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'''Cassius''' is a [[France|French]] [[house music]], [[Indie dance]] and [[Synthpop]] duo, consisting of [[record producer|producers]] Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as '''Philippe Zdar''' and '''Boom Bass'''.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref>IMO Records. [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1601858,00.html "Cassius Biography"], ''[[IMO Records]]'', London, 25 January 2012. Retrieved on 25 January 2012.</ref>
'''Cassius''' is a [[France|French]] [[house music]], [[Indie dance]] and [[Synthpop]] duo, consisting of [[record producer|producers]] Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as '''Philippe Zdar''' and '''Boom Bass'''.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref>IMO Records. [http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/cassius-biography/ "Cassius Biography"], ''[[IMO Records]]'', London, 25 January 2012. Retrieved on 25 January 2012.</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 12:35, 25 January 2012

Cassius
Also known asLa Funk Mob
OriginParis, France
GenresHouse
Trance music
Nu-disco
Indie dance
Synthpop
Years active1988–present
LabelsVirgin, Ed Banger
MembersPhilippe Zdar
Boom Bass
Websitecassius.fm

Cassius is a French house music, Indie dance and Synthpop duo, consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.[1][2]

History

Zdar and Boom Bass started working together in 1988, producing albums for the French hip-hop artist MC Solaar. In 1991 they created their first project, called La Funk Mob, and the following year, they started experimenting with a more electronic sound, which led to Zdar joining Etienne de Crécy in the project Motorbass.

In 1996, Zdar and Boom Bass then created "Foxxy", their first self-published house music track, under the name Cassius, and the moderate success that followed lead to them remixing tracks for acts such as Air and Daft Punk. In January 1999, they released their first single to become a mainstream hit, "Cassius 1999". It was published by Virgin Records, and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7.[1] This was soon followed by their debut album, 1999, which had two more singles released from it, "Feeling For You" and "La Mouche". The music videos for "Cassius 1999" and "Feeling for You" portrayed the character Deadman, from DC Comics, as a DJ superhero.

2002 saw their second album release, Au Rêve. This featured the "empowered female disco" track "I'm a Woman", with Jocelyn Brown on vocals, as well as the hit single "The Sound of Violence", featuring Steve Edwards on vocals. This album also had collaborations with Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah and Leroy Burgess.

Cassius returned to the studio in 2006, for the more experimental single "Toop Toop", but the next album, titled 15 Again, featured more vocal collaborations than the duo had done with Au Rêve.

While rehearsing their 15 Again album tour, Cassius provided the community with the a cappella track of their single "Toop Toop" and encouraged fans and friends to start remixing the song. It became an immediate success: the band started the Cassius Workshop project and released more a cappellas for remixing purposes. They claim to have received more than 400 remixes,[3] since October 2006.

Cassius's song "I Love You So" was sampled on the track "Why I Love You" on Jay-Z and Kanye West 2011 collaboration album Watch the Throne.

Discography

Albums

  • 1995 The Mighty Bop Meets DJ Cam Et La Funk Mob, as The La Funk Mob, with Bob Sinclar and DJ Cam
  • 1999 1999 - UK #28[1]
  • 2002 Au Rêve
  • 2004 The Bad Seeds 1993-1997, as La Funk Mob
  • 2006 15 Again
  • 2008 CASSIUSPLAY: Nike+ Original Run
  • 2010 The Rawkers E.P.

Singles

Cassius
La Funk Mob
  • 1994 "Tribulations Extra Sensorielles"
  • 1994 "Casse Les Frontières, Fou Les Têtes En L'Air"
  • 1996 "Casse Les Frontières, Fou Les Têtes En L'Air" (re-release)
  • 2004 "357 Magnum Force"

Production for other artists

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 97. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ IMO Records. "Cassius Biography", IMO Records, London, 25 January 2012. Retrieved on 25 January 2012.
  3. ^ Cassius MySpace page
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