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ALBUMI <3 U So - EPCassius
Albums by Cassius
ALBUMDreemsCassius
ALBUMIbifornia EPCassius
ALBUMIbifornia (Deluxe)Cassius
ALBUMAction (Remixes) [feat. Cat Power & Mike D]Cassius
ALBUMAu Rêve (Deluxe Edition)Cassius
ALBUM15 Again (Deluxe Edition)Cassius
ALBUMThe Rawkers - I <3 U SO EditionCassius
ALBUM1999 (Deluxe Edition)Cassius
Cassius's Popular Music Videos
I <3 U SO (Video)
Cassius
Go Up (feat. Cat Power)
Cassius & Pharrell Williams
The Missing (feat. Ryan Tedder & JAW)
Cassius
Action (feat. Cat Power & Mike D)
Cassius
Artist Playlists
Cassius Essentials
The house experimentalists helped develop the French touch sound.
Cassius: The Producers
The Cassius producer’s groove emanated far beyond the dance floor.
Artist Biography
Parisian duo Cassius may not be as famous as Daft Punk, but they played just as crucial a role in the creation of the so-called French Touch, a distinctive style of disco-kissed house that ruled European dance floors in the ‘90s. Hubert Blanc-Francard (a.k.a. Boombass) and Philippe Cerboneschi (a.k.a. Philippe Zdar) met in the late ’80s, producing for French rapper MC Solaar and then founding the Mo’ Wax project La Funk Mob, where they pioneered a silky fusion of deep house and hip-hop. On their 1999 debut album as Cassius, 1999, they deepened their funk while sharpening their melodic instincts, and on 2002’s Au Rêve, they went pop on anthems like “The Sounds of Violence” and “Under Influence,” bridging the gap between American indie-dance basement parties and Ibizan open-air superclubs. After 2006’s 15 Again, Zdar increasingly focused on production work for acts like Franz Ferdinand and Cat Power, but the duo reunited with 2016’s spirited Ibifornia. Sadly, their second act was short-lived: Two days before the release of 2019’s Dreems, Zdar died in a fall from a building. In honor of his friend, Boombass declared Cassius finished. Despite their tragic end, the duo’s work remains a heartfelt testament to late nights in the flush of youth.
Hometown
Paris, France
Genre
Electronic