Sebastian (French musician)

Sebastian

SebastiAn (born Sebastian Akchoté) is a French electro artist whose reputation started with his first releases on Ed Banger Records in 2005 entitled 'Smoking Kills' & 'H.A.L.'. A string of remixes followed including Annie, Daft Punk, Cut Copy, Revl9n & label-mate Uffie. Summer 2006 saw the release of the 'Ross Ross Ross' EP, as well as a remix for Kelis. His remix of Kavinsky's Testarossa Autodrive, titled Testarossa (SebastiAn Remix), is featured in the video game GTA IV. His song 'Walkman' also has appeared in bumps for the Cartoon Network block 'You Are Here'. He was born Sebastian Akchoté, in Boulogne, France while his family are Bosnian Serbs. He started producing music with machines at the age of 15, with two members of the Rap band Cercle Vicieux. His brother Noel is a well-known experimental jazz guitar player.

In 2007, Sebastian completed the soundtrack to label mate Mr. Oizo's feature film Steak. Along with Oizo, he also worked with fellow Frenchman Sebastien Tellier.

In the 6th March Ed Banger Records newsletter, it was announced that he would be playing his first live set on an exclusive performance at Sonar Festival in Barcelona. The festival will take place in the end of June 2009.

Musical Style

Perhaps the most unique element of SebastiAn's music is a strong thread of Futurism, the early 20th century artistic movement the influence of which pervades modern dance music. Though his music is mostly alyrical, it suggests machinery, speed and, vaguely, death. These themes are most prominent in a recent track, Motor, which makes extensive use of what sounds like an engine revving up. In general his tracks are rather abrasive, fast and rhythmically volatile, all consistent with a Futurist aesthetic. A visual expression of Futurist themes is found in the cover art for "Motor, Momy, Army" a car engine rendered in black and white.

Releases

SebastiAn Releases

Year	Title	B-sides	Format	Label
2005	H.A.L.	(split with Krazy Baldhead)	7"	Ed Banger Records
2005	Smoking Kills (?)	Dolami, Shoot	12"	Ed Banger Records
2006	Ross Ross Ross EP	Head/Off, Walkman	12"	Ed Banger Records
2007	Walkman 2 [1]	Killing In The Name of SebastiAn	12"	Ed Banger Records
2008	Ross Ross Ross/Productions & Remixes		CD	Ed Banger Records
2008	Motor [2]	Momy, Army	12"	Ed Banger Records
2008	Remixes		LP, CD	Because / Ed Banger Records

Compilations

Year	Title	Track(s) Featured	Format	Label
2006	Ed Rec Vol. 1	Dolami, H.A.L.	CD,12"	Ed Banger Records
2007	Ed Rec Vol. 2	Greel	CD,12"	Ed Banger Records
2008	Ed Rec Vol. 3	Dog	CD,12"	Ed Banger Records

Remixes

Year	Artist	Title
2005	Annie	"Happy Without You"
	Daft Punk	"Human After All"
	Benjamin Theves	"Texas"
2006	Revl9n	"Walking Machine"
	Cut Copy	"Going Nowhere"
	Uffie	"Pop the Glock" (two remixes: one on Arcade Mode, the other on Ed Banger)
	Play Paul	"La La Land" (Ed Banger's allstar remix. remixed with Xavier de Rosnay from Justice)
	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 Overdrive (SebastiAn Remix)"
2007	Editors	"Camera"
	Klaxons	"Golden Skans"
	The Rakes	"We Danced Together"
	Bloc Party	"I Still Remember"
	Shesus	"Debbie's Shoes"
	Rage Against the Machine	"Killing in the Name"
	Sébastien Tellier	"Sexual Sportswear"
	Das Pop	"Fool for Love"
2008	Scenario Rock	"Both Gotta Move On"
	The Who	"Baba O'Riley"
	The Kills	"Cheap and Cheerful"

See also

• Ed Banger Records

External links

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