Fun Fact
Cassius's Shift: Before pioneering French house, duo Cassius worked as hip-hop studio apprentices until a late-night rave fully converted them to the electronic dance scene.
Chapter 1
The studio apprentices
Chapter 2
Riding the French Touch wave
Chapter 3
The master producers
Chapter 4
Legacy, tragedy, and rebirth
Ch 1 · The studio apprentices
Fun Fact
La Funk Mob: Before becoming house music icons Cassius, these studio apprentices crafted abstract trip-hop grooves that helped launch the famous French Touch electronic music movement!
adritest See how two strangers at Studio Plus Thirty accidentally transformed modern art.
Glossary
apprentice (noun)
Someone who learns a skilled trade or art form by working closely with an experienced professional. It's like having a backstage pass to study a master at work, whether you're learning to bake bread, code software, or mix hit records in a music studio.
Someone who learns a skilled trade or art form by working closely with an experienced professional. It's like having a backstage pass to study a master at work, whether you're learning to bake bread, code software, or mix hit records in a music studio.
Fun Fact
La Funk Mob: Before becoming house music icons Cassius, the duo worked as studio apprentices and produced trippy instrumental hip-hop as La Funk Mob.
Quiz
Which legendary French hip-hop artist did the future members of Cassius produce in the early 1990s?
Quiz
Under what experimental, downtempo moniker did the duo release music on the British label Mo' Wax in 1994?
koblenz Before making house music, the duo produced pioneering French hip-hop albums for superstar MC Solaar.
Quiz
Where did Philippe Zdar grow up before moving to Paris to pursue a career in music?
Quiz
In which city did Cassius members Philippe Zdar and Hubert Blanc-Francard first meet in 1988?
koblenz Cassius French House Duo
From studio apprentices, To French Touch legends, Cassius made the beat!
koblenz Operating under a mysterious moniker, the duo released experimental trip-hop for an influential British label.
Quiz
What job did a teenage Hubert 'Boombass' Blanc-Francard first take at a recording studio before becoming a producer?
Quiz
What was the profession of Hubert 'Boombass' Blanc-Francard's father, Dominique, which helped the duo access professional recording studios?
Fun Fact
Studio origins: Cassius was originally conceived as an electronic record label in Paris before the founders decided to make original music together.
Quiz
What genre of music did Philippe Zdar discover at a Parisian rave that inspired him to transition away from hip-hop?
Quiz
In what year did Philippe Zdar and Hubert 'Boombass' Blanc-Francard first begin working together in the studio?
Glossary
assistant
assistant: (noun) A person who helps or aids another, especially in a supportive or subordinate capacity. Philippe Zdar met Boombass in 1988 while working as a studio assistant at Paris's Plus XXX.
assistant: (noun) A person who helps or aids another, especially in a supportive or subordinate capacity. Philippe Zdar met Boombass in 1988 while working as a studio assistant at Paris's Plus XXX.