Ibifornia

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Ibifornia
Cassius - Ibifornia.png
Studio album by
Cassius
Released26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
Genre Electronic
Label
Cassius chronology
15 Again
(2006)		Ibifornia
(2016)		Dreems
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 5.6/10 [1]
Metacritic 65/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 5/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Loud and Quiet 3/10 [7]
Mixmag 8/10 [8]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [10]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

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

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Missing" (featuring Ryan Tedder and Jaw)
4:14
2."Love Parade" (featuring Mike D)
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)
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

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