the french house sensation cassius are definitely no newcomers in the game. look at the picture, and you’ll think i mistakenly put up a picture of some random european metrosexual OG’s. nah, dude. that’s them. and they rock.

the dynamic duo got started producing paris’ MC solaar back in ’98. i remember being in middle school and somebody hipping me to solaar. i didn’t know what he was saying, but i could tell he was going hard. and now i know where his ill beats came from. anyway, a few years later, they wanted to advance and further elcecticize their sound, so they started grooving in the house music circuit.

in a few years, they cultivated a unique sound composed of good soul music, blues and jazz, and everything else funky enough for them. the result is some of the most melodic house music i’ve ever heard. i wouldn’t even call it house music – it’s beyond that. listen for yourself.

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DOWNLOAD: Cassius – Rock Number One

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DOWNLOAD: Cassius – Eye Water (feat. Pharrell)