Cause & Effect (band)
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Early years
Cause & Effect were formed in Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, consisting of founding members vocalist/guitarist Rob Rowe and keyboardist Sean Rowley. They originally released their debut in 1990 as a self-titled album on minor label Exile Records. C&E was subsequently picked up by BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
Music subsidiary, Zoo Entertainment, and a reworked version of their album was released in 1991 as Another Minute
Another Minute
Another Minute is the 1992 BMG album re-release of synthpop group Cause and Effect's 1990 debut on Nastymix Records. It was recorded and mixed at Paradise Studios, Sacramento, CA., and mastered at Bernie Grundman, Hollywood, CA.-Track listing:...
.
The re-released album spawned two top-ten dance singles, "What Do You See?" (number 8, Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
) and "You Think You Know Her" (number 9, Billboard Hot Dance Club Play). "You Think You Know Her" also peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart, becoming C&E's most well-known song. The title track "Another Minute" was released as the third single and peaked at number 75 on the Hot 100 singles chart and number 31 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Death of Rowley
Just as the fortunes of the band looked promising, co-founding member Sean Rowley died in November 1992, while on tour as the opening act for Information SocietyInformation Society (band)
Information Society is an American band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by...
. Rowley died immediately at soundcheck for the tour's seventh show in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, of heart failure brought on by a severe asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
attack.
Continuing On
A period of contemplation and an invitation to the sold-out KROQKROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
Acoustic Christmas Show followed, with the inclusion of the Rowe-penned acoustic song "Hollow" on a compilation by their record company, Zoo Entertainment. The song was dedicated to Rowley.
Afterwards, Rowe decided to continue the band's efforts with keyboardist Keith Milo and drummer Richard Shepherd. In 1994, the re-formed band released their second album, Trip, which was received with critical acclaim. The album spawned the single "It's Over Now", a number 7 hit on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and the band's fourth single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
reaching number 67 in August 1994. Singles were also released for the songs "Alone
Alone (Heart song)
-Céline Dion version:Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 album Taking Chances. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom...
" and "Inside Out", but both failed to make a dent in the charts.
Innermost Station
After parent company BMG pulled funding and distribution, C&E's indie label Zoo Entertainment folded in 1995. Instead of searching for another major label deal, C&E decided to utilize alternative methods of distribution and simultaneously established their official online website and label, Liquefaction, in 1996. The band released their third album, Innermost StationInnermost Station
Innermost Station is Cause & Effect's third release, contains nine introspective tracks including the single "World Is Ours" . Soon after the recording of Innermost Statsion was completed, drummer Richard Shepherd amicably left the band to pursue personal interests. Released in 1997 under the...
, in 1997 (re-released in 1999). A digital single of "World Is Ours", containing two remixes was released via their website around this time. The release of the album coincided with the departure of drummer Richard Shepherd from the group.
The Sunrise EP
Rowe and Milo released The Sunrise EPThe Sunrise EP
The Sunrise EP is an 8 track E.P. by Cause and Effect released in 2003 under the Liquefaction label. Inspired by the deep, loungy house beats of the underground, the first single "Into the Light" represented a creative breakthrough and set the tone for the rest of the E.P...
in 2003, which featured the single "Into the Light" which became the band's fifth single to chart in the Billboard Club Charts reaching the #20 spot in Summer 2004. "Into the Light" was released as a digital only iTunes single with seven club remixes (most notably by Dave Audé
Dave Audé
Dave Audé is a Grammy nominated producer, house DJ, and remixer. He has done production for musicians such as KoЯn, t.A.T.u., DJ Keoki, Barenaked Ladies, Faith No More, Cause and Effect, Hilary Duff, Wanessa, Ashley Tisdale, The Pussycat Dolls, Lady Gaga, Lunascape, Madonna, Britney Spears, CeCe...
).
Artificial Construct - An Album In Three Parts
In breaking with tradition, Rowe and Milo release their fifth studio album "Artificial Construct", as a three-part series to be released as individual EP's over the course of 2011. "Artificial Construct Part One" was released on June 6, 2010. Parts two and three will be released later in the year, with live shows beginning in early 2011.Albums
- Cause & Effect (1990) (Out of print)
- Another MinuteAnother MinuteAnother Minute is the 1992 BMG album re-release of synthpop group Cause and Effect's 1990 debut on Nastymix Records. It was recorded and mixed at Paradise Studios, Sacramento, CA., and mastered at Bernie Grundman, Hollywood, CA.-Track listing:...
(1992) - Trip (1994)
- Innermost StationInnermost StationInnermost Station is Cause & Effect's third release, contains nine introspective tracks including the single "World Is Ours" . Soon after the recording of Innermost Statsion was completed, drummer Richard Shepherd amicably left the band to pursue personal interests. Released in 1997 under the...
(1997) re-released (1999) - The Sunrise EPThe Sunrise EPThe Sunrise EP is an 8 track E.P. by Cause and Effect released in 2003 under the Liquefaction label. Inspired by the deep, loungy house beats of the underground, the first single "Into the Light" represented a creative breakthrough and set the tone for the rest of the E.P...
(2003) - Artificial Construct (Part One) (April 2010)
- Artificial Construct (Part Two) (July 8, 2011)
Singles
- "What Do You See" (1990)
- "You Think You Know HerYou Think You Know Her (single)You Think You Know Her is a song by the American synthpop band Cause&Effect. It was released as a single in 1990. The single was re-released in 1991 by Sedona Recording Company as a Promo version...
" (1990) - "You Think You Know HerYou Think You Know Her (single)You Think You Know Her is a song by the American synthpop band Cause&Effect. It was released as a single in 1990. The single was re-released in 1991 by Sedona Recording Company as a Promo version...
" – Re-release (1991) - "What Do You See" – Re-release (1992)
- "Another MinuteAnother Minute (single)Another Minute is a song by the American synthpop band Cause&Effect. It was released as a single in 1991.-12" Maxi-Single:Catalog #:72445-14035-1Side A# Another Minute # Another Minute...
" (1992) - "It's Over Now" (1994)
- "AloneAlone (Heart song)-Céline Dion version:Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 album Taking Chances. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom...
" - Label Promo Only(1994) - "Inside Out" - Label Promo Only (1994)
- "World Is Ours" (Digital single) (1999)
- "Into the Light" (2004)
- "Happy?" - Dirty 8VA Mix (Digital single) (2010)