Blackstrobe are set to re-issue their 2004 electro favourite ‘Italian Fireflies’ on March 5th, with a new selection of remixes to spice things up. Among the contributors are Hey Today, Second Date and this ace rework from Reflex.
The reissue coincides with the release of a new album later in the year, apparently without original member Ivan Smagghe and they will be dropping a greatest hits retrospective sometime soon.
Rebotini’s new EP ‘Another Time, Another Place’ is out today on Blackstrobe Records
You can grab a gratis remix of the original by Tresors below -
Aranaud Rebotini – Another Time, Another Place (TRESORS Remix)
Tour dates over on the Facebook page and you can follow Rebotini on Twitter
Here’s a really nice remix from Blackstrobe of France’s Turzi Electronic Experience. ‘Connaissance’ is the first track off TEE’s Education album and the remix starts off with heavy Kraftwerk influences, before morphing into a harder, hypnotic techno beast.
Turzi Electronic Experience – Connaissance (Blackstrobe Remix)
Word on the Blackstrobe grapevine is that there will be a new EP out in December, with Rebotini releasing his own EP ‘Another Time, Another Place’ on 7th November. You can hear ‘Another Time, Another Place’ here.
For now we can make do with this massive hour long mix from Blackstrobe. Downloadable Mastery
Blackstrobe – September 2011 Me, Myself , My Friends and the Youth Mix
Back in early 2010, Amnesty International and Barcelona’s Buffetlibre Dj’s, released the Peace compiliation, which featured 180 exclusive and unreleased tracks from artists around the world, all proceeds going to Amnesty International Catalunya. Among contributions from people like Marc Almond, Dubstar, Mogwai, Ra Ra Riot and the Toxic Avenger, was this cover of Donna Summer’s disco anthem ‘I Feel Love’ from Black Strobe. In a second act of philanthropy they’re now giving it away for free download.
Grab it!
Black Strobe – I Feel Love 79
Giorgio Moroder was behind the original and we’re going to leave you to decide which of the great men has the most superb moustache.
New Black Strobe material is promised for the end of this year, so keep your eyes open. You can follow Rebotini on his Twitter. For gods sake tell him his moustache is better than Moroder’s!
Blackstrobe Records are set to release the second single off Rebotini’s upcoming album ‘Someone Gave Me Religion’. ‘All You Need Is Techno’ is a proper dance floor masher (with a title like that, it was never going to be a tight minimal number, was it), featuring remixes from old favourite Feadz and celebrated new comer Gesaffelstein.
Arnaud Rebotini – All You Need Is Techno Minimix
Arnaud is taking himself out on the road for 2011, you can check out dates for the 2Tone Vision Tour on his Myspace. The man’s got some cool as fuck kit.
Someone Gave Me Religion is released on 23th May
Let’s be honest here, I wouldn’t willingly pick a fight with Arnaud Rebotini. He has the look of a man who would rip you limb from limb, in the blink of an eye. Looks can be deceptive though, as they say, and though I’ve never met the producing legend, I’m sure he’s a bloody nice chap.
I digress…
Rebotini, of Blackstrobe fame, has gone and launched his own label, Blackstrobe Records. For me, a big fan of Blackstrobe since I was a small boy, this is very exciting news. Also buzzin’ me up is the prospect of a re-released Italian Fireflies, with accompanying package of remixes, a new Blackstrobe EP, a solo Arnaud Rebotini album and a best of Blackstrobe release, which will span thirteen years of electronic fun and games.
Blackstrobe Records are also promising to nurture and develop the next generation of French producers, so keep an eye open and check out the Blackstrobe site here. They’re giving away a free track right now, so get your ass over there and submit to their ‘give us your email’ wiles.
