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anyone bought this yet?

― gareth, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I wasted money on 1999 and don't plan to make the same mistake twice.

― paul, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I heard some Cassius the other day and I thort it was TOTALLY FANTASTIC! I think it were old thingies though.

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

wooooooah !! it's not out yet !! have you kAzaAd/winmx'd this or what ? tell all.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

"I'm a Woman" is ok but they're never going to scale the heights of La Mouche (DJ Falcon or even Harry Romero remix). They're never going to scale those heights because it's the most perfect example of that mechanical grinding disco house subgenre I've been meaning to write about. Tracer was La Mouche the song you heard?

― Ronan, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Did the tracks recordeded with Leroy Burgess make the cut? If so, how are they?

― Andy K, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

That track the 'Sound of Violence' is good. But then, what does the title have to do with those lyrics about "wanted to be inside of you, when the sun goes down..." - Dodgy.

― Michael Dieter, Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I received a copy of this a couple of weeks ago for an interview I had to do. Didn't like it at all the first couple listens. Was able to muster up just enough enthusiasm for it before the interview (by about the fourth spin it started to sound pretty decent), just returned to it today after several days away from it, and like it much, much better. The first track, "Hi Water" sounds completely fucked at first, but it's actually pretty great--it's got a beat that feels like it's being played on electronic hand drums or something with an odd time signature and really bubbly synthesizers before it slams into an anthemic chorus. Two Leroy Burgess tracks are on it, both are good (one nicely samples Al Green and has a very wide open, spacious production). Plus a really gorgeous ballad called "Nothing," a waltz-time thing with more nice synths, female- gospel chorus repeating "nothing" over and over, swampy harmonica flourish, Princely guitar solo...some fine stuff here. A few tracks still don't do much at all for me, and the Jocelyn Brown single sounds kinda forced, though maybe it'll grow on me too.

― s woods, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Thank you Mr. Woods.

― Andy K, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

four years pass...

new one '15 Again' out now. not too keen on 'Toop Toop' but 'Rock Number One', 'Jackrock' and title track sound good. Pharrell does his usual boring breathy 'soul' thing on 'Eye Water' (no falsetto tho i think). the second half of the album goes darker, clubbier and weirder in contrast but 'Cactus' and 'Shame Shame Cherie' don't quite do it for me (tho might for 'minimal' fans).

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Monday, 4 September 2006 13:07 (seventeen years ago) link

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Monday, 4 September 2006 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link

it's on a par with Au Reve overall perhaps.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Monday, 4 September 2006 15:47 (seventeen years ago) link

1999 rules

― micarl (micarl), Monday, 4 September 2006 23:40 (seventeen years ago) link

one month passes...

listening to 15 Again. surprised this didn't get cum all over it's face like any basement jaxx release would. it's way better (and way different) than 1999.

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:17 (seventeen years ago) link

I downloaded "Rock Number One" somewhere and think it's great -- rest of the album worth getting?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

yes

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:30 (seventeen years ago) link

even though i like his singing voice and production skills, pharrell is a douche

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

wonder why they re-worked 'See Me Now'

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:36 (seventeen years ago) link

one year passes...

they've done a '45:33'-style running song for nike!

― haitch, Thursday, 22 May 2008 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link

French house and electro-pop duo Cassius have collaborated with Nike to produce the second ever Nike+ Original Sport Music running track.

The first was, of course, LCD Soundsytem's pretty much immaculate 45:33

Crystal Method was first, LCD was second, Aesop Rock was third.

― energy flash gordon, Thursday, 22 May 2008 02:07 (fifteen years ago) link

does anyone have a copy of blake baxter's "thrilla" remix?

― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 22 May 2008 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...

is there anything better than cassius, ultimately?

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 10:29 (fourteen years ago) link

Cassius 99 was a great disco house track back in the day.

Plus I liked their production work on MC Solaar's Prose Combat lp

― sam500, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 12:37 (fourteen years ago) link

six months pass...

Got 15 Again today and had it playing a few times while I've been getting on with stuff. Really like Toop Toop, Jackrock and Cactus. In fact it's all really enjoyable apart from the slightly uncomfortable Pharell lyrics on Eye Water.

― I am using your worlds, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link

their recent single Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes was shit sadly

but on their myspace page it does say

fuck domenech !!! fuck domenech !!!!!

― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:15 (fourteen years ago) link

I don't love everything they've ever done, but "Feelings For You (Les Rythmes Digitales mix)" is one of my favourite tracks ever.

― King of Snake (j-rock), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link

nine years pass...

Terrible news

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/20/cassius-philippe-zdar-dies-fall-paris-building-phoenix

― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 20 June 2019 12:10 (four years ago) link

Yeah, was mentioned on the Motorbass thread, too

― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 20 June 2019 12:14 (four years ago) link

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