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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The Missing
Cassius Lyrics
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(Hey) We can go missing, missing a million miles away
(Oh yeah) We can go missing, missing
Come on, let's get away (baby)
We can go missing, missing a million miles away
We can go missing, missing (oh yeah)
Oh, I wanna be the first to tell you
Oh, but I'ma be the first to bring you
A brand new show, brand new show
I'm holding a sign up in the seas, babe
Come on, let's get away
Day tripping, you're mine, you'll be impressed, babe
A million miles away
Baby, I'm not the type that goes to extremes
Makes sense, baby, makes sense
I think that, baby, you and me could reroute the scene
Makes sense, baby, makes sense
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing (Makes sense, baby)
And they won't find a trace of us
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing (Makes sense, baby)(Hey)
And they won't find a trace of us
Oh, I think it's time I finally told you
You raise my flag, raise my flag
Oh, a perfect state of (Ibifornia)
Can't look back, won't look back, yeah
I'm holding a sign up in the seas, babe
Come on, let's get away
Day tripping, you're mine, you'll be impressed, babe
A million miles away
Baby, I'm not the type that goes to extremes
Makes sense, baby, makes sense, baby
I think that, baby, you and me could reroute the scene
Makes sense, baby, makes sense
But we could go missing, missing, missing (hey)
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing (Makes sense, baby) (Hey)
And they won't find a trace of us
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing
We could go missing, missing, missing (Makes sense, baby)(Hey)
And they won't find a trace of us
This is a long life and our love is strong (We always come back)
We always come back, won't be missing long (You won't miss us too long)
This is a long life and our love is strong
We always come back
One day, we'll be back home
Woah
Come on, let's get away
Come on, let's get away
A million miles away
Come on, let's get away
The song "The Missing" by Cassius & JAW is about escaping from the world and getting away from everything that holds one down. The singer invites a lover to join them on escaping to a million miles away, where they can be missing and untraceable. The lyrics suggest that they can start anew and create something different, returning to the world only when they're ready.
The chorus repeats the line "We can go missing, missing a million miles away," emphasizing the desire for escape. The singer also wants to bring something new to the relationship, symbolized as "a brand new show." They want to escape the mundanity of their current life and find a new and exciting adventure.
The latter half of the song switches focus to the strength of the couple's love, with the singer asserting that "our love is strong" and "we always come back." While they may temporarily disappear, they will return home eventually.
Overall, "The Missing" is a song about the desire to escape, start anew, and the strength of love to bring one back home.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on, let's get away
Let's escape together
We can go missing, missing a million miles away
We can disappear, far from here
Oh, I wanna be the first to tell you
I want to let you know
Your heart's down low, heart's down low, yeah
You're feeling down
Oh, but I'ma be the first to bring you
But I'll be the first to give you
A brand new show, brand new show
Something exciting, something new
I'm holding a sign up in the seas, babe
I'm calling out to you
Day tripping, you're mine, you'll be impressed, babe
Let's have an adventure, you won't be disappointed
Baby, I'm not the type that goes to extremes
I'm not someone who takes risks
Makes sense, baby, makes sense
It's understandable
I think that, baby, you and me could reroute the scene
I believe we can change the situation
And they won't find a trace of us
And we will disappear completely
Oh, I think it's time I finally told you
I think it's time to confess to you
You raise my flag, raise my flag
You inspire me
Oh, a perfect state of (Ibifornia)
In a perfect place
Can't look back, won't look back, yeah
We can't dwell on the past
This is a long life and our love is strong
We have a long journey ahead, but our love will endure
We always come back, won't be missing long
We never stay gone for too long
One day, we'll be back home
Someday we'll return to where we belong
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: HUBERT BLANC FRANCARD, PHILIPPE CERBONESCHI, JONATHAN ILLEL, RYAN TEDDER, PHARRELL WILLIAMS
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@arielescalante7846
Philippe Zdar will always be remembered! RIP true legend.
@asgarmukadam1031
Ryan tedder is musical genius
@cedricantoine1915
Cassius are musical geniuses Tedder is just One Rep
@malejarod
everything ryan tedder touchs turns to gold
@JenniferHorna
Thanks to Ryan Tedder and his group OneRepublic I met Cassius.
I've read the shocking news. It's so sad... RIP Phillippe Zdar! We'll miss you!
@MrMeagain569
Great work, as always, Mr. Tedder. And of course and excellent mix by Cassius.
@DJBFAD
RIP Zdar, you made some great music...
@landofw56
Full of energy.
@meritxell4285
I love this track❤
@nabiliman499
sounds like a song that would be in gta v pop radio stations