England - Back to Basics (Dex N FX show)
12-16 Stuttgart, Germany - Zapata
12-31 Zurich, Switzerland - Rohstofflager (Arnaud Rebotini DJ set)
01-13 Rome, Italy - NRG
01-19 Wrexham, Walkes - Luvjam (Arnaud Rebotini DJ set)
01-26 London, England - Playtime at EGG (Arnaud Rebotini DJ set)
02-03 Nurnberg, Germany - Club Nasty (Arnaud Rebotini DJ set)