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.

Au Rêve
Studio album by
Cassius
Released17 September 2002
Recorded2002
GenreFrench house
Length70:07
Label
Producer
  • Philippe Zdar
  • Boombass
Cassius chronology
1999
(1999)		 Au Rêve
(2002)		 15 Again
(2006)

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Musicmixed[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hi Water" 4:38
2."The Sound of Violence" (featuring Steve Edwards)Boombass, Zdar, Edwards7:13
3."Under Influence" (featuring Leroy Burgess)Boombass, Zdar, Burgess, Parham5:14
4."Room Tone" 1:04
5."Thrilla" (featuring Ghostface Killah)Boombass, Zdar, Coles6:03
6."Telephone Love" 6:42
7."I'm a Woman" (featuring Jocelyn Brown)Boombass, Zdar, Brown4:22
8."Protection" (featuring Gladys Gambie)Boombass, Zdar, Gambie3:59
9."Till We Got You and Me" (featuring Leroy Burgess)Boombass, Zdar, Burgess, Parham5:53
10."20 Years (How Do You See Me Now)" (featuring Abassday)Boombass, Zdar, Brooks4:37
11."Nothing" 5:25
12."Barocco" 3:06
13."On" 4:12
14."Au Rêve" 7:39

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "Au Rêve – Cassius | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. Silverman, David. "BBC – Music – Review of Cassius – Au Reve". BBC Music. Retrieved 13 June 2015.



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