Cause & Effect is an electronic fusion of cleverly crafted pop arrangements against a backdrop of layered synth textures and acoustic rhythmic flourishes. Intelligent, thought provoking lyrics and pleading melodies embedded in lush sonic soundscapes that are sure to captivate the senses of even the most discriminating listener. Cause & Effect’s Rob Rowe (co-founder) and Keith Milo return with their fifth studio album, “ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT.”
After developing and perfecting their own brand of electronic pop for nearly two decades, “ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT” marks a new level of maturity songwriting, and new way of thinking about how music is released and sold. Breaking with tradition, “ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT” has been designed as a three-part series to be released as individual EP’s over the course of 2010 and 2011, rather than a conventional ten to twelve-song album release.
“We wanted to try a new way of putting out our music this time around,” says Milo. “There are no rules anymore. The digital age has turned the entire industry on its head and it’s made us all rethink things. Are we artificially constructing an album by releasing it in “parts,” or is the 12 song album as we’ve come to know it just an ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT?
Led off by the deeply contagious first single “HAPPY?” where Milo’s sleek electronic bed of synth driven melodies lay the foundation for Rowe’s silky smooth vocals and sardonic lyrical content. “Everybody’s happy dreaming of the future,” Rowe croons seductively in a tale about finding a sense of purpose and meaning in the mundane mediocrity of corporate life. And while “HAPPY” bridges the gap sonically between previous C+E albums, it also sets the tone for the rest of the EP’s emotionally charged tracks which range in style from the electro-acoustic lover’s ballad “View of the Sea,” to the nostalgic teenage New Romantic anthem “This Is who I Am,” to the dark and brooding closer “Sleep,” which tells a deeply honest and emotional tale of love lost.
. . . . . (HAPPY?- DIRTY 8VA Remix can be downloaded for FREE at Cause and Effect’s Official Website.)
“There’s a bit of everything we love in there,” says Rowe. “We’ve never easily fit into a specific genre and that gives us the freedom to always blur the lines while being true to our roots. We can put a song like ‘HAPPY?’ right next to a song like ‘View of the Sea’ and it still feels cohesive. It still sounds like C+E.”
Cause & Effect was originally formed in Sacramento, California in 1988 by Robert Rowe and Sean Rowley. Their debut album, Another Minute, stormed onto the music scene in the early 1990’s scoring two top ten dance-pop singles and a Billboard top 20 singles hit with “You Think You Know Her.” After the tragic loss of friend, writing partner and co-founding member Sean Rowley in late 1992, singer Rowe took a step back to re-evaluate the band’s direction and the hopes he had for the future.
“Performing the tribute to Sean at the KROQ Acoustic Christmas Show in LA was a turning point,” explains Rowe, “The overwhelming support from the fans and audience made me realize that giving up just wasn’t an option.”
Determined to pick up the pieces and move forward, Rowe called upon Keith Milo, an Orange County-based electronic musician and friend to finish the remaining leg of the tour with himself and drummer Rich Shepherd (the Adored).
Although that initial tour was plagued with equipment malfunctions, thefts and travel mishaps, it was to become the start of a new beginning for C+E. Upon returning home, Rowe and Milo quickly went to work writing new material and redefining the sound of Cause and Effect.
“Coming in to Cause and Effect after Sean’s death was a scary thing to do,” says Milo, “there was so much uncertainty. Sean was a genius with melody, he was irreplaceable. I think there was solace in the fact that we became a very different band at that point and we all felt that we were doing the right thing by continuing on.”
Six months later, the three found themselves in London recording the band’s critically acclaimed sophomore album “Trip” with producer Martyn Phillips (best known for his work with Beloved, Erasure, and Jesus Jones).
A seamless integration of Rowe’s evocative vocals and economical guitar, Milo’s melodic soundscapes and Shepherd’s inventive percussion, “Trip” was an “affirmation of life and hope.” The aptly named album documents the band’s journey towards self-discovery that they made in the London flat they shared, in the studio, and in underground dance clubs they frequented between recording sessions. In addition to receiving overwhelming critical praise, the album spawned the thundering cross-over club hit, “It’s Over Now,” which respectively climbed to the #7 spot on Billboard’s modern rock charts and was C+E’s fourth release to make it onto the Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.
Despite the success of the “Trip” album, Cause and Effect’s label Zoo Entertainment was in severe financial turmoil as a result of growing too quickly. After parent company BMG MUSIC pulled funding and distribution, the indie-run label soon folded. Rather than look for another major label contract, the band built their first Web site, formed the label, Liquefaction Records, and decided to embrace the digital DIY world brought about by the explosion of the Internet.
A year later saw the release of “INNERMOST STATION," the band’s third album. Nine extraordinary, introspective tracks including the epic single “World is Ours,” which instantly became a favorite amongst many of their adoring fans and college radio programmers alike. Soon after the recording of “INNERMOST STATION” was completed, drummer Richard Shepherd amicably left the band to pursue personal interests.
Meeting up at Milo’s LA studio for “THE SUNRISE EP” sessions marked the second major musical turning point for C+E. Sonically inspired by the laid back loungy grooves of the underground, “THE SUNRISE EP’s” lead single “Into the Light” went on to become the band’s fifth single to chart in the Billboard Club charts reaching the #20 spot in Summer 2004. The EP also featured the acoustic-driven “Stay,” which has become a fan favorite. C+E toured throughout 2004 in support of “THE SUNRISE EP” playing in 23 cities across the US and South America.
2010, today’s Cause and Effect are brimming with a renewed vigor and a surging confidence. In addition to the newly released “ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT PART ONE,” the duo is hard at work on the follow-up releases, “ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT PART TWO” is slated for release 26 July, 2011; and “ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCT PART THREE” is to be released at a later date, with shows beginning soon after. The first track from AC2, Happiness Is Alien from was released on July 8th, 2011.
Cause and Effect is: ROB ROWE and KEITH MILO
DISCOGRAPHY: )
• Cause & Effect - CD Album (1990; Nastymix Records / Liquefaction Records)
• What Do You See - CD Single (1990, Re-Release 1992; Nastymix Records / Exile Records / Sedona Recording Company / Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• You Think You Know Her - CD Single (1990, Re-Release 1991; Nastymix Records / Exile Records / Sedona Recording Company / Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• Another Minute - Album (1991; Sedona Recording Company / Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• Another Minute (Single) - CD Single (1992; Sedona Recording Company / Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• South Paw: Zoo's Left Wing '93 - Compilation [C+E’s “hollow”] (1993; Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music)
• It's Over Now - CD Single (1994; Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• Alone - Label Promo Only (1994; Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• Inside Out - Label Promo Only (1994; Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• TRIP - Album (1994; Zoo Entertainment / BMG Music / Liquefaction Records)
• Innermost Station - Album (1997, Re-Release 1999; Liquefaction Records / Jarrett Records)
• World Is Ours - Digital Single (1999; Liquefaction Records)
• World Is Ours V2 - Digital Single (1999; Liquefaction Records)
• The Sunrise EP (2003; Liquefaction Records)
• Into The Light Remixes - EP (2004; Liquefaction Records)
• Cause & Effect - Album Digital (Re-Release 2010; Liquefaction Records)
• Happy? (Dirty 8VA Mix) FREE Single - Digital Single (2010; Liquefaction Records)
• Artificial Construct Part One - EP (April 2010; Liquefaction Records)
• Artificial Construct Part Two - EP (July 2011; Liquefaction Records)
• Artificial Construct Part Three - EP (tbd 2011; Liquefaction Records)
• Artificial Construct - Album (tbd 2011; Liquefaction Records)
Digital Albums are available for purchase at Cause and Effect’s Official Website.
OFFICIAL WEBSITES:
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http://www.facebook.com/CauseAndEffectMusic
http://www.twitter.com/_causeandeffect
http://www.youtube.com/causeandeffectmusic
http://www.myspace.com/causeandeffectmusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/causeandeffectmusic
http://soundcloud.com/causeandeffectmusic
http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Cause+and+Effect
http://www.last.fm/music/Cause%2B%2526%2BEffect
Inside Out
Cause & Effect Lyrics
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Has kept me locked up for some time
But the beyond you is the color shining brightly
With a box of truth to clear my mind
And it seems to me
That you believe
In all the things
CHORUS
I want to feel from blue to red
I want to crawl inside your head
And see the world
From your inside out
I want to get into your bed
I want to crawl inside your head
And see the world
From your inside out
From your inside out
Now, wisper, tell me all your hidden secrets
That let you know that you're alive
Now, sister, can you see beyond the mirror?
Can you let me know when we've arrived?
'Cause it seems to me
That you believe
In all the things
That I can't see
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
From your inside out
CHORUS
I want to feel from blue to red
I want to crawl inside your head
I want to feel from blue to red
I want to crawl inside your head
I want to feel from blue to red
I want to crawl inside your head
I want to feel from blue to red
I want to crawl inside your head
The lyrics of "Inside Out" by Cause & Effect suggest a profound longing for intimacy and understanding. The idea of the moon's reflection on the ocean serves as a metaphor for the singer's inner turmoil and emotional confinement. The beyond of the beloved is personified as a colorful light shining bright that could potentially help the singer clear their mind from confusion and pain. The lyrics imply that the singer is struggling to see things clearly and maybe going through a difficult phase in life where they need to find a way to understand their feelings and thoughts.
The chorus is a repetition of the singer's desire to crawl inside the head and bed of their beloved and see the world from their inside out. The singer wants to understand the inner workings of their partner's mind, feelings, and secrets that make them feel alive. The chorus ends with the singer's desire to feel an array of emotions, from blue to red, as if trying to experience life fully.
Overall, the lyrics of "Inside Out" seem to express a longing for intimacy, understanding, and emotional healing. The singer yearns for a deeper connection with their beloved, not just on a physical level but also on a mental and emotional level. They want to understand their partner's secrets and see things from their perspective to gain a deeper understanding of their own feelings and thoughts.
Line by Line Meaning
The full moon, laying its tears upon the ocean
The full moon reflects its light upon the water, somehow representing sadness
Has kept me locked up for some time
I have been stuck in this state for awhile, possibly due to the moon's effect on me
But the beyond you is the color shining brightly
However, beyond you there is a brightness and vibrance in the world
With a box of truth to clear my mind
This brightness brings truth and clarity, allowing my mind to release any negativity
And it seems to me
In my perception
That you believe
You have faith and confidence
In all the things
In many aspects of life
That I can't see
That are not clear to me
CHORUS
The desire to experience life from someone else's point of view
Now, wisper, tell me all your hidden secrets
Speak quietly to me and reveal all the secrets that make you feel alive
That let you know that you're alive
The things that make you feel alive and present in the moment
Now, sister, can you see beyond the mirror?
Can you look deeper than the surface level and understand the truth about life?
Can you let me know when we've arrived?
Can you tell me when we have reached our goal or found what we were searching for?
'Cause it seems to me
Because of my perception
CHORUS
The desire to experience life from someone else's point of view
CHORUS
The desire to experience life from someone else's point of view
CHORUS
The desire to experience life from someone else's point of view
From your inside out
To understand the world from someone's internal perspective, rather than just the external
CHORUS
The desire to experience life from someone else's point of view
I want to feel from blue to red
I want the full range of emotions, from sadness to passion
I want to crawl inside your head
I desire to understand someone's thoughts and motivations
And see the world
To perceive and comprehend the reality
From your inside out
Through understanding someone internally, not just externally
I want to get into your bed
I desire to be close to someone and share intimacy
I want to crawl inside your head
I desire to understand someone's thoughts and motivations
And see the world
To perceive and comprehend the reality
From your inside out
Through understanding someone internally, not just externally
I want to feel from blue to red
I want the full range of emotions, from sadness to passion
I want to crawl inside your head
I desire to understand someone's thoughts and motivations
Contributed by Samantha L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DJ J Stan Smith
so cool to see so many others who like me feel connected to this band.
SandyeeBa
Had this whole album on cassette, it got stolen along with 500 others...dayum... I was so into this stuff along with Depech Mode, so techno...love that stuff, and I miss it.
SterlingEvo
The first part of this song has been my ringtone for a few years LOL It's perfect because it's a great tune, and it's easy to hear in my pocket...
Secret Crisis: The DC Marvel Multiverse
I remember Another Minute and It's Over Now a bit. I only began listening a while ago. My god, this was my 90s as I experienced them. 1/3 Depeche Mode, 1/3 Erasue, 1/3 Tears for Fears.
Tbl4uHKA
Отличная песня, одна из любимых)
Pammie Ohlendorf
awe... one of my favorite song of all time... loved loved dancing to this... back in my day.
J Dobbins
Pammie Garcia-Ohlendorf Fuckin' Genius n genial
J Dobbins
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Xr2Nightmare
this is... underrated.
Kenneth Robinson
I love this song, 1st heard this song at the masquerade club in ATL 2018, KSR.