JUSTICE Cross
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DESCRIPTION 2011 repress. Justice's highly-acclaimed debut album and the most essential party record of 2007. French-only vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve. Retreating to their underground post-nuclear shelter/studio, French duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay worked on their first album as if their lives depended on it. The result is a mind-fuck of an album that proves that Justice's unique talent is to be found where least expected. Take for example "Let There Be Light" and its strident, angry electro, driven by a jabbing bassline; "D.A.N.C.E," a pure piece of vicious house sung innocently by a choir of children; "Newjack," a funky parody of the opulent times of the French Touch; "Phantom," taking over where "Waters Of Nazareth" left off to drift towards "Phantom Pt. II" and its head-swirling disco violins; "Valentine," an erotic, melancholic nursery rhyme, like a tribute to Vladimir Cosma and "Tthhee Ppaarrttyy," a pure electro-funk track where the sexy Uffie plays more than ever the cheeky Lolita. Justice have thrown established rules out the window (the notion of good and bad taste, the thin line between underground and pop music, the pigeon hole labeling between rock and electro, etc.) with a fantastic talent for synthesizing and mixing their influences with total candor, be it the cosmic disco of Larry Levan or Vladimir Cosma's panty-wetting romantics, Camel's prog rock or the anxious theme of Goblin for Dario Argento, to the flashy funk of the Brothers Johnson or "ABC" by the Jackson 5. Cross isn't a collection of random dancefloor singles. Cross is for listening at home or in clubs. Cross is a link between pop at its purest and experimental music. Cross brings together hardcore elements and cheese. Cross makes the Goths link arms with the rave kids. A JUSTICE generational manifest, ideally positioned on the side of the dancefloor, Cross, insolent with Cross youth, is a testimony that the French electro scene is healthier than ever. TRACKLISTING 01. Genesis 07. Valentine 02. Let There Be Light 08. Tthhee Ppaarrttyy Label 03. DANCE 09. DVNO ED BANGER RECORDS 04. Newjack 10. Stress 05. Phantom 11. Waters Of Nazareth 06. Phantom (Part II) 12. One Minute To Midnight Format 2LP Catalog Number BEC 5772110 EAN 5060107721104 u(0GA10H*RMLLKO( Store Price $18.99 Release Date 08/02/11 Territory U.S. EXCLUSIVE (No Exports) Genre HIGHLIGHTS • 2007 Grammy-nominated debut album from French duo Justice. This is the French-only FILE UNDER - J - ELECTRONIC vinyl version, housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. • Achieved 800,000 sales worldwide -- went Silver in the UK for sales of 60,000 copies. • Sat at #15 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007. • "....the ideal crossover electronic-pop record. Justice knows how to sequence a dance album to avoid drag and boredom, a skill more suited to hook-friendly architects than a putative demolition crew." --Pitchfork (8.4) • "...an electrifying ride, perpetually on the verge of breaking apart in a mess of charred circuitry and twisted metal." --The Guardian Exclusively Distributed by • "With Justice, the revolution may well be at hand. --Popmatters Official web site: www.facebook.com/etjusticepourtous 219 Medford Street, Malden, MA 02148 ph: (781) 321-0320 • fx: (781) 321-0321 Press Contact: [email protected] [email protected] .