Sebastian (French musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sebastian Akchoté-Bozovic |
| Also known as | SebastiAn |
| Born | February 3, 1981 |
| Origin | Boulogne, France |
| Genres | Electro house, experimental, avant-garde, industrial, glitch |
| Occupations | Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Ed Banger Records |
| Associated acts | Busy P Uffie Mr. Oizo Sebastien Tellier Krazy Baldhead Feadz Kavinsky Justice |
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Sebastian Akchoté-Bozovic (born in Boulogne, France),[1] better known as simply Sebastian (sometimes stylized SebastiAn), is a French musician and DJ affiliated with Ed Banger Records. He has worked as a solo electronic musician, as a producer for artists Kavinsky and Uffie, as a film-music composer for Notre Jour Viendra and Steak (in which he also acted), and as a remixer for bands such as Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Bloc Party, and Nero. Many of his tracks have been used on television and in video games.
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Early life [edit]
Akchoté is of Serbian-French heritage and was raised in Paris and Belgrade by a single mother.[2] He is the younger brother of popular independent guitarist Noël Akchoté. His early musical history included both jazz and experimental influences from his older brother as well as hip-hop influences from artists like DJ Premier.[3] He first started producing music around the age of fifteen.[3]
Career [edit]
While working with a hip-hop band in 2005, Sebastian was given the phone number for Ed Banger Records by one of the band's members, who had found it in a newspaper. After a cold call to label owner Pedro Winter, Sebastian was signed, and they released the EPs H.A.L. and Smoking Kills (?) later that year.[3] 2005 also saw his remixes for Annie, Benjamin Theves, and Daft Punk, whose "Human After All" remix by Sebastian is said to be the duo's all-time favourite remix of their own work.[2]
In the summer of 2006, Ed Banger Records released the EP Ross Ross Ross. That year also saw more remixes by Sebastian than any other.
In 2007, Sebastian composed the soundtrack for label-mate Mr. Oizo's feature film "Steak" alongside Sebastien Tellier and Mr. Oizo himself. Also that year, as well producing numerous remixes and releasing his Walkman 2 EP, Sebastian joined Kavinsky to open with DJ sets for Daft Punk on their Alive 2007 tour. An original song called "Greel" was also released in 2007 on Ed Rec Vol. 2.
There were two Sebastian releases in 2008: Motor, an EP with three original tracks, and Remixes, a 17-track compilation featuring various remixes produced by Sebastian. His track "Dog" was also included on that year's Ed Rec Vol. 3.
In 2009, Sebastian played his first live set as an exclusive performance at the Sónar Festival in Barcelona.
Sebastian produced the single Difficult for label-mate Uffie in 2010 on her debut album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans and provided a remix, titled "Difficult (2006 Parties Remix)". He also had his experimental track "Threnody" released that year on an Ed Banger Records Christmas compilation.
In early 2011, Sebastian provided the track "Enio" for the Ed Banger compilation album Let the Children Techno. Later, his debut album Total was announced, followed by the release of a video for the title track featuring a series of violent and sexual images.[4] A video for Sebastian's new song "Embody" was also released, along with the song's release as a single. The album Total itself was sebsequently released on May 30 in Europe and June 7 in North America. It was followed by releases of singles "C.T.F.O." and "Love In Motion" from the album. 2011 was also the year of Sebastian's "Primary Tour", a tour visually themed as a political campaign and spanning Europe, Australasia, and North America from August to December.[5] Three remixes done by him were also released that year, including his remix for the Beastie Boys.
2012 has seen Sebastian remixes for bands Nero, The Shoes, Van She, and Woodkid. This year also saw the release of The EP Collection, a box set of vinyl Total singles along with tracks "Organia" and previously unreleased "Holloback". A Sebastian remix of Justice's "New Lands" was released on June 25, 2012.[6]
Sebastian has confirmed plans for a future album.[7]
Popular culture [edit]
Sebastian's remix of Kavinsky's "Testarossa Autodrive" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.[8] This song is also included in the game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue along with his original track "Dolami" from the Smoking Kills (?) EP. The video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles also featured a Sebastian track: "Momy", from the Motor EP.
On television, the song "Walkman" has appeared in promotional spots for the Cartoon Network programming block 'You Are Here'. In November 2011, a previously unreleased track titled "Holloback" was used in an advertisement for the HTC Sensation XL mobile phone. In Pro Wrestling NOAH, "Enio" is used as wrestler KENTA's entrance theme. The song "Dolami" makes an appearance in Letters of Transit, the 19th episode of the 4th season of the show Fringe.
Sebastian's track "H.A.L." was used in the song "Incredible" by rapper Mickey Factz in 2008.
Sebastian's track "Tetra" from the album Total was used on a Citroen car advertisement in 2012 and contains a sample from the Cheeky Girls' Cheeky Song.
Releases [edit]
Albums [edit]
| Year | Title | Peak Position FR [9] |
Format | Label |
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| 2006 | Ross Ross Ross / Productions & Remixes | – | Promo CD | Ed Banger, Because Music |
| 2008 | Remixes | 103 | Compilation of Remixes | |
| 2011 | Total | 63 | Studio Album |
EP and singles [edit]
| Year | Title | Tracks | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| 2005 | Smoking Kills | "Smoking Kills (?)", "Dolami", "Shoot" | 12" | Ed Banger | ED006 |
| H.A.L. | "H.A.L.", (split with Time Period by Krazy Baldhead) | 7" | LTED002 | ||
| 2006 | Ross Ross Ross | "Ross Ross Ross", "Head/Off", "Walkman" | 12" | Ed Banger / Because Music |
ED011 |
| 2007 | Walkman 2 | "Walkman (Re-Edit)", "Killing in the Name of Sebastian" | BEC5772152 | ||
| 2008 | Motor | "Motor", "Momy", "Army" | 12", CD | ED023 | |
| 2011 | Embody | "Embody", "Embody (DJ Premier 95 Break Remix)", "Embody (Kavinsky Remix)" | Digital download, 12", CD |
ED046 | |
| C.T.F.O. (feat. M.I.A.) | "C.T.F.O.", "C.T.F.O. (Nero Remix)", "C.T.F.O. (DMX Krew Remix)" | ED051 | |||
| Love in Motion (feat. Mayer Hawthorne) |
"Love in Motion", "Love in Motion (Skrillex's Funkt-Out Mix)", "Love in Motion (Rustie Remix)" |
ED053 | |||
| 2012 | The EP Collection | "Holloback", "Organia", (includes all tracks from Embody, C.T.F.O., and Love in Motion) |
Digital download, 12" |
ED059 |
Charting singles [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| FR [9] | |||
| "Embody" | 2012 | 90 | Total |
| "Tetra" | 87 | The EP Collection |
Soundtracks [edit]
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
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| 2007 | Steak: Music from the Motion Picture (with Sebastien Tellier & Mr. Oizo) |
CD | Ed Banger, Because Music |
| 2008 | Notre Jour Viendra (Our Day will Come) | MP3, CD |
Compilations [edit]
| Year | Title | Track(s) featured | Format | Label |
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| 2006 | Ed Rec Vol. 1 | "Dolami", "H.A.L." | MP3, 12", CD | Ed Banger Records |
| 2007 | Ed Rec Vol. 2 | "Greel" | ||
| 2008 | Ed Rec Vol. 3 | "Dog" | ||
| 2010 | Ed Banger Xmas / 2010 | "Threnody" | Promo CD | |
| 2011 | Let the Children Techno | "Enio" | MP3, CD | |
| The Bee Sides | "Total" | 7" |
Remixes [edit]
| Year | Artist | Title |
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| 2005 | Annie | "Happy Without You" ("Sebastien Remix") |
| Daft Punk | "Human After All" | |
| Benjamin Theves | "Texas" | |
| 2006 | Revl9n | "Walking Machine" |
| Cut Copy | "Going Nowhere" | |
| Uffie | "Pop the Glock" ("Remix 1" on Arcade Mode (3:24), "Remix 2" on Ed Banger (2:42)) |
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| Play Paul | "La La Land" ("Ed Banger's Allstar Remix", remixed with Xavier de Rosnay from Justice) |
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| Kelis | "Bossy" | |
| Mylo | "Paris Four Hundred" | |
| Nâdiya | "Tous Ces Mots" | |
| Ali Love | "K Hole" | |
| The Rapture | "Get Myself Into It" | |
| Fields | "If You Fail We All Fail" | |
| Kavinsky | "Testarossa Autodrive" | |
| 2007 | Editors | "Camera" |
| Klaxons | "Golden Skans" | |
| The Rakes | "We Danced Together" | |
| Bloc Party | "I Still Remember" | |
| Shesus | "Debbie's Shoes" ("Sebastien Remix") | |
| Rage Against the Machine | "Killing in the Name" | |
| Sébastien Tellier | "Sexual Sportswear" | |
| Fuckpony | "Ride the Pony" ("SebastiAn Tellier Remix", remixed with Sébastien Tellier) |
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| Das Pop | "Fool for Love" | |
| 2008 | Scenario Rock | "Both Gotta Move On" |
| The Who | "Baba O'Riley" | |
| The Kills | "Cheap and Cheerful" | |
| Sneaky Sound System | "UFO" (Unreleased, pre-version of Kindercut from Total) |
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| 2010 | Depeche Mode | "Master and Servant" (Unreleased) |
| Uffie | "Difficult" ("2006 Parties Remix by SebastiAn") | |
| 2011 | Toddla T & Roots Manuva | "Watch Me Dance" |
| Beastie Boys feat. Santigold | "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" | |
| Spank Rock | "DTF DADT" | |
| 2012 | Nero | "Must Be the Feeling" |
| The Shoes | "Time to Dance" | |
| Van She | "Idea of Happiness" | |
| Woodkid | "Run Boy Run" | |
| Justice | "New Lands" |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Diver, Mike. "Sebastian Total Review". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ a b Green, Thomas H (July 2011). "Encore Une Fois" Mixmag
- ^ a b c Bark, Theo (7 July 2011). "Sebastian Stands Apart From Daft Punk and 'French Touch' With Hip-Hop Roots" Spinner
- ^ "Sebastian Total (X rated)". Dailymotion. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ http://www.edbangerrecords.com/primary-tour/[dead link]
- ^ "New Lands - EP". iTunes (in French). Apple. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Ash, Amanda. "Interview: Sebastian". The Block Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Music". GTA4.net. GTA Network. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ a b LesCharts.com Sebastian Discography page
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