SebastiAn
French producer SebastiAn established a unique style of glitchy, distortion-heavy electro-house during the mid-2000s, later moving on to film scores and production work for several pop stars. His early EPs, including 2006's Ross Ross Ross, helped define the abrasive yet dancefloor-friendly sound of Parisian label Ed Banger Records, which he expanded on with his proper debut album, 2011's Total and on remixes for artists like Daft Punk, Kelis, and Cut Copy. After staying behind the scenes for much of the 2010s, producing music for Charlotte Gainsbourg and Frank Ocean, his 2019 album Thirst drew from the different projects he'd worked on as well as the sound he helped pioneer.
Born Sebastian Akchote in Boulogne, France, SebastiAn started producing music at 15 and honed his skills working with regional rap groups. In 2005, one of these groups pointed him in the direction of Ed Banger CEO Pedro Winter and, after a cold call, he was signed to the label sight unseen. The next few years were extremely busy. On top of recording a 7" split with Krazy Baldhead and four SebastiAn EPs between 2005 and 2008 (Smoking Kills, Ross Ross Ross, Walkman 2, and Motor), Akchote was a remix machine, reworking songs by Daft Punk, Annie, Cut Copy, Revl9n, Uffie, Kelis, and Kavinsky, among others. Much of this work was featured on a 17-track 2008 compilation titled SebastiAn Remixes (aka A Fine Selection of Remixes). In addition to his other endeavors, he scored the soundtrack for 2010's Notre Jour Viendra (Our Day Will Come) before finally releasing his definitive debut, Total, in 2011. The album included collaborations with M.I.A. ("C.T.F.O.") and Mayer Hawthorne ("Love in Motion"). The album's singles were compiled on a limited box set, 2012's The EP Collection, which included an addition 12" featuring two previously unreleased tracks.
In 2014, SebastiAn produced French pop star Katerine's album Magnum. He then produced the title track to Fall Out Boy's American Beauty/American Psycho, which was released in early 2015. Several SebastiAn productions appeared on Frank Ocean's 2016 albums Endless and Blond, and he was responsible for producing much of Charlotte Gainsbourg's 2017 album Rest. After writing the music for Yves Saint Lauren's Winter 2018 collection campaign, SebastiAn returned in 2019 with his second album, Thirst. Featuring collaborations with Gallant, Hawthorne, Gainsbourg, Sparks, and Sevdaliza, among others, Thirst reflected the more mature sound of the producer's post-Total work.
Discography
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- TROPIC
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- BEC5612663
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- August 2, 2023
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- SAINT LAURENT WOMEN'S SUMMER 23
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- BEC5611560
- Release Date
- December 16, 2022
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Thirst
- Label
- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 371447
- Release Date
- November 8, 2019
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Love In Motion
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34987
- Release Date
- March 12, 2012
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- C.T.F.O.
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34709
- Release Date
- August 22, 2011
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Total
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- BEC5772823
- Release Date
- May 30, 2011
- CD
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Embody
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34460
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- April 4, 2011
- LP
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Notre Jour Viendra
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34851
- Release Date
- September 13, 2010
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- A Fine Selection of Remixes
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34826
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- September 22, 2008
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Motor
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34516
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- April 28, 2008
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Smoking Kills (?)
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34731
- Release Date
- November 13, 2006
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
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- Ross Ross Ross
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34596
- Release Date
- August 28, 2006
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Merchandise
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
- Merch
- 'Thirst' T-shirt
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- Ed Banger Records
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- September 2, 2022
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- Artist
- SebastiAn
- Merch
- 'Thirst' T-shirt
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- Ed Banger Records
- Release Date
- September 2, 2022
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- Ed Banger Records
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- Support Your Local Record Label
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- BEC5612595
- Release Date
- June 16, 2023
- LP
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- Ed Banger Records
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- ED REC Vol.X
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 43564
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- June 10, 2013
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- Ed Banger Records
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- ED REC Vol.3
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34822
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- June 2, 2008
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- Various Artists
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- Ed Rec 100
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 150263
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- May 12, 2017
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- Ed Banger Records
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- ED REC Vol.1
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- BEC5543920
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- November 6, 2006
- Vinyl
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- Various Artists
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- Let The Children Techno (Compiled and Mixed by Busy P & DJ Mehdi)
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34552
- Release Date
- February 21, 2011
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- Ed Banger Records
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- ED REC Vol.2
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- Ed Banger Records
- Catalogue Number
- 34509
- Release Date
- March 5, 2007
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