Cassius
Cassius, a new addition to the top ranks of French electronica circa 1999, actually comprised two of the scene's most experienced producers: Philippe Zdar and Hubert Blanc-Francart (aka Boombass). Besides their productions for Mo' Wax as La Funk Mob, the duo had also manned the boards for several excellent LPs by French rapper MC Solaar. They first met back in the late '80s, working in the same studio (Zdar was an engineer, and Boombass was just learning the trade). Boombass worked with MC Solaar, and combined with Zdar to release two EPs on Mo' Wax ...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. Dear all, To start Cassius Records in a rush here's our first output : the Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes EP. A shout to all kids of earth and ravers at heart, the people for whom dancing late, living fast, getting into trouble and chain smoking is as important as sleeping and checking mails. It contains "Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes," a fresh track we did and our first cover to date "Almost Cut My Hair" from the fantastic David Crosby, one of the best songs ever, but done our w [ read more ]
12" $14.99
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The third studio album from the legendary Parisian electro-house duo Cassius a.k.a. Philippe Zdar and Boombass. Feaures the international dancefloor smash "Toop Toop", the soulful "Rock Number One" and the Pharrell Williams collaboration "Eye Water".
CD $13.99
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A sleek and intelligent dance record, Zdar and Boombass' debut is an intriguing update of classic '80s garage and disco in the same fashion that Daft Punk rewired Chicago acid house for 1997's Homework. Most of the best tracks here, including "La Mouche" and "Foxxy," weave snippets of diva vocals and flexible basslines into up-front productions with a focus on tight rhythm programming. Unfortunately, too many tracks on 1999 suffer from what can be an unhappy medium -- casual [ read more ]
CD $16.13