Au Rêve
Au Rêve is the second album by French electronic duo Cassius, released in September 2002 by record label Virgin in Europe and Astralwerks in the United States.
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Released | 17 September 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | French house | |||
Length | 70:07 | |||
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Writing, production and content
The album was written and produced by Cassius members Phillippe Zdar and Boombass.
Au Rêve is a progression from Cassius' debut album 1999 in that it is a more traditional house-oriented effort that uses less sampling and more live vocalists. Collaborators include Jocelyn Brown, Ghostface Killah and Steve Edwards. The Edwards track, "The Sound of Violence", topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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BBC Music | mixed[2] |
Au Rêve has received a mixed reception from critics. David Silverman of BBC Music called it "Excellent in places, awkward and peculiar in others" and wrote: "There's nothing really new here, but then that isn't really the criteria for whether an album is good or not – its [sic] just a pity Cassius couldn't recapture the spontaneity of 1999."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Cassius, except as indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hi Water" | 4:38 | |
2. | "The Sound of Violence" (featuring Steve Edwards) | Boombass, Zdar, Edwards | 7:13 |
3. | "Under Influence" (featuring Leroy Burgess) | Boombass, Zdar, Burgess, Parham | 5:14 |
4. | "Room Tone" | 1:04 | |
5. | "Thrilla" (featuring Ghostface Killah) | Boombass, Zdar, Coles | 6:03 |
6. | "Telephone Love" | 6:42 | |
7. | "I'm a Woman" (featuring Jocelyn Brown) | Boombass, Zdar, Brown | 4:22 |
8. | "Protection" (featuring Gladys Gambie) | Boombass, Zdar, Gambie | 3:59 |
9. | "Till We Got You and Me" (featuring Leroy Burgess) | Boombass, Zdar, Burgess, Parham | 5:53 |
10. | "20 Years (How Do You See Me Now)" (featuring Abassday) | Boombass, Zdar, Brooks | 4:37 |
11. | "Nothing" | 5:25 | |
12. | "Barocco" | 3:06 | |
13. | "On" | 4:12 | |
14. | "Au Rêve" | 7:39 |
References
- Kellman, Andy. "Au Rêve – Cassius | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- Silverman, David. "BBC – Music – Review of Cassius – Au Reve". BBC Music. Retrieved 13 June 2015.