Ibifornia

Ibifornia is the fourth studio album by French electronic duo Cassius. It was released on 26 August 2016.

Ibifornia
Studio album by Cassius
Released	26 August 2016
Genre	Electronic
Label	Ed Banger Because Music Interscope Records
Cassius chronology
15 Again (2006) Ibifornia (2016) Dreems (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.6/10[1]
Metacritic	65/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	5/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Loud and Quiet	3/10[7]
Mixmag	8/10[8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork	5.9/10[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Record Collector	[12]

Composition

There is this theory about the tonality of songs – that it's easiest to make a sad song, because working with minor chord is easier. That’s why techno is so depressing. So our challenge was to make fun electronic music without making it cheesy.

— Cassius on the bright and joyful feel of Ibifornia[13]

Cassius were inspired to produce an album with a bright, happy tone by their experiences of listening to the Bob Marley & the Wailers album Exodus (1977).[13] Their intention with Ibifornia was to create a "fun electronic music without making it cheesy", due to the abundance of dark and depressing electronic dance music popular at the time.[13] In coming up with a cheerful vibe for the LP, they decided that it would take place in a fantasy utopia land named Ibifornia.[13]

Cassius and the press release categorized the style of Ibifornia as a hybrid of funk, house, soul, Afrobeat, synthpop, psychedelia, hip hop, gospel and disco.[13][14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Missing" (featuring Ryan Tedder and Jaw)	Zdar Boombass Ryan Tedder Pharrell Williams Jaw	4:14
2.	"Love Parade" (featuring Mike D)	Zdar Boombass Mike Diamond Luke Jenner John Gourley	5:29
3.	"Action" (featuring Cat Power and Mike D)	Zdar Boombass Cat Power Diamond	8:56
4.	"Go Up" (featuring Cat Power and Pharrell Williams)	Zdar Boombass Williams Cat Power Matthieu Chédid Tedder	5:32
5.	"Ibifornia"	Zdar Boombass	8:44
6.	"Hey You!" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	Zdar Boombass Tedder Jenner	3:40
7.	"Feel Like Me" (featuring Cat Power)	Zdar Boombass Cat Power Tedder	5:05
8.	"Blue Jean Smile" (featuring John Gourley)	Zdar Boombass Jenner Gourley	4:02
9.	"The Sound of Love" (featuring Jaw)	Zdar Boombass Jaw	4:49
10.	"Ponce"	Zdar Boombass	5:45

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16]	44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	187
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	59
UK Albums (OCC)[20]	159

References

1. "Ibifornia by Cassius reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
3. Jeffries, David. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
4. Wasserman, Milo (19 July 2016). "Cassius – Ibifornia". Clash. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
5. Simpson, Dave (25 August 2016). "Cassius: Ibifornia review – funky pop, sunshine and cliches". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
6. Carroll, Jim (23 June 2016). "Cassius – Ibifornia album review: house grooves with excitement and euphoria". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
7. Walton, Sam (June 2016). "Cassius, 'Ibifornia' – Album review". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
8. "June: 18 albums you need to hear this month". Mixmag. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
9. Empire, Kitty (26 June 2016). "Cassius: Ibifornia review – squelchy tunes pack summer sunshine". The Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
10. Sherburne, Phillip (26 August 2016). "Cassius: Ibifornia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
11. Carr, Paul (26 October 2016). "Cassius: Ibifornia". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
12. Goldsmith, Mike. "Cassius – Ibifornia". Record Collector. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
13. Halls, Eleanor (22 August 2016). "Finally, electronic music that will actually make you want to dance". GQ. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
14. Adams, Gregory (20 May 2016). "Cassius "Ibifornia"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
15. "Ultratop.be – Cassius – Ibifornia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
16. "Ultratop.be – Cassius – Ibifornia" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cassius – Ibifornia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
18. "Lescharts.com – Cassius – Ibifornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Cassius – Ibifornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
20. Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 3.09.2016 (wk35)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 September 2016.