As hard rock and funk fans, Zdar (Philippe) and Boom-Bass (Hubert) first made their mark producing and engineering the sound sought by hip-hop artists - their great passion of the early ‘90s. But the raves Zdar attended converted him to house music and, with Etienne de Crécy, he founded Motorbass. British media opinion surveys chose Motorbass’s “Pansoul” as one of the year’s best albums, all styles combined.
BoomBass was soon infected by the techno speed-up, and hooked up with Zdar for a new project, called Cassius. The duo’s first album, 1999, is a collection of instrumental tracks recorded over the two previous years.
Their first single was Foxxy, a self-published track, in 1996. 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 feverish "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.
Cassius returned to the studio in 2006, for the more experimental single Toop Toop, but the next album, titled 15 Again, 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 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.
On 19 June 2019, two days before the release of Cassius's fifth album Dreems, Zdar died after falling from a building in Paris. He was 52 years old. On the release day of Dreems, the band announced that the album was the final album from Cassius.
(2) Cassius formed in the winter of 2003 in Richmond, Virginia. Drawing members from previous local bands, the band began writing new material and playing regional shows. After many setbacks and line up changes, Cassius decided it was time to buckle down and get serious. After recording their debut full length I Am Jim Jones with Chris Dowhan from Red Planet Studios (Scarlet / Twelve Tribes / Black Dahlia Murder), Cassius cancelled the lease on their apartment, bought a van and trailer and began booking whatever tours they could. Hard work and strong friendships brought them to their current position and with focus and determination, Cassius are hell bent on making themselves a house hold name within the metal and hardcore community. Despite not having a record to tour on previously, Cassius has already completed successful tours with bands like Ed Gein, Misery Signals, Ion Dissonance, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, and Despised Icon to name a few.
They signed to Lifeforce Records, and released I Am Jim Jones in January 2007.
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Cassius Lyrics
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When the sun goes down
As long as I'm gonna be around you
When the sun goes down, yeah
Oh, my heart
Takin' me back to blue
I've fallen into my own senses
It's better this way
Let the music play
Oh, my heart
Only you can know how I feel
Every day is an ordeal to get by
Melancholy, ever so
Broken skin
Mercury rising
I feel like a want to be inside of you
When the sun goes down
I feel like a want to be inside of you
When the sun goes down, yeah
Oh, my heart
There's movement across the tracks
Hoping to played it back, all right
Lucky me, lucky you
They're givin' us a two minute warning
Oh, my heart
Changing the way I kill
By changing the way I feel
Step forward
Everybody, around the world understands
What makes a child of man (yes, come)
I feel like a want to be inside of you
When the sun goes down
I feel like a want to be inside of you
When the sun goes down, yeah
I feel like a want to be inside of you
When the sun goes down
As long as I'm gonna be around you
When the sun goes down, yeah
Feel like I want to be you more than I
Get around, come around
See you every night, hear the crowd the sound of violence
Shake it out
I feel like a want to be inside of you
Ready now
Going to let it all out
Ready now
When the sun goes down
We'll be coming out ready or not
Going to let it all out
When the sun goes down
Ready now
Going to let it all out
Ready now
When the sun goes down
We'll be coming out ready or not
Going to let it all out
When the sun goes down
Ready now
Going to let it all out
Ready now
When the sun goes down
We'll be coming out ready or not
Going to let it all out
When the sun goes down
The lyrics to Cassius f/Steve Edwards's song, The Sound of Violence, present a mixture of desire, heartache, and hope. The chorus, "I feel like I want to be inside of you when the sun goes down," is a direct expression of the physical longing the singer has for their loved one when the day is ending. However, the next line, "As long as I'm gonna be around you when the sun goes down," suggests that the relationship is not fully realized or secure, and the singer may be afraid of losing their partner. This is backed up by the previous line, "Every day is an ordeal to get by melancholy, ever so," which hints that the singer is experiencing deep depression and sadness.
The second verse also contains more ambiguity and mixed emotions, with lines like "Changing the way I kill by changing the way I feel" and "Mercury rising." The former could refer to the singer's desire to leave behind harmful behaviors or attitudes, while the latter may signify a sense of impending danger or urgency. The outro of the song repeats the chorus multiple times, with the addition of the phrase "ready now" suggesting the singer has made a decision to act on their desires and feelings, no longer willing to be held back or restrained.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel like a want to be inside of you
I desire to be intimately close to you
When the sun goes down
During the nighttime
As long as I'm gonna be around you
As long as I'm going to be in your presence
When the sun goes down, yeah
During the nighttime, yes
Oh, my heart
Expression of internal emotion
Takin' me back to blue
Bringing me down and feeling sad
I've fallen into my own senses
I have become completely self-aware
Another night, another day
Routine of life
It's better this way
It's more advantageous to stay the same
Let the music play
Allow the music to continue
Only you can know how I feel
Only you can understand my emotions
Every day is an ordeal to get by
Every day is a struggle
Melancholy, ever so
Feeling constantly sad
Broken skin
Open wounds
Mercury rising
Rising temperature
There's movement across the tracks
Something is happening elsewhere
Hoping to played it back, all right
Hoping to repeat it successfully
Lucky me, lucky you
Fortunate for both of us
They're givin' us a two minute warning
A signal that time is almost up
Changing the way I kill
Changing the way I approach things
By changing the way I feel
By changing my emotional state
Step forward
Take action
Everybody, around the world understands
Everyone in the world comprehends
What makes a child of man (yes, come)
What defines a human being (yes, come)
Feel like I want to be you more than I
I desire to be you more than I want anything else
Get around, come around
Move around, come back
See you every night, hear the crowd the sound of violence
Seeing you every night, hearing the loudness of the crowd and its aggression
Shake it out
Get rid of the negative feelings
Ready now
Prepared to take action
Going to let it all out
Going to express my emotions completely
We'll be coming out ready or not
We will be emerging, regardless of preparedness
When the sun goes down
During the nighttime
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FRANCARD HUBERT ANDRE JOE BLANC, PHILIPPE OLIVIER CERBONESCHI, STEPHEN NEIL EDWARDS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@debymonk
This video...When I was a child I saw it on Mtv...Found now, after at least 20 years. This is pure art!
@Chillz0r7
Same here, I remember the clip more than the song.
@darkpyronl
@@Chillz0r7 Same here too
@alcanz1316
That's the magic of yt
@jorisvb
Omg years of searching and I found it again. I only remembered the videoclip, but everybody looked at me as if i where crazy when I tried to explain! Finally!!
@hardtechnoandrave
@rob quote
@steviestarship
Thank you for all the music that made so many people happy. RIP Philippe
@FrenchHouseClub
...it's so sad to lose a genius <3
@chazchavara3192
I don’t know he died since I only recently discovered Cassius. :-( R.I.P.
@rod01
Wonderfull 😉