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Cassius, a long-running project of French electronica circa 1999: Zdar & Boombass. Besides their productions for Mo' Wax as La Funk Mob, the duo had also manned the boards for LPs by French rapper MC Solaar. They first met back in the late '80s, working in the same studio. Zdar also teamed with Etienne De Crecy to release an LP. Finally, Zdar and Boombass came together in 1996 as Cassius. Combining the jazzy hip-hop of Boombass with Zdar's phase'n'filter acid-disco, Cassius debuted with the single "Cassius 1999," a club anthem and British Top 20 hit, late in 1998. The full-length 1999 appeared early the following year. Cassius returned in 2002 with Au Rêve and again in 2006 with 15 Again. The latter two artists returned the favor when the duo re-emerged in 2016 with "Action," featuring Cat Power and the Beasties' Mike D. The single landed on the concept album Ibifornia, released later that same year. Philippe Zdar died in June 2019 after falling from the window of a tall building.
Cassius, a long-running project of French electronica circa 1999: Zdar & Boombass. Besides their productions for Mo' Wax as La Funk Mob, the duo had also manned the boards for LPs by French rapper MC Solaar. They first met back in the late '80s, working in the same studio. Zdar also teamed with Etienne De Crecy to release an LP. Finally, Zdar and Boombass came together in 1996 as Cassius. Combining the jazzy hip-hop of Boombass with Zdar's phase'n'filter acid-disco, Cassius debuted with the single "Cassius 1999," a club anthem and British Top 20 hit, late in 1998. The full-length 1999 appeared early the following year. Cassius returned in 2002 with Au Rêve and again in 2006 with 15 Again. The latter two artists returned the favor when the duo re-emerged in 2016 with "Action," featuring Cat Power and the Beasties' Mike D. The single landed on the concept album Ibifornia, released later that same year. Philippe Zdar died in June 2019 after falling from the window of a tall building.