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.
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Shakespeare
Cause & Effect Lyrics
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And rhythms shimmer through the chandeliers
As the gods send gifts of balance
And things of distance become things of near
As the sky reaches burnout
And the crowds disappear
In the temple I'll be waiting
Where did you get your wings my angel
Where did you get that light within your eyes
Where did you get your wings my angel
Push me up towards the sky
As the stars move around me
And shoot towards the edge of time
As the gods send gifts of penance
To relieve the pain of my things of crime
As Lucy touches diamonds
Repeating number nine
In the temple I'll be waiting
For my angel so sublime
And I'm sitting in Shakespeare's garden underneath a tree
Wishing that my missing angel could come back to me
To help me breathe (come on, lets go)s
The lyrics of Cause & Effect's song "In Shakespeare" describe a moment of spiritual awakening and yearning. The different elements mentioned in the song, such as colors, rhythms, and the sky, seem to merge into a transcendental experience, where the singer is waiting for his "angel" to appear. The angel is described as having "wings" and a "light within your eyes," suggesting a divine, otherworldly presence. The singer longs to be lifted up towards the sky and to be relieved of the pain of their "things of crime," as if seeking redemption or forgiveness.
The reference to Shakespeare in the title and the final lines of the song point to a sense of romanticism and idealism, as the singer sits in a garden underneath a tree, wishing for their missing angel to return and save them. The song's lyrics seem to blend religious and secular imagery, evoking a sense of awe and longing for something beyond this world.
Overall, “In Shakespeare” is a song about spiritual yearning and the search for a higher meaning in life. The vivid and dreamlike imagery used in the lyrics adds to the sense of transcendent experience, while the singer's desire for their missing angel reflects a universal longing for connection and purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
As the colors swim in circles
The surroundings are filled with swirling colors and patterns
And rhythms shimmer through the chandeliers
The music is echoing and lighting up the room
As the gods send gifts of balance
The heavens are sending harmony and equilibrium
And things of distance become things of near
Far-off objects appear closer than they actually are
As the sky reaches burnout
The sky turns bright and is reaching its limit
And the crowds disappear
The people vanish into thin air
In the temple I'll be waiting
I will stay in the temple, anticipating
For my angel to appear
My beloved angel will come to me
Where did you get your wings my angel
My angel, tell me the origin of your wings
Where did you get that light within your eyes
Where did you obtain that radiance in your eyes
Push me up towards the sky
Elevate me up to the heavens
As the stars move around me
The stars are spinning and rotating around me
And shoot towards the edge of time
The stars move towards the limits of time
As the gods send gifts of penance
The heavens are giving atonement and retribution
To relieve the pain of my things of crime
To reduce the agony of my wrongdoing
As Lucy touches diamonds
Lucy is encountering precious gems
Repeating number nine
The number nine is continuously recurring
And I'm sitting in Shakespeare's garden underneath a tree
I am resting under a tree in Shakespeare's garden
Wishing that my missing angel could come back to me
Desiring the return of my departed angel
To help me breathe (come on, lets go)
To aid me in breathing and moving forward
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: KEITH MAGUILIO, ROBERT ROWE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Federico Bella
As the colors swim in circles
And rhythms shimmer through the chandeliers
As the gods send gifts of balance
And things of distance become things of near
As the sky reaches burnout
And the crowds disappear
In the temple I'll be waiting
For my angel to appear
Where did you get your wings my angel
Where did you get that light within your eyes
Where did you get your wings my angel
Push me up towards the sky
As the stars move around me
And shoot towards the edge of time
As the gods send gifts of penance
To relieve the pain of my things of crime
As Lucy touches diamonds
Repeating number nine
In the temple I'll be waiting
For my angel so sublime
And I'm sitting in Shakespeare's garden underneath a tree
Wishing that my missing angel could come back to me
To help me breathe (come on, lets go)s
fsol83
Such an underrated group. I never get tired of their music. As well as their most recent music from a few years ago.
Pepé
Underrated....? What?? Just enjoy 😉
Blackthorn
How did this band not become way bigger?
Ryan Freer
Wow...memories rush back! I was probably 16 when I last heard this, around 1993. Had the album on CD at the time. All but forgotten.
Cosmo Traumatika
Absolute genius group. It's so painful realizing why they were silenced.
Scott Eichholz
Been looking for this album for almost 20 years to no avail until NOW. Thank you. Brings back memories of my college years.
B-ROD681 ( Taino Loft)
Born and raised in N.Y.C. then moved. As I got older I lend an ear to other types of music. This band got me!!! Music is life .Thanks for posting this song.
CallAquaman72
i had this album and lost it as well. what a great album. rarely do u find an album worth having the whole thing anymore. this was definitely an exception. thanks for posting.
CYBERTHREAT
Their music is great! Thanks for sharing.
Mark Thompson
It's good to know that I'll love this whole album and it's interesting to note you don't get as many albums like that anymore. It's nice the way the must is soft so you can have it on in the background, but of course it's better when it's loud and it'll still sound nice. This music reminds me of the 1980's because it's stylised in that way I think particularly the voice reminds me of that era and singers had a voice like that as well though the electronics used don't sound dated at all to me.