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Justice is the moniker of the Paris-based production duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. Their approach to crazy-quilt dance-pop hybridism is infectious, if a tad off-putting here and there. The duo rose to fame due to an MP3 single and super smart video for the excellent, kiddy-chorused house-pop number "D.A.N.C.E." in 2007, and they soon thereafter signed to the suitably named label Banger. They manage to make really silly and fun music in a way that frequently comes off in a pretentious manner. It's ridiculous to name your album after a symbol, especially if it's †. This is not meant derogatorily. Really. Justice does appear to be that rare breed of dance artist equally capable of stimulating the body and the mind, though neither Richard James nor Basement Jaxx need fear this act. After just one listen to "Waters of Nazareth," it's very difficult to avoid wondering "how the hell did they mix and match noise and pop so beautifully" while also dancing furiously.--Mike McGonigal
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Justice are Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay, two young Parisian producers who carved out their own space on the crowded dancefloor a couple of years back with their remix of Simian's ''Never Be Alone''. Standing out amongst the faceless ranks for bedroom dance producers is not an easy task, yet Justice made it appear so. Their debut single proper, the mighty ''Waters Of Nazareth'', was the sort of pummelling document that suggested this band had arrived fully formed, with their huge-sounding, muscular beats, rough electronics and bass turned up to the point of distortion.
Actually, Justice's debut album suggests this Gallic twosome throw their net somewhat wider. Yes, the opening ''Genesis'' is a massive, sludgy techno throb that feels not so much expertly crafted as messily stapled together out of twitching blocks of sound. But almost from the get-go, it's like Justice are eager to branch out their signature sound into new territories. ''Let There Be Light'' seems to take its sad melody from an aged busker's melancholy accordion lament. ''D.A.N.C.E'' hitches powerful beats to a funky chassis that suggests intimate knowledge of New York disco legends Chic - and tops it off with a Jackson 5-style chorus supplied by a crowd of English school children. And on ''The Party'', Justice's Ed Banger labelmate, 20-year old Miami rapper Uffie turns up to front a perky pop number that privileges sunny good vibes over head-stoving beats.
Importantly, though, while there's much here to suggest Justice are more than one-trick ponies, there's also enough muscle to prove the pair haven't forgotten what made them big in the clubs. Consequently, perhaps the most impressive track here is ''Stress''. A brutally heavy, super-dense concoction of air-raid sirens and whirling violins, it sounds like nothing less than the bathroom scene from Psycho set to beats. People have been calling Justice 'the new Daft Punk', but that's only half the story. This big, bold record is the sound of leaders - not followers. --Louis Pattison
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By J. P. Curtis
Format:Audio CD
Let's get the negatives out the way. The Daft Punk influence is overwhelming at times, and there are a few average tracks on this album. But for a dance music artist album (remember how bad these often are) it is still exceptional. If you are going to model yourself on someone, Daft Punk isn't a bad place to start. Rock musicians are allowed influences without people griping, and let's not forget the whole point of dance music in the first place was to sample and reshape what was already there. Also, most people who have made good dance music in the last ten years have had some sort of DP influence stirred in.
As for the production style, anyone who says it's cheap is an idiot - the mix of low fi and hi fi is completely deliberate. Also, the combination of danceability and musical complexity is impressive. Yes, it might be challenging at times, but it's not exactly Aphex drill and bass, is it? What makes it different, possibly unsatisfying to the disco zombies amongst us, is that it's not always loop-based. So tracks might start in one place but... oh God... end up... somewhere else! Wow - how pretentious. Let's shoot them before they do it again.
As for the production style, anyone who says it's cheap is an idiot - the mix of low fi and hi fi is completely deliberate. Also, the combination of danceability and musical complexity is impressive. Yes, it might be challenging at times, but it's not exactly Aphex drill and bass, is it? What makes it different, possibly unsatisfying to the disco zombies amongst us, is that it's not always loop-based. So tracks might start in one place but... oh God... end up... somewhere else! Wow - how pretentious. Let's shoot them before they do it again.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Marchespie
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A schizophrenic and typically French mixture of choppy beats and fractured, processed sound. When it works, as on the stunning opener "Genesis" and the stomping closer "One Minute To Midnight" it's the equal (if not the better) of the best of contemporaries Mirwais and Daft Punk. The clipped and arrythmic Genesis is one of the best Parisian dance tracks I've yet heard, and the production has incredible depth and impact. However, when the music doesn't work it's confusing, irritating and even embarrassing. This is most often on the vocal tracks where there is either just too much going on in the mix(DVNO) or the vocal is annoying and the lyrics puerile (The Ppaarrttyy, D.A.N.C.E.). Definitely worth buying for the five or so decent tracks - just have the skip button ready for the ones you don't like.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By C. Allen
Format:Audio CD
It may have been mentioned already, but Daft Punk, take note, this is how Human After All should have been.
You can't ignore the daft punk influence present on this album, but its done very well, and isn't just a rip off either.
There's variety too with the radio friendly D.A.N.C.E.
Fav track would the awsome opener Genesis.
If you was left wanting after daft punk's latest lp, purchase this asap.
You can't ignore the daft punk influence present on this album, but its done very well, and isn't just a rip off either.
There's variety too with the radio friendly D.A.N.C.E.
Fav track would the awsome opener Genesis.
If you was left wanting after daft punk's latest lp, purchase this asap.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Justice!
Having first listened to 'Audio, Video, Disco', I thought I knew what Justice were all about. I was wrong. This is Justice at its best!
Published 4 months ago by Jack Goldsmith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
This is definitly one of the best electro albums I've heard.
But regarding the product itself, it came in 5-6 days, wrapped in a paper case and in bubble wrap. Read more
But regarding the product itself, it came in 5-6 days, wrapped in a paper case and in bubble wrap. Read more
Published on 14 July 2010 by inToxeD
4.0 out of 5 stars
good album, not my favourite
this album reminds me a lot of another french electro band, Daft Punk. and like daft punk you have solid gold hits in there but you've also got some mediocre album tracks floating... Read more
Published on 27 May 2010 by Fergus Hoskyns
5.0 out of 5 stars
jusice!!!!
i have only just heard of Justice but i love them been listening to their album cross for about a week now my m8 showed me Justice when i was around his about two weeks ago... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by Mr. N. L. Strong
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome delivery ^_^
It actually arrived sooner than expected, so I am well pleased with this delivery, Thank You :D
Published on 24 Nov 2009 by Mr. C
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fine Electro
Whoever likes Daft Punk combined with a few harder rhythms likely will love Justice, but comparisons like this could also be misleading. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by Koslowski
5.0 out of 5 stars
Epic Album, Electro has Evolved.
When i first head "Waters Of Nazareth" i thought somthing in the C.D player had broken, and all that was coming from the speakers was a pounding wall of Noise. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Mr. L. A. Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it!!
If you're looking, just buy it!! It's a fantastic euro-electro album, with crowd pleasing funky songs like DANCE, to the cheeky Tthhee Ppaarrttyy, with some darker tracks that take... Read more
Published on 10 April 2009 by B. BYRNE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Biblical
'Genesis' is an absolute monster of an electro song. Hook-laden, hard-hitting and as unrelentingly funky as anything Daft Punk have done. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2009 by Odelay In Space
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply WOW
This is magic, it's not often an album comes along which is just great, this is awesome, i love it, in fact i'm going to hunt down Justice and demand a second album, pronto tonto!!
Published on 26 July 2008 by Dave Haskey
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