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)
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Sunrise
Cause & Effect Lyrics
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I think I'm coming up again
There's a shooting star on fire
As the final set begins
And I won't be lonely, my one and only is here to raise again
We will dream in vinyl in our own style
I think I'm falling in love with life again
What would I be without you?
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
There's a sunrise
I think I'm on the train again
There's a pig-tailed girl on fire
There's a place for all my sins
And I won't regret it, I won't forget it, I'm here to fly again
We will kiss the colors and like no other
I think I'm falling in love with life again
Where would I be without you?
What would I be without you, yeah?
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
Where would I be without you?
What would I be without you, yeah?
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
(Where would I be?)
(What would I be?)
(Where would I be?)
I think I'm falling in love with life again
(Where would I be?)
(What would I be?)
(Where would I be?)
I think I'm falling in love again
And I feel all the love, all the life
In all the things around me
Make me want to cry
And I feel all the love, all the life
In all the sounds around me
They make me want to cry
Where would I be without you?
What would I be without you, yeah?
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
Where would I be without you?
What would I be without you, yeah?
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
Where would I be without you?
And what would I be without you, yeah?
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
I think I'm falling in love with life again
I think I'm falling in love again
(Where would I be?)
(What would I be?)
(Where would I be?)
I think I'm falling in love with life again (where would I be?)
(What would I be?)
(Where would I be?)
I think I'm falling in love again
(Where would I be?)
(What would I be?)
(Where would I be?)
I think I'm falling in love again
The song "Sunrise" sung by Cause & Effect talks about a new beginning in life. The opening lines of the song mention a sunrise, which signifies the start of a new day and the hope that comes along with it. The singer then talks about a shooting star and the final set, which denotes the end of something, possibly a struggle or a difficult phase in life. The lyrics then move on to talk about the presence of the singer's significant other, whom they describe as their "one and only" and with whom they plan to dream "in vinyl in our own style." The line "I think I'm falling in love with life again" indicates that the singer has come out of a dark period and is now appreciating life.
In the chorus, the singer asks a rhetorical question, "Where would I be without you? / What would I be without you?" indicating the significant role that their significant other has played in their life. They claim that without their loved one, they wouldn't be much more.
The second verse talks about the singer being on a train and observing a pig-tailed girl on fire, which could be a metaphor for a young woman full of energy and vitality. The singer claims that there's a place for all their sins and that they won't regret them, indicating a newfound freedom and liberation. They describe kissing colors and liking no other, which could be taken as experiencing things in a new way.
Overall, the song talks about the joy of living life and the appreciation one gains for it through difficult times. It's about embracing new beginnings and falling in love with life again.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a sunrise
The singer is describing a sunrise.
I think I'm coming up again
The singer feels as though they are on the rise, with a hopeful outlook.
There's a shooting star on fire
The singer notices a shooting star in the sky.
As the final set begins
The artist is describing the start of an event or experience.
And I won't be lonely, my one and only is here to raise again
The artist is reassured that they are not alone, and have someone they care about with them.
We will dream in vinyl in our own style
The singer and their companion have a unique vision for their lives and look forward to realizing it.
I think I'm falling in love with life again
The singer is grateful for the positive experiences in their life and feels as though they are falling in love with life itself.
Where would I be without you?
The artist is expressing gratitude towards someone important in their life.
What would I be without you?
The artist is acknowledging that this person has had a significant impact on their life and identity.
I think you'd agree without you I wouldn't be much more
The artist is acknowledging that this person has helped them become a better version of themselves.
There's a sunrise
The singer is once again describing a sunrise.
I think I'm on the train again
The artist is moving forward with their life and experiences.
There's a pig-tailed girl on fire
The singer is observing someone who is vivacious and full of life.
There's a place for all my sins
The singer is acknowledging that they have made mistakes in the past, but they have found a way to make peace with them and move forward.
And I won't regret it, I won't forget it, I'm here to fly again
The singer is determined to not let regrets or mistakes hold them back, and is ready to take risks and embrace new experiences.
We will kiss the colors and like no other
The artist and their companion plan to experience life in a unique and unforgettable way.
And I feel all the love, all the life
The artist is overwhelmed with positive emotions and feels as though they are truly living.
In all the things around me
The singer attributes their positive feelings to the world around them.
Make me want to cry
The singer is so moved by the beauty and positivity around them that they are brought to tears.
And I feel all the love, all the life
The artist is once again describing their intense positive emotions.
In all the sounds around me
The artist attributes the beauty around them to the sounds and music they are hearing.
They make me want to cry
The artist is once again expressing how moved they are by their emotions and experiences.
I think I'm falling in love with life again
The singer is truly enjoying their life and feels as though they are falling in love with it once again.
(Where would I be?)
The artist is repeating a question about where they would be without someone important in their life.
(What would I be?)
The singer is once again reflecting on how this person has impacted their life and identity.
I think I'm falling in love with life again (where would I be?)
The singer is once again expressing their positivity towards life and reflecting on how much the person in question means to them.
(What would I be?)
The singer is once again thinking about how the person in question has changed their life.
(Where would I be?)
The artist is once again reflecting on what their life would be like without this person.
I think I'm falling in love again
The artist is expressing their deep appreciation for the experiences and people in their life.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Keith D Magliulio, Robert D Rowe
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