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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 '' RocknRolla'', the 2009 film ''Le Mac'', and the second episode of the AMC 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

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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 Groupe de Recherches Musicales (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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- "13.13" * 2007 The Penelopes - "Demian" * 2008

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References

{{Authority control French electronic music groups Remixers Kitsuné artists