Cross

This is new to me. I fucking love it! On rare occassions a dance album just grabs me and I fall head over heels in love, this is one of those times. It sounds so BIG. I've listened in the middle of the night, on low volume. I cannot wait to put it on the big music system and go loud. There are a billion samples recognisable throughout, it's funky as hell, and impossible to not dance like a nut to. Love it.

Is there a school in France where they teach kids how to make great electronic music, like The Jean-Michel Jarre School of Synthesis or something? Because from the late nineties into the aughts they were churning out great record after great record: Daft Punk, Air, M83, Justice…it’s almost unreal how consistently great the records coming out of France were. Justice sits squarely on the Daft Punk side of things, with their glitchy, aggressive house music. Cross is definitely stronger in the first half. The tempo gets ratcheted back a little after “Phantom, Pt. II”, but after the aggressive first half a little reprieve is welcome. As the second half goes on, things pick back up with “Stress”, “Waters of Nazareth” and “One Minute to Midnight” ending the record on a high note. Fun to revisit this record, a solid 4/5, even if you’re likely to be glitched-out by the time it’s over.

This album is about 15 minutes too long. They could’ve trashed “The Party” and it would’ve improved the album significantly. It had a strong start but kept getting weaker with each passing song.

Whoa. I have never heard of Justice before and I'm mad about it. This is the type of electronica I like, a little filthy and tons of energy. I hate to reference the only other electronica band I like, but this gives great Daft Punk vibes, great sample usage, funky beats and great composition. I am having a hard time picking a few tracks, every one just hits as good as the last. It really reminds of Mystery Skulls too, which is a great thing.

Well having no idea at all who Justice are, I was worried this would be some kind of American Christian Rock album. Thankfully, it wasn't. What it was, however, was an impenetrable mishmash of various approaches to electronica, that manages to at once suggest the artist(s) are trying to experiment with sounds and to make pop music. The vocal tracks seemed wildly out of place. The whole thing sounds like it's recorded in a single iMac in someone's bedroom. Much of it is exactly the kind of 'doesn't quite work' composition I'd expect to hear from teenagers learning to use software. Whoever programmed the drums seems to be using presets. Then there are unexpected wild flights of self-indulgent slap bass, that are a reminder that these are actually some kind of professional act. Stress is a standout track that made me sit up and listen, and perhaps gave me a context that this is coming from a world view I have no part of, and probably don't want to explore. Which, of course, is ideal, if we assume it's from a younger generation than my own.

still a banger if maybe a tad bloated; generally seems the fewer lyrics the better ("the party" is rough). that's great bass!

One of the first albums I have listened to in a while that made me go "Whoa". So many suburb tracks on this album. "Stress" is incredible as is the infamous "DNCE"

It’s a vibe and if I was hot and sweaty and drunk at a festival or something I would really vibe this. Instead I’m hot and sweaty and sober at home so I mostly liked it

I don't know what to say about this, other than the fact that it was frightfully repetitive and dull as hell. This is a very poor attempt at I don't know what to call this abortion. They need to never pick instruments up again. ever.

This is the album that got in interested in Electronic music, every song is perfect, with there was a six stars option.

An electronic album that rocks - always found this a very solid album with some 5* tracks, in particular DVNO and Stress are great. Shame there is not much more French techno/house music in the list (Abstraxion, Romulus, Rone, Worakls etc etc)

Absolute garbage-tier electronic music. It makes my ears hurt

Unlistenable. Undanceable.

Do you like EDM? Do you like beautiful composition? Do you like spicey bass lines? This shit is candy for your ears!!!!!!!!! First time hearing this group, but it won't be my last. Do yourself a favor and start listening to good music. You're welcome. 4.9 out of 5

Love me some Justice. Will forever listen to them.

This is new to me and much better than I expected -- electronic duo from France, with rock/metal/funk influence.

They clearly just discovered the sound effects on their electronic keyboard. Lazer noises galore. I thought this was going to have at least aged poorly, but its from 2007!!

there are some instances in which i can forgive the french, and usually those instances involve synths

Rarely does a band drop a 5 star debut album and then get BETTER from there but that’s the trajectory for Justice. I hope there’s more of them on this list. This album is the answer to the question “What if Daft Punk had continued putting out music like their first few albums?”

Brilliant album. Reminds me of uni. A gateway to French dance and electronica.

Give me a big throwback to Homework/Discovery era Daft Punk, and I am absolutely loving it. I was almost set on giving this album a 5, but wow, the song The Party was so bad it lost the album an entire star for me.

Rubbish. Painful.

The video for Stress is certainly very disturbing & makes an impact in the way it was intended to. That apart, for someone of my era I like a surprising amount of electronic & dance music & I'm sure there are many undiscovered gems still waiting for me but this incoherent cacophony isn't one of them.

Such a bizarre electronic album. Continuing to solidify my lack of taste in the genre. Was ready for it to end. 1.7/10

Never heard of this band before. "I'll just listen while I'm in the gym", I thought. Wham! First track couldn't have been more apt for the situation. It's great to workout to but I didn't even recognise the genre, never mind the track, so had to look them up to find out what sort of 'music' this is - but I was none the wiser, really. Eurobollocks maybe? Downhill all the way after the first track - I don't dance so this is hopeless. Confirmed all my prejudices about dance music though, so I'm glad I listened to it. Nul points from me.

Take Daft Punk's Discovery and Human After All, stick them in a blender and crank the volume up to 11. Proof that derivative =/= bad.

Legendary, timeless album. It's a feat that this even exists, and it's something that has a magic to it that has not yet been replicated. Every song is stellar and unique.

Raw pure emotion. One of my all time favorites

Easily among my top 5 albums of all time, one that I've heard front to back hundreds of times. The transitions and overall journey never gets old, and it's still crazy to me how drastically underrated Justice is. Also it could be my furry brainrot, but the entire last half of DVNO sounds like meowing :3

damn 2007? this has been in regular rotation for years. certified classic.

Very formative album for me when I was younger. Love this one

Not my usual genre, but this was very catchy and engaging, which I don't usually get out of electronic music. Loved it and will check out more of their music!

MY FAVORITE

i had dance on a playlist and my mom asked if it was mickey mouse clubhouse

Some nice ear candy here, but sort of seemed surface level/not cohesive when compared to other records in the genre. I had fun in parts though, and that's worth something.

Already love DANCE, so I’m excited to hear the rest. Well, I still like that one song, but that’s it for me. 3/5

It's Daft Punk, but compressed and distorted to hell. Grading on a curve and giving a 3 because it's a dance album that only made me want to play in traffic like four times. Best track: D.A.N.C.E.

Sans the inscrutability of Daft Punk or the self seriousness of (I think) Saint Etienne and Beach House but incorporating the hop-and-skip of Avalanches, it's pretty good album-oriented dance music.

Are you trying to tell me people listen to this on purpose? And enjoy it?

Reminiscent of ENA soundtrack. Makes me want to download the game to play it(I should) Something about this album cover told me I was going to be in one hell of a listening experience and that thing was right. Something here is very also reminiscent of Daft Punk. This song is what I've been needing for a while. D.A.N.C.E, Phantom I & II and Stress are impeccable. Waters of Nazareth is suitably heavenly.

Amazing

Favorite Track: D.A.N.C.E.

Such a solid debut record. Justice is great. I'm sad I missed them at last year's Kilby Block Party. Been reading about their influence on the indie dance scene which has been really interesting. I dig the glitchy sound. It makes for especially fun dancing. My only issue with it is that it feels a bit dated. I love the song transitions. The whole album flows really well.

This album is incredible. I think I just wasn't ready for it when it came out in 2007. I do remember going to indie dance shows (Seve vs. Evan, HelloGoodbye, Clap Your Hands, The Brobecks) at the time of this record but none of them really went full send like JUSTICE did. So it was hard for me to groove to at the time. I definitely know the big songs on here. D.A.N.C.E and DVNO but most of this I hadn't listened to since Listening today, I'm pretty blown away by this. Really cool dance songs. Fun mixes, its playful and weird. Heavy and soft. Its really really cool.

own

One of my favourites.

Love this album saw them love twice a decade a part. Hard to capture the magic..girls love kt

For an album that comes from the same year as me, it holds up extremely well. Every song in the album holds a different tone, and is essentially unique in their own way. I love each and every one of the songs. This truly deserves 5 stars.

LOVED THIS ALBUM IN 2007. LOVE THIS ALBUM NOW.

Daft punk dared to ask the question on their divisive 2005 album Human After All: what if dance music hurt to listen to and it was badass? Although the punks crafted a project that not everyone enjoyed, the fellow Frenchmen Justice proved naught two years later that yes, that is in fact a good idea and is badass.

Instant classic, absolute bangers throughout, easy 5 stars.

a real certified Classic right here. it's been a while since i've last heard it, so this was relatively fresh to me. "genesis" is an astoundingly good opener track which is such a clear inspiration for a lot of other electro house. can't say i love every track though! i completely forgot "the party" or "DVNO" existed for instance, both of which i dislike. i don't think the addition of a vocal track works to the same degree that it does in something like "D.A.N.C.E" which to me feels more in harmony. outside of the opener and maybe "waters of nazareth" (LOVE how distorted it is), "stress" might be my favourite because it's kinda giving drakengard 1 OST. strong praise there. it's aptly named because i really love the frantic paranoid energy carried through. dare i even say it's kind of horny? maybe that says too much about me. anyway, this album slaps.

6/5 this album slaps

Electro house.

Instant 5, this album is in my top albums of all time. It’s just so stellar.

Justice cooked so hard they made me excited to look at a cross

A bullet out of Europe to bring back the French Revolution to the masses

our ('70s born) '70

im very biased about this one.well im biased about all my 5's probably

Banger.

daft punk should hear about these guys !! (jk they probably already know D.A.N.C.E at LEAST lol). phantom was my favorite <3

This is one of the albums I credit with getting me into electronic music! Saw them during this tour and got high out of my mind. Still have a few of the songs in the regular rotation, but haven't listened to it front to back in a while so let's see how this goes. ...Honestly The Party[sic] and Valentine do kinda bring it down slightly, but the rest of this album freaking kicks. Oh, and if you haven't watched the video for DVNO do yourself a favor. 4.5 rounded up because Genesis is one of the bangers of all time.

1/15/26. One of my favorites. As a long time Daft Punk fan, this one fits into the same category. Danceable throughout and high energy, with fun samples. Will always revisit!

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This really hit for me last night, it’s a damn good album!! The two songs that stood out as my favs this time around were Valentine and Stress

Not a single bad song, favourite so far 5/5

Det är en 5a och det befästs redan vid första droppen. Sån jävla metal-electro! Kan vara den bästa electroskiva som någonsin gjorts.

do the d a n c e

I have always seen this album cover picture before but I never listened to the album or even knew who the band was. I was surprised that I enjoyed this album so much as I came into this with no expectations. They have absolute bangers that I am going to replay again definitely.

A personal favorite of mine. I was super into Daft Punk in High School (still am) and Justice always felt like a grittier, grimier house act. We love them for that. This album is definitely a religious experience.

Really fun

Not first listen; 5; Listening to this brings back memories of college, where I listened to this album a lot. I haven't listened to it in full in quite a while, but it still holds up really well. I remember at the time that this record was still much better than most other electro stuff that was out there. The album is very loud, very abrasive, but is still incredibly catchy. The whole thing slinks and oozes along, while still banging the whole time. Very much and attack and release, attack and release format that builds a ton of tension along the way. Favorite Songs: DVNO, Phantom, Phantom Pt. 2, Waters of Nazareth, Genesis.

for some reason, probably the cover art, i always assumed this was a metal album… well you know what they say about assuming. this actually fucking rules. i could (and did) listen on repeat. thanks, generator :) 4.5

I've never listened to Justice before and had no idea what to expect. I've never really listened to electronic/dance music, so this was very new to me. This is such a nice change amongst the sea of classic dad rock that makes up a lot of this project. Don't get me wrong, I love some dad rock, but it's great to listen to other genres - never would have listened to this otherwise. And what a treat The bassline on Phantom is phenomenal, hello. There's SO many incredible basslines actually. Ugh, stunning Loved D.A.N.C.E. A lot of this was incredible. One or two moments I didn't love, but the rest was so good. A 4/5? A 5/5??? I can't believe this is a debut album. What a banger I think 4.5/5. Who would have known that I'd love this so much!! Iconic. Thank you Songs added to playlist: - D.A.N.C.E. - DVNO - Stress

❤️

I remember everyone lost their mind when this came out.

This is probably the best edm album on this adventure. This brings some Justice!

Absolute banger - classic that takes me back to my mind 20s!!

always thought this was a overproduced pop record without listening to it, but this is an electronic BANGER!! i guess it’s true when they say never judge a book by it’s cover.

Starts off dancy and gets kind of backgroundy. Loved it.

This kicked ass.

Easy 5/5, my absolute favorite album. There were so many songs on it that I know seperately but never realised they were from the same artist. The transitions were perfection. Every song has its own identity yet you can hear it's from the same artist. Favorite album so far

From the point of view of an album being a package, this is a strong production, though could be tightened up. Great album cover, Strong start and finish some great tracks in between. When this came out I listened to it a bunch and kind of forgot about it. I probably shouldn't have. I'd say it belongs on the list tho. I find myself trying to find reasons to give it four, I should just give it five.

the important stuff. required listening

# Album Name: Cross # Artist: Justice # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: This is going to be one of the best electronic albums you find on this list imo. For the genre, its an absolute beast. Give it a chance. I'd recommend watching some of their live shows if you can. First half is the strongest but i think the entire album is brilliant. The film "tenebrae" originally but me on to this french duo. And what a delight its been. # Top Tunes: Loads of bangers # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Woah

5/5 Love the album.

10/10 incredible

Wow, this was easily the coolest album of music I've heard in a long time, possibly this year. Everything was so crunchy and cool and melodic and just in your face with a great, fresh sound and just really good grooves and I just loved it. I had never heard of Justice before, and I have no idea what genre this music even is, but I was really impressed by the sound of this album. The Kesha track was kinda meh -- only because I can't stand the way she sings -- but I still listened to the whole thing twice and considered going a third time. Five stars, easily.

As far as new-ish electronic music album comes, this is one of the best. While you can definitely feel some resemblance or influence of Daft Punk in there, the raw grit and power of this album is unmatched by them completely. The sound and melodies feels fresh and modern, with an analog feel to them (without probably beeing actually analog). 'Genesis' is a perfect opening track to this album, and might be the best song of the album. Extremely powerful and just raw and cool. 'D.A.N.C.E' feels like a pretty commercial song, but is still good. Overall the first half feels a bit stronger than the latter, but is sort of recovered a bit with 'Waters of Nazareth' and 'Stress' which are absolute bangers both of them. If I have to mention something negative, it's that the format of the album gets a bit tiresome at the end of the album. 'DVNO' is a quite beige song, with similar beat and "features" as some previous tracks. Other than that it is a very varying album with much cool in it. Weak 5!

Imagine this, you are 16, and after hearing the pop songs D.A.N.C.E and DVNO you decide to buy the Justice CD (you are way to nice to download an album), you upload it to your IPOD and on the way to school you are met with “Genesis” and then “Let there be light”. This isn’t at all what you signed up to, but man, it’s som good electronic music of a type you hadn’t heard before. This was my first experience with this album. The hits really don’t prepare you for the glitchy, electronica on this album. It still holds up very well and looking back DVNO is one of the weaker tracks. Actually, all the worst tracks are the one with lyrics (maybe not D.A.N.C.E). The other are great! I think the album holds up really well. I enjoyed the more aggressive songs like “Stress” and “Let there be Light”. It’s just a really good album. There are plenty of hooks that avoid making this album feel samey. Maybe since I hadn’t heard anything similar to this when I first heard it, I hold it in higher esteem then it should be held. I do really like it though. 5 stars.

With an album cover like this I really did not expect an entire album of dance bangers. Holy shit.

Unexpected favorite! Funky fresh ;)

"Cross" introduit à la violence comme le ferait un gros daron et une ceinture : sans prévenir. Chaque morceau, ou presque, est sans préliminaire : à minima l'intro est reléguée à la fin du morceau ; à maxima, comme dans stress, le morceau insiste en boucle sur le choc que constitue ses 20 premières secondes. Presque uniforme, l'album n'est pourtant pas presque une réussite : même le vilain petit canard de l'album, D.A.N.C.E, est un banger tout public. Cross le premier amour de ma vie, et sera le seul jusqu'à au moins trilogy de carpenter brut... Cross secoue l'auditeur comme le clip de stress avait secoué l'extrême droite : il ne demande pas la charité que mendient les auteurs et les musiciens. J'aurais mis 6 étoiles si j'avais pu. Son préféré : Stress of nazareth

Loved. It. 5/5

"Waters of Nazareth" electro-tech-banger wahrscheinlich hier das maximum an technoid...c

Legendary

A fantastic album, maybe made better because the album before this was an instrumental album that was boring. While this isn’t entirely instrumental it’s not your typical rock or pop album either.

One thought I've had to confront in the course of taking part in this list is, "Man — how much do I even really like electronic music?" And I know I do. I know I like that stuff. But then, most of the stuff my group has gotten that's fallen under that umbrella... I'unno, it just left me cold. There was an honest moment where electronica was one of my bottom three genres because of how I kept being disappointed by it. It really made me wonder, do I even like electronica as a whole, or is it just the stuff that sounds like Daft Punk? So, here we come to Justice. I've long been aware of the name, not just for the stuff I've heard in mashups (check out Wax Audio's "Come Together 2008"), but because I know a lot of people in the Discord server where my group operates **love** Justice. When 'Hyperdrama' dropped last year, the people went nuts for it. And, y'know, given all of the acclaim, I probably should've checked them sooner. I'd always figured I'd like them! And yet, like so much other music, I just found myself too busy and comfortable with my old stuff to try anything new. And also like with so much other music, I dang looooved it. It's like... Y'know what this album is? It's not helping my case is what it is, because if this thing sounds like anything to me, it's amped up Daft Punk. It's like if they decided to go way harder into grittier techno, while still keeping their good sensibility for hooks and building on themselves. It's an album I put on while I was skimming the Internet, and, honestly, I was just grooving hard. It's really another one of those albums where as much as I wanna have a lot to say about it, I really don't. These are just a tight 48 minutes of music that really speak for themselves. From the big hit "D.A.N.C.E", all the way to the horror movie beats of "Stress", it's just... So good. Really thing you gotta hear in full, front to back, no stops. And I guess it really cements for me just how damn good the French are at this stuff. First Daft Punk, then Justice... And even that "electronic tango" album my group got wasn't bad at all. Major props to 'em. I don't even have a big or clever way to tie my review back into its opening like I like to do. Certainly it doesn't disprove that I'm mostly into Daft Punk-adjacent electronica — or, more specifically I suppose, French house music. Ah well. C'est la vie, I suppose. This album is just real good shit, and I tell you, I'd absolutely return to it again. Heck, I'd eagerly check out the rest of their discography: that's how good it is! So, hey, nice job, Justice. Not bad at all for an album where I refuse to refer to it as anything but '†.'

Don't even need to listen to this to know I'm giving it all of my love (but I will anyways because fuck yeah, Justice.) Solid 6 Stars, if that were an option.