Au Rêve

Au Rêve is the second studio album by French electronic duo Cassius, released in 17 September 2002 by Virgin Records in Europe and Astralwerks in the United States.

Au Rêve
Studio album by
Cassius
Released17 September 2002
Recorded2002
GenreFrench house
Length70:07
Label
Producer
  • Zdar
  • Boombass
Cassius chronology
1999
(1999)		 Au Rêve
(2002)		 15 Again
(2006)
Singles from Au Rêve
  1. "I'm a Woman"
    Released: 2002
  2. "The Sound of Violence"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Thrilla"
    Released: 2003

Writing, production and content

The album was written and produced by Cassius members 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.[1]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC Musicmixed[3]

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."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zdar and Boombass; additional writers noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hi Water" 4:38
2."The Sound of Violence"Steve Edwards7:13
3."Under Influence"
5:14
4."Room Tone" 1:04
5."Thrilla"Dennis Coles6:03
6."Telephone Love" 6:42
7."I'm a Woman"Jocelyn Brown4:22
8."Protection"Gladys Gambie3:59
9."Till We Got You and Me"
  • Burgess
  • Parham
5:53
10."20 Years (How Do You See Me Now)" 4:37
11."Nothing" 5:25
12."Barocco" 3:06
13."On" 4:12
14."Au Rêve" 7:39
Deluxe edition[4]
No.TitleLength
15."I'm A Woman" (Cassius Remix)3:45
16."The Sound Of Violence" (Reggae Rock Mix)3:27
17."The Sound Of Violence" (Cosmo Vitelli)5:12
18."The Sound Of Violence" (Narcotic Thrust Remix)7:34
19."Thrilla" (The Streets Remix)3:08

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 54

References
  1. "Cassius Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Au Rêve – Cassius | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. Silverman, David. "BBC – Music – Review of Cassius – Au Reve". BBC Music. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. Au Rêve at Discogs
  5. "Lescharts.com – Cassius – Au Rêve". Hung Medien.
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