YOLO Mentions: Cassius

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In the world of French/Disco House, the name Cassius is synonymous with that of Daft Punk and Stardust. They’ve been in the game since the late 80s and early 90s. A time where America wasn’t ready for such uplifting and soulful beats, where French House was making its way through the European borders and onward through the rest of the galaxy. Daft Punk in the cockpit and Cassius manning the lasers. My appreciation began when I saw them perform with Busy P, Justice, and DJ Mehdi at Coachella as the supergroup: Club 75. (Crazy good stuff. Highly recommend seeing them if they’re around.)

Later that year they released The Rawkers EP under Busy P’s Ed Banger Records. Overall I’d give that EP a 7, but with tracks like “I Love U So” you can see they haven’t lost it. OH! They’ve also helped produce tracks for Phoenix, Chromeo, and Cut Copy and if that doesn’t do it for ya then what are you doing here!

-Skinny Genes