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Bloc Party to feature on remix compilation

Bloc Party live at Coachella 2006

Bloc Party live at Coachella 2006

They join a host of other big names

Bloc Party, Depeche Mode and The Rapture are to feature on a new compilation album.

'A Remix Selection', which is due out on December 4, sees a host of tracks reworked by Parisian dance outfit Black Strobe.

The album features a doom disco version of Bloc Party's 'Like Eating Glass', a remoulding of Depeche Mode's 'Something To Do' and The Rapture's 'Sister Saviour'.

The full tracklisting is:

Black Strobe - 'Shining Bright Star (Phones Industrial Version)'
Tiefschwarz - 'Ghost Track'
Martini Bros - 'The Biggest Fan'
The Rapture - 'Sister Saviour'
Depeche Mode - 'Something To Do'
Caretta, Hacker, Millimetric - 'Moscow Reisen'
Bloc Party - 'Like Eating Glass'
Dominatrix - 'Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight'
Rammstein - 'Keane Lust'
Sweet Light - 'Abusator'


Black Strobe, which is made up of dance duo Ivan Smagghe and Arnaud Rebotini, will release their debut album in spring 2007.

Before that the band will unleash a Paul Epworth remix of new single 'Shining Bright Star' as a one off 12" on November 27.

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