Cassy – fabric71

It is rare for any artist to hold almost universal respect and admiration from the house music community. Cassy has effortlessly managed to garner this over the course of her career via a revered discography, critically acclaimed compilations for Cocoon and Panoramabar, and countless exceptional performances across the globe. Currently holding residencies at four of the world’s leading venues; Panoramabar in Berlin, Trouw in Amsterdam, Rex Club in Paris, and now Output in Brooklyn, NYC, it is clear that Cassy’s artistic nous has a global reach.
 
The roots of this story lay in Catherine Britton’s well-documented childhood. Born in London to a Caribbean father and Austrian mother, Cassy moved to Vienna at an early age. Surrounded by the ghosts of legendary composers in a city steeped in music history, Cassy’s love for music and the arts was nurtured by her parents.
 
“I listened to a lot of classical music when I was younger, and jazz, as that is what my family were into – George Benson was someone I saw in concert with my Dad. The first record I actually bought was Madness “One Step Beyond” – and I have never come back from that step!” – Cassy
 
Her first professional music outing was as a vocalist on Autorepeat’s “Music Takes Me Higher” on Sabotage Records. A relative latecomer to the DJ game, Cassy was encouraged by Electric Indigo to start mixing in her late 20s. Productions quickly followed, with a collaboration with Dave the Hustler for Mental Groove. During this time she also met Luciano, co-producing “La Ondita” on his album ‘Blind Behaviour.’ Since then the likes of Perlon, Playhouse and Dessous have all provided outlets for her sultry sounds.
 
However it is her prowess as a track selector that most influences her fabric mix. A seasoned vinyl crate digger, her time working in Berlin’s famed Hard Wax record store inevitably impacted on the cuts that comprise her DJ sets, and in turn the forthcoming release:
 
“The tracks on the mix all represent what I love about electronic music, and what I love playing. Simply, each track is individually beautiful – there is not much more to add. All of the producers are special in their own way. The project has come at a perfect time for me in terms of me being able to communicate where I am at artistically. I have aimed to get back to the roots of what this should be about for every DJ – namely playing records for the love of playing records – and not because of anything else.”– Cassy
 
As expected, fabric 71 provides a snapshot of Cassy’s raw unadulterated sound; that unashamedly intricate mix of stripped back hedonism and an all-encompassing warm sincerity.
 
Livio Improta’s “Mare010” sets the tempo with its racing spirally synths before the warmth of ItaloJohnson’s “06 A” provides a perfect segue into the middle section of the mix as it musters anthemic scenes in the listeners’ minds. John Talabot’s breathtaking “When The Past Was Present” is effortlessly layered between two cuts from Basic Soul Unit before Cassy stays true to her techno routes with tracks such as Affie Yusuf‘s dark intricate “Bring You Techno”, the spatial and ethereal “Landwehr” from Marco Zenker, and of course Losoul’s “Brain of Glass,” with its playful stabbing synths. Benjamin Damage’s “010x” provides heavenly chimes before the mix is rounded of with the sublime vocals on Duster Valentine’s “(My Back Is) Against The Wall.”
 
Pre-order Cassy fabric 71 now at fabric online store. Cassy will officially launch fabric 71 at fabric UK on Saturday 17th August, alongside Craig Richards, Basic Soul Unit (Live) and more.

fabric 71 TRACKLISTLING:
01 Arttu feat. Diamondancer – Tune In [Clone Royal Oak]02 Kuumba Project – Black Thoughts (Tribal Mix) [Psychostasia]03 Livio Imrprota – Mare010 [Housewax]04 Norm Talley – Tell Me (Late Night Creeper Mix) [Thema]05 ItaloJohnson – 06 A [ItaloJohnson]06 Alex Cortex – Oh Yeah [Killekill House Trax]07 Freestyle Man – Meeting At Dawn [Wazi Wazi]08 Basic Soul Unit – Basic Necessity [New Kanada]09 John Talabot – When The Past Was Present (Pachanga Boys Blue Remix) [Permanent Vacation]10 Basic Soul Unit – For Some [New Kanada]11 Affie Yusuf – Bring You Techno [Killekill House Trax]12 Losoul – Brain Of Glass [Playhouse]13 Marco Zenker – Landwehr [Ilian Tape]14 Emptyset – Completely Gone [Caravan]15 Benjamin Damage – 010x [50 Weapons]16 Adam Marshall – Thelon (Todd Sines Mix) [New Kanada]17 Duster Valentine – (My Back Is) Against The Wall [Rush Hour]

CASSY Summer 2013 Tour Dates
July 12 Porto, Portugal @ Industria Club
July 16 Formentera, Spain @ Motel Ses Roques Formentera
July 13 Naples, Italy @ Angels of Love
July 17 Ibiza, Spain @ Ibiza Town Marina (Charity Boat Party)
July 19 Amsterdam, Holland @ Trouw
July 20 Bucharest, Romania @ Guestlist Club
July 21 Berlin, Germany @ Panorama Bar
July 23 Ibiza, Spain @ Space
July 26 Moscow, Russia @ Gipsy
July 27 Birmingham, UK @ Global Gathering
July 28 Cannes, France @ Gotha Club

August 1 Popovka, Ukraine @ Kazantip
August 3 Montpellier, France @ Electros D’Uzes
August 5 Ibiza, Spain @ Circo Loco at DC10
August 10 Birmingham, UK @ Circo Loco
August 12 Mykonos, Greece @ Cavo Paradiso
August 15 Formentera, Spain @ Tipic
August 17 London, UK @ Fabric
August 18 Budapest, Hungary @ Deadcode Festival
August 19 Ibiza, Spain @ Circo Loco at DC10
August 22 Paris, France @ Rex Club
August 23 Pag Island, Croatia @ Sonus Festival
August 24 Amsterdam, Holland @ MysteryLand

[NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES]August 30 New York, NY @ Electric Zoo Festival
August 31 Miami Beach, Florida @ Story
September 1 El Paso, Texas @ Sun City Music Festival

September 5 Ibiza, Spain @ Space
September 6 Glasgow, UK @ Tic Tac Toe
September 14 Kent, UK @ Hop Farm Festival
September 15 Ibiza, Spain @ Ushuaia Beach Club
September 21 Milan, Italy @ Amnesia Club
September 22 Berlin, Germany @ Panorama Bar
September 23 Birmingham, UK @ Circo Loco at DC10
September 25 Birmingham, UK @ Paradise ar DC10
September 28 Liverpool, UK @ Circus