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Philippe Zdar of Cassius dies

By | Published on Thursday 20 June 2019

Cassius (Philippe Zdar, right)

Philippe Zdar of French duo Cassius died yesterday, it has been announced. “He had an accidental fall, through the window of a high floor of a Parisian building,”, said his agent Sebastien Farran, in a brief statement. The producer was 50.

Real name Philippe Cerboneschi, Zdar found fame with Hubert Blanc-Francard, aka Boom Bass, as Cassius in the late 90s – although they had been working as a production duo for a decade by then, initially collaborating with French rapper MC Solaar.

Zdar has since become an in-demand producer in his own right, working with artists including Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Phoenix, The Rapture, Cut Copy, OneRepublic, Franz Ferdinand and more.

Paying tribute on Twitter, Cut Copy said that Zdar was “a true original and a unique talent who was involved in making our first album, as well as so many amazing records” adding that his “energy and generosity will be sorely missed”.

A new Cassius album, titled ‘Dreems’, is set for release tomorrow, as is the new Hot Chip album, ‘A Bath Full Of Ecstasy’, on which Zdar also worked.



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