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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I get my answers from (a) machine
You could just put online
So I got some peace of mind
I could keep on tryin' at night
Got no more strength to keep on fight
Hanging out to hear the ring
But all I get is a machine
The lyrics to the song Toop Toop by Cassius express a feeling of alienation from the world and a search for meaning through technology. The opening line, "after all the world we've seen," suggests that the singer has lost faith in traditional sources of knowledge and is turning to something new. The next line, "I get my answers from a machine," confirms this, indicating that the singer is finding answers to their questions through the use of technology. The following line, "you could just put online," emphasizes the accessibility of this form of knowledge and suggests that the singer is looking outside of themselves for answers.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the struggle involved in this search for meaning. The line "I could keep on tryin' at night" suggests that the singer is exhausted from their efforts to find answers. This is followed by the line "got no more strength to keep on fight," which suggests that the search has become a battle. The last two lines of the chorus, "hanging out to hear the ring, but all I get is a machine," tie the theme of technology back to the idea of alienation. The singer is waiting for a connection, but all they get is a machine.
Overall, Toop Toop is a commentary on the role of technology in our lives and the ways in which it can impact our search for meaning. The lyrics suggest that while technology can offer new avenues for knowledge and connection, it can also exacerbate feelings of isolation and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
After all the world we've seen
After experiencing everything in the world
I get my answers from (a) machine
I rely on technology for answers
You could just put online
It can be easily accessed online
So I got some peace of mind
To achieve a sense of calmness and certainty
I could keep on tryin' at night
I can continue to attempt to find answers even at night time
Got no more strength to keep on fight
I am tired and do not have the energy to continue struggling
Hanging out to hear the ring
I am waiting for someone to answer the phone
But all I get is a machine
But instead of a person, I reach an automated answering service
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Francard Hubert Andre Joe Blanc, Matthieu Arnaud Chedid, Philippe Olivier Cerboneschi
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