Cassius is a French electronic music duo, composed of Hubert Blanc-Francard (aka Boom Bass) and Philippe Cerboneschi (aka Zdar).

Boombass grew up on the west side of Paris. His father was a Parisian record producer, so he continued in this way. After some try to do music by himself when he was young, he got a job as a teaboy at a recording studio. And in 1991 he became producer on the MC Solaar's first album. Philippe grew up in the Alps, and next came to Paris where he landed a job assisting Hubert's father and studied to become a studio engineer. He met Hubert in 1988, they were both fascinated by Hip Hop sound: “We were into music before, but it wasn't our music. Hip hop was ours, it wasn't our parents' records". The friendship between the pair was born and Phillippe became Hubert's engineer. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... MC Solaar is the stage name of francophone hip hop artist Claude MBarali (born March 5, 1969). ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Hip hop dance refers to dance styles primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture. ...

In the same time that they produced three very successful albums for Mc Solaar, they worked on their first solo project: La Funk Mob in wich they experimented hip hop/funk/electro sound. In 1992 something append to Phillippe: “I went to a rave, from then on I loved techno." It was the last element of the alchemy: now Cassius could start to grew. They released their first atemp “Ravers Suck Our Sound” EP on La Funk Mob in 1994.

Hubert jumped on another project with Etienne de Crecy with whom he invented Motorbass's Pansoul, an album of deep midnight house music, in 1996. This album is one of the forerunner of French house music's dynamic first wave (the “French Touch”), along with Daft Punk's Homework (1997), Dimitri From Paris' Sacrebleu (1996) and Etienne de Crecy's Super Discount (1996). After that, Philippe asked Hubert for making a house track as a laugh. The result was "Foxy Lady", their first single (1996), by L'Homme Qui Valait Trois Millards (The Six Million Dollar Man) which was a success and became a classic. With this track, Hubert started to realize house music was maybe the better than techno, especially to show all their music culture, from Hip Hop to techno by funk and Drum 'n' Bass. Cassius was born. Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... Dimitri from Paris Dimitri from Paris (born Dimitri Yerasimos in October 1963) is a French producer and DJ. Contrary to his musical pseudonym, he was born not in Paris but in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Etienne de Crecy Etienne de Crecy is a French DJ who composes House music. ... Hip hop dance refers to dance styles primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, drumnbass, DnB, dnb) is an electronic music style. ...

"What we really like," say Cassius, "is heavy bass. We listen to Daft Punk, DJ Sneak, Tuff Jam, Masters At Work, 2-step speed garage, DJ Premier, Timbaland, Drum 'n' Bass. You might not hear it on the record, but it's all there." Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... Masters At Work is the house music production and remix team of Kenny Dope Gonzales and Little Louie Vega. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Drum and bass (drum n bass, drumnbass, DnB, dnb) is an electronic music style. ...

In January 1999, they released their first hit single "Cassius 1999" on Virgin Records, entering the UK Top 40 chart at number seven. This was soon followed by their debut album, 1999, which had two more single released from it, "Feeling For You" and "La Mouche".

2002 saw their second album release, Au Rêve. This featured the "empowered female disco" track "I'm A Woman", with Jocelyn Brown on vocals, as well as the hit single "The Sound Of Violence", featuring Steve Edwards on vocals. This album also had collaborations with Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah and Leroy Burgess. Jocelyn Brown, an african american R&B and dance music singer, was born on November 25, 1950 in Kingston North Carolina. ... Steve Edwards (born February 20, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football tackle for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was an undrafted free agent out of the University of Central Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ghostface Killah (born Dennis Coles, May 9, 1970, Staten Island, New York) is a rapper and member of the hip-hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. ... Leroy Burgess is a prolific disco producer and vocalist from Harlem. ...

A third album is set to be released in 2006 called 15 Again. The first single from this album "Toop Toop" was released in France In July this year. This single hints that the forthcoming album will continue in the style of Au Rêvewith further vocal collaberations.

Discography

Albums

• 1999 (1999)
• Au Rêve (2002)
• 15 Again (2006) (not yet released)

Singles

• "Foxxy" (1996)
• "Cassius 1999" (1999)
• "Feeling For You" (1999)
• "La Mouche" (1999)
• "I'm A Woman" (2002), with Jocelyn Brown
• "Sound Of Violence" (2002), with Steve Edwards
• "Thrilla" (2003), with Ghostface Killah
• "Toop Toop" (2006)

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See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

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Trivia

The music videos of "Cassius 1999" and "Feeling For You" portrayed the character Deadman, from DC Comics, as a DJ super hero. Deadman is a DC Comics superhero created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino in the comic book series, Strange Adventures, specifically in issue #205 (October 1967). ... DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ...

External links

• Official website
• Cassius on Astralwerks
• Fan site
• Musical site in french