[Note: This artist has 2 Lastfm pages: Cause & Effect and Cause and Effect -- Both spellings ARE Correct] (Discography below) Cause & Effect is an electronic fusion of cleverly crafted pop arrangements against a backdrop of layered synth textures and acoustic rhythmic flourishes. Intelligent, thought provoking lyrics and pleading melodies embedded in lush sonic soundscapes that are sure to captivate the senses of even the most discriminating listener. Cause & Effect's Rob Rowe (co-founder) and Keith Milo return with their fifth studio album, "Artificial Construct." After developing and perfecting their own brand of electronic pop for nearly two decades, "Artificial Construct" marks a new level of maturity songwriting, and new way of thinking about how music is released and sold. Breaking with tradition, "Artificial Construct" has been designed as a three-part series to be released as individual EP's over the course of 2010 and 2011, rather than a conventional ten to twelve-song album release. ...show more

[Note: This artist has 2 Lastfm pages: Cause & Effect and Cause and Effect -- Both spellings ARE Correct] (Discography below) Cause & Effect is an electronic fusion of cleverly crafted pop arrangements against a backdrop of layered synth textures and acoustic rhythmic flourishes. Intelligent, thought provoking lyrics and pleading melodies embedded in lush sonic soundscapes that are sure to captivate the senses of even the most discriminating listener. Cause & Effect's Rob Rowe (co-founder) and Keith Milo return with their fifth studio album, "Artificial Construct." After developing and perfecting their own brand of electronic pop for nearly two decades, "Artificial Construct" marks a new level of maturity songwriting, and new way of thinking about how music is released and sold. Breaking with tradition, "Artificial Construct" has been designed as a three-part series to be released as individual EP's over the course of 2010 and 2011, rather than a conventional ten to twelve-song album release.

"We wanted to try a new way of putting out our music this time around," says Milo. "There are no rules anymore. The digital age has turned the entire industry on its head and it's made us all rethink things. Are we artificially constructing an album by releasing it in "parts," or is the 12 song album as we've come to know it just an Artificial Construct? Led off by the deeply contagious first single "Happy?" where Milo's sleek electronic bed of synth driven melodies lay the foundation for Rowe's silky smooth vocals and sardonic lyrical content.

"Everybody's happy dreaming of the future," Rowe croons seductively in a tale about finding a sense of purpose and meaning in the mundane mediocrity of corporate life. And while "Happy" bridges the gap sonically between previous C+E albums, it also sets the tone for the rest of the EP's emotionally charged tracks which range in style from the electro-acoustic lover's ballad "View of the Sea," to the nostalgic teenage New Romantic anthem "This Is Who I Am," to the dark and brooding closer "Sleep," which tells a deeply honest and emotional tale of love lost. (HAPPY?- DIRTY 8VA Remix can be downloaded for FREE at Cause and Effect's Official Website.) "There's a bit of everything we love in there," says Rowe. "We've never easily fit into a specific genre and that gives us the freedom to always blur the lines while being true to our roots. ...show less