Cassius (band)
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Cassius is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 duo, consisting of producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.

History

Zdar and Boom Bass started working together in 1988, producing albums for the French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 hip-hop artist MC Solaar
MC Solaar
MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

. 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
Etienne de Crecy
Étienne Bernard Marie de Crécy is a French DJ and producer who composes house and electronic music.-Biography:...

 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 remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

ing tracks for acts such as Air and Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

. In January 1999, they released their first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 to become a mainstream hit, "Cassius 1999". It was published by Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

, and entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #7. 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 video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

s for "Cassius 1999" and "Feeling for You" portrayed the character Deadman
Deadman
Deadman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 , and was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino.-Publication history:...

, from DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

, as a DJ superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...

.

2002 saw their second album release, Au Rêve. This featured the "empowered female disco" track "I'm a Woman", with Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...

 on vocals, as well as the hit single "The Sound of Violence", featuring Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards (singer)
Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...

 on vocals. This album also had collaborations with Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...

 member Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...

 and Leroy Burgess
Leroy Burgess
Leroy Burgess is a prolific singer/recording artist, songwriter, keyboard player and producer. He is related to Thom Bell and Kool & The Gang members Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell and Amir Bayyan of the Kay-Gees....

.

Cassius returned to the studio in 2006, for the more experimental single "Toop Toop
Toop Toop
"Toop Toop" is a song by French electronic music duo Cassius. It was released in 2006 as the lead single from the Cassius' album 15 Again. The song combines Clash-style guitar riffs, dance beats and megaphone distorted vocals....

", but the next album, titled 15 Again
15 Again
15 Again is the third album released by French electronic duo Cassius. It was released in Europe on September 11, 2006 by EMI. The album was written and produced by Cassius members Phillippe Zdar and Boom Bass and includes a collaboration with hip-hop producer and performer Pharrell Williams...

, 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
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...

 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, 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
Watch the Throne
Watch the Throne is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West, released on August 8, 2011, by Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc Nation, and Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010. It was...

.

Albums

  • 1995 The Mighty Bop Meets DJ Cam Et La Funk Mob, as The La Funk Mob, with Bob Sinclar
    Bob Sinclar
    Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...

     and DJ Cam
    DJ Cam
    DJ Cam is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was Underground Vibes in 1994, and was revolutionary for its time, featuring familiar jazz samples and many vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences...

  • 1999 1999 - UK
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

     #28
  • 2002 Au Rêve
    Au Rêve
    Au Rêve is the second album released by French electronic duo Cassius. It was released in 2002 on Virgin Records in Europe and Astralwerks in the United States...

  • 2004 The Bad Seeds 1993-1997, as La Funk Mob
  • 2006 15 Again
    15 Again
    15 Again is the third album released by French electronic duo Cassius. It was released in Europe on September 11, 2006 by EMI. The album was written and produced by Cassius members Phillippe Zdar and Boom Bass and includes a collaboration with hip-hop producer and performer Pharrell Williams...

  • 2008 CASSIUSPLAY: Nike+ Original Run
  • 2010 The Rawkers E.P.

Singles

Cassius
  • 1996 "Foxxy"
  • 1999 "Cassius 1999" - UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

     #7
  • 1999 "Feeling For You" - UK #16
  • 1999 "La Mouche" - UK #53
  • 1999 "Club Soixante Treize" (Promo)
  • 2002 "The Dream Songs" (Promo)
  • 2002 "I'm a Woman", with Jocelyn Brown
    Jocelyn Brown
    Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...

  • 2002 "The Sound of Violence", with Steve Edwards
    Steve Edwards (singer)
    Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...

     - UK #49
  • 2003 "Thrilla", with Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah
    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...

  • 2006 "Toop Toop
    Toop Toop
    "Toop Toop" is a song by French electronic music duo Cassius. It was released in 2006 as the lead single from the Cassius' album 15 Again. The song combines Clash-style guitar riffs, dance beats and megaphone distorted vocals....

    "
  • 2007 "Rock Number One"
  • 2009 "Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes"
  • 2010 "I Love You So" (I <3 U So)


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

  • 1993 MC Solaar
    MC Solaar
    MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

     - "Nouveau Western", with Jimmy Jay
  • 1994 MC Solaar
    MC Solaar
    MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

     - "Obsolète", with Jimmy Jay
  • 1994 Sinclair - "Tranquille"
  • 1995 Melaaz - "Je Marche En Solitaire"
  • 1995 MC Solaar
    MC Solaar
    MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

     - "La Concubine De L'Hémoglobine", with Jimmy Jay
  • 1997 MC Solaar
    MC Solaar
    MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

     - Paradisiaque
  • 2000 Phoenix
    Phoenix (band)
    Phoenix is a Grammy Award winning French indie rock band from Versailles, founded by Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz.-Formation and early years:...

     - United
  • 2004 Cut Copy
    Cut Copy
    Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford on vocals, keyboard and guitar. Other members are Tim Hoey on guitar and sampler, Ben Browning on bass guitar and Mitchell Scott on drums. Their second album, In Ghost Colours peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart in...

     - Bright Like Neon Love
    Bright Like Neon Love
    Bright Like Neon Love is the debut album by Australian band Cut Copy. It was released in Australia on 5 April 2004 and in the United States on 18 May 2004.-Track listing:All tracks written by Dan Whitford-Reception:...

  • 2009 Phoenix
    Phoenix (band)
    Phoenix is a Grammy Award winning French indie rock band from Versailles, founded by Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz.-Formation and early years:...

     - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
    Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is the fourth studio album album by the French alternative rock band Phoenix. The album was released internationally by V2 Records on 25 May 2009....

  • 2010 Chromeo
    Chromeo
    Chromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004.-History:Chromeo is composed of P-Thugg on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 on guitar and lead vocals...

     - Business Casual
    Business Casual (Chromeo album)
    -Deluxe Version:The Deluxe Version on iTunes features the first 10 songs of the standard album, a new track with a few remixes of "Night by Night" and "Don't Turn the Lights On," two music videos of "Don't Turn the Lights On" and "Night By Night," and a digital booklet.The Deluxe Album was released...


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