Ibifornia

Ibifornia
Studio album by Cassius
Released	26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
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]

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

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
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15]	161
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16]	30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17]	44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18]	187
French Albums (SNEP) [19]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20]	59
UK Albums (OCC) [21]	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. "Cassius ARIA chart history to 024". ARIA. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
16. "Ultratop.be – Cassius – Ibifornia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
17. "Ultratop.be – Cassius – Ibifornia" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
18. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cassius – Ibifornia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
19. "Lescharts.com – Cassius – Ibifornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Cassius – Ibifornia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
21. Chart Log UK: "03.09.2016". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 September 2016.