Cross

It wasn't what I expected, but I enjoyed it. My favorites were probably The Party and D.A.N.C.E.

New to me, really cool

Tres bien

3.5 rounded up. Not my easiest listen but on part because I milked every ounce of joy from if when it came out and in the years after, and I can't penalise it for that.

I wish I listened to house music in the 90s when it was becoming popular so I could have had more time enjoying it. I supposed young, ignorant, musical tastes are designed to be refined. I really enjoyed this record, however, there are other house subgenres that I prefer and am more likely to return to.

The way you move is a mystery

Bello anche se del genere non so un cazzo

Always liked this album. The one sticking point is, I don't love their use of static in some of the songs, otherwise it would be a 5/5.

This is how to do electronic music. It's not quite Discovery but it's close to that good. Lovely surprise. I had never heard of this band before. The Party is the low point but even that track could have been good if the vocalist had any flow or at all. My kids liked it too.

Paar hele vette nummers, paar wat mindere. Goed album, maar beetje product van z’n tijd.

Digger 80 %, resten gir meg angst:)

Ville like dette mer enn jeg gjorde, men fortsatt topp tier musikk. Favorittlåter: "Genesis" og "DANCE"

Loved this when it came out.

Jossain tätä levyä kuvattiin tekno-oopperaksi. Aika osuva kuvaus. Ei huono, mutta ei välttämättä ykkösenä kuuntelulistalla.

I never quite understood the hype, but after around the 3rd listen everything just made sense. It seems more freeflowing than most edm and more rock in spirit. Feels like great exercise music. My overall favorite moment is the classical elements introduced in the outro of Stress.

Gives Terraria. Techno mix with pop refferences, linked songs, chill overall.

I like the electric music style the album has going. In particular I liked D.A.N.C.E.

With good headphones, this feels like a brain massage at times. Both physically and psychologically. Hard to explain. I like it.

First listen for me outside of the one big hit on this. It's like a crunchy daft punk and probably more to my taste because if that. Goes in some unexpected directions, but all in very entertaining. It got liked in spot, so I'll be coming back.

Electronica bangers

8/10 - 1 popular but SO MANY BANGERS - Hidden gems only wanted to skip one or two Great workout album Hip hop influence and can see a lot of Daft Punk influence as well

the kids choir on dance was a real highlight and the rapping on the party - highly enjoyable listen

Great for movie soundtracks or background music

Don’t know much about electronic music history but this album is great. I can only compare it to Daft Punk as another electronic duo but there’s some real hits in here. Dance is a good homage to Michael Jackson and overall all of these songs are easy to groove or dance to.

this is basically what they played in the background of every gossip girl episode in the original run

oui oui....je vibre

fun!!!!

It kinda cleanses the soul

a pretty fun, danceable album. i knew d.a.n.c.e. beforehand, but nothing else on the album, so i was hoping it would be along the same lines - and it was. was fun, not particularly mindblowing for me, but a fun time overall.

Liked it a lot except for the rlly dramatic lyrics on a couple songs. Otherwise was a really interesting album, thought the fusion of house and rock was cool. happy monday, very nice sunny day today. After school Andrew, Kieran, Asher showed me this cool treehouse near the cross, lowkey is such a spot

Whilst a little long, and god knows that "The Party" should've been cut from this album, this is a massive sounding album full of catchy tracks. Electronica isn't my genre, but I enjoyed this a lot overall. Honestly, just the quality of the production and how big these songs sound is enough to make it a good time.

words

Some parts were too weird for me but there were more than enough moments that were OUTSTANDING that I think I liked it?

fun album, not something id probably listen to much on repeat other than a couple tracks, but definitely goes hard. fave track: the party 100%

idk i liked it :3

Genisis: Funky song, unlike anything I've listened to before, quite interesting! It does have a very good tune. I like this! Let There Be Light: Interesting, not sure I like the constant electrical sound bit or its solo but it isn't bad for sure. Bit busy. Did like the ending though! D.A.N.C.E: Very interesting! Pretty catchy somehow, fancy! Do the dancee! Newjack: Uhm what, this one's a bit weird. No real rythym to be found here. Last part of the song has somewhat of a rythym but still confusing. Phantom: Had to turn the volume down for this one. It's LOUDD. Phantom II: Probably my most liked song from this album? It's a great tune The Party: Not entirely my vibe this one... DNVO: This is good stuff, kind of trance like. Stress: My stress levels literally went up with this one. Waters of Nazareth: Interesting name this, funky tune tho. One Minute to Midnight: Honestly not a bad tune, actually a vibe. Name reminds me of the impending doom of humans but the song itself is just good tbh. Overall: Way better than previous album as I definitely wasn't bored while listening to it. Quite a different style but it was pretty good stuff.

Very interesting vibe, Electronic music can be hit and miss for me but this one is overall pretty good. I tend to like the lyricless tracks the most. Genesis is well known for a reason, but Phantom pt II is also pretty great.

Really enjoying this one.

Kos

Overall wonderful album that showcases electronic music well. Has good low end rumble and a WOW factor.

Great techno beats.

Really enjoyed this!

I have been in love with this album for about 10 years, the sound is so unique, revolutionnary, there are less interesting songs on here, but so many crazy ideas, like Genesis, Newjack, The Party, DVNO and Stress. I wonder how they ever came up with them and how they created the sounds. Sometimes the mix and compression can hurt some songs, but this is a classic

A classic banger. New album coming soon excited to hear how they've progressed

what the hell is in France's water that makes them all good at electronica

That year at R&V 😆

Heard this a few times before, but never got into it. EDM - I don't even know what that means. Ok, I do now :) Makes sense.... Electronic Dance Music. It is more powerful that your typical dance or electronic music. I think this time, I am coming around. What drug do I need to take to really get into it? MDMA/ecstasy? Standouts: D.A.N.C.E., DVNO, Waters of Nazareth Others: Genesis, Let There Be Light, Phantom, Pt. II, Thhhee Ppaarrttyy, One Minute to Midnight. Half of the songs on the album blew the ear buds right out of my ears! Awesome. Ppoowweerfffuullllll! 4/5

Good record for a late night drive. I typically don’t like electronic music at all but I actually really dug this. It was weird and groovy and the arrangements were interesting, it never felt too repetitive like this kind of music usually is.

surprisingly very groovy and fun despite what the dark album cover suggests!

Once again an album with one great song and an overall average rest of the record. That one song is obviously D.A.N.C.E. such a great piece of electronic music, whatever the actual subgenre is. I think every party since 2007 includes some version of a remix of this song, and for a good reason. Other tracks maintain the tempo and energy of that song, but there is something lacking, you don't really feel the same atmosphere anymore, it's nothing as substantial as this. So once again, above average note, for an average album and a great song.

Never heard of this group - picture of one of the guys looks like Aaron Rodgers in an Orioles jacket. Great start. First track "Genesis" has me grooving. Daft Punk vibes. One of those albums that doesn't have endings to tracks, they just flow to the next one. It works with this type of music. I have faint memories of the most popular track, "D.A.N.C.E," but surprised I've never heard of this. "Phantom" is FUNKY. So is "The Party." Definitely heard that chorus sampled before.

All good except The Party…anything but that song

Pretty solid dubstep/EDM type album, nothing too overbearing. Some tracks were kinda average but some were definitely bangers. Good if you're in the mood for it

Decent dance album, on the heavier side and actually I prefer the more instrumental tracks.

This † still sounds fresh and new to me. It's an excellent listen if you're looking for something to both engage with *and* zone out to at a BPM that can move you.

Great dance record.

If not for 'The Party' (excruciatingly bad) this would be a 5. 'Let There Be Light'- impossible not to dance to it. Great dance album.

French Electronic dance rave music. Heavy, hectic. At some times haunting, at others melodic. Haven't listened to a huge ammount of electronic music, but really enjoyed Justice.

An erratic dial up internet connection in musical form. Nostalgic for interference, static and distortion. Stuttering, dark, dystopian, decadent, nihilistic. Also very catchy and accessible.

Bastante duro.

Älä anna huijata juksuttaa..Erilaista 1001.. mutta ei exellenteä..

souvenirs de fou (le Crazy Dance de la fête foraine)

Scratchy electronic dance sound "bloghouse". Good variety, ranging from party tracks like D.A.N.C.E to hardcore sounding Stress. Certainly a record of it's time, but a fun one at that. Highlight is Genesis.

I’m on an EDM kick right now, so this album came at the perfect time. Starts out with a bang, and hooked me right away. Sone songs are best repetitive, but creative with the effects and sounds (apparently TONS of samples were used in this album). Good flow throughout. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: probably Favourite Song: Stress

Blijft een goed album. Wel iets heftiger dan ik mij kon herinneren. D.A.N.C.E. is ook echt een klassiekertje

Really have loved this album for some time. Big beat! 4/5

Really fun electronic music! love the bass on it

oooh looks intriguing. 2007...Is it metal? 🤞🏽 OH FUCK YEAH, the first electronic album. Sounds synth waveish. I dig it! It's very Daft Punk-y. Apparently they are also a French Duo. Dug quite a few of those songs! One I will revisit.

3.75

Electronic music often leaves me feeling pretty cold, but I cannot deny that is fun, danceable stuff! I own this one on vinyl, and I'm waiting for the right opportunity to throw this one at a future party -- I think it could get the crowd moving. On my most recent listen, I did notice that the album sounded a little more "2007" than it had previously. But, meh. I'm nostalgic for 2007 anyways.

I just love heavy electronic music like this! The album doesn't drag on too long, and I feel like Justice performs better without vocal accompaniment. Cross is crunchy and heavy and man, I love that.

Pretty strong album overall.

So much nostalgia with this, its essentially what got me into electronic music. Huge-production dance beats haven't aged well generally, but this still hits good for me. Strong 3.5 Fav Track: Let There Be Light

Dated? Sure. Silly? Absolutely. But boy, this is buckets of fun! Catchy melodies, fun and inventive production that leaves a lot of space and breathing room for unique synth tones and beats. Three and a half? Probably, but no. Four! Fave track: Genesis

At last an album from the ‘00s that has a bit more sense to be on this list - this record had a fair bit of impact on electronic dance music, and it has aged pretty well. It’s kind of refreshing to hear some really muddy beats mixed with some pop. The first half of the album is beated out pretty precisely, there’s a lot of flavour and range to keep things from getting dull. Somewhere in the second half (I think somewhere between Tthhee Ppaarrttyy and DVNO) things get a little tiresome and the more anthemic EDM ones don’t resonate as well with me. Still a solid blend of engineering and musical originality - 4 stars. Fave track: Genesis

French electronic artists are the only people on earth who actually understand how music production works

This is a great French electronic album with rock influences. Standouts: Genesis, Waters of Nazareth, D.A.N.C.E. 4/5.

They have a knack for ear worms. Impressive debut. I don't listen to that much dance music but I think part of the appeal of this is that it easily crosses over into pop & rock realms.

Electronica you can really sink your teeth into. Meaty, beaty, big and bouncy (with just the right amount of noise and glitch).

There's something magical about this era of French electronic music – it reached an international audience, sounded quite unlike anything else, and still sounds good today. Love the hyper, cut-up sounds made danceable.

The French are known for two things; house music and protesting. Fantastic album. 4/5

8/10

First two songs are pretty good. Valentine was a good song I do like Stress a ton.

I've never listened to this. I've heard some songs in other places, namely at shows or bars, but this is a first for me. I really enjoyed this album.

bangers

Baanger

Jättecoolt, gillar hu dirty de samplar... låtarna med lyrics va int jättebra thouuu

Cool, chill album. Very enjoyable!

Soms heb je platen als dit nodig in je leven en dit was de goede moment. Perfect om de dag te beginnen. Stress is die goede NBA 2k13 schijf

Ik vind dat een toffe ontdekking D.A.N.C.E pak ik zeker en vast mee

Wall to wall big beat bangers

Not quite as magical as I remember, but still a belter with a couple of stand out tracks.

C’est hot, y’a des classiques et tout là.

Super duper synth

I remember not really liking Justice when this album first got traction, I seem to remember being disappointed that they were this heavy abrasive sound when I was hoping for another offcut disco duo like Daft Punk. I think the album Woman really turned me on to Justice, and revisiting this now there are some great tracks on here and I can hear how the production of this still stands abreast of the rush of noisy music that was to swamp the pop scene a few years after this album. Would be a 4.5 if it didn't have The Party on it.

The back half of this album seemed a lot more electro than the first to me. Preferred the first half by a good bit.

Kommt zwar nicht an daft punk aber trzdm stark. Strong 8/10

Great electronic album kinda like Daft Punk but not as good. Will most likely revisit this a fair bit! Best Songs: - D.A.N.C.E - Newjack - Phantom I + II - The Party

Not usually a dance music kind of guy but this goes hard

Wow, an album I actually know. D.A.N.C.E is such a modern classic that it might rocket this album to an instant 4. This album fucking rules. The bass lines are fantastic, and the overall production is great. There are only 2 or 3 songs that I don't completely vibe with, but they are still good and I would rather listen to them than most of the other albums we have had to listen to. This album feels so ahead of its time for something that was released in 2007. Super influential to whatever this genre of electronic music is. It sounds like something that would get released in the late 2010s. I would say this was a precursor to Dubsetp without being as annoying as dubstep. This isn't quite a 5, but it's pretty close. A strong 4/5 (4.5)

God this takes me back immediately to freshman year of high school, which may be upsetting to our 2 resident dad reviewers - Borat had just come out and Justice came out of nowhere. Dunno what it is about electric funk/dance but its biggest records are always produced by duos, invariably European, and tend to not have follow ups of the same magnitude for YEARS if at all (thinking Daft Punk and the short lived duo Oliver). D.A.N.C.E was inescapable and is still really fun today but I think this whole album is sequenced really well and maintains an interesting variety of textures - which makes sense coming out of DJ culture. It's one unimpeachable set. I'm definitely biased because Funk/Dance/Disco is one of my favorite genres (My parents fed me a steady diet of Tower Power, Earth Wind and Fire, MJ, Isley Brothers, Brothers Johnson and loads of disco greatest hits compilations) and exposure to records like this led to one of my current faves Flamingosis who chops and screws samples in a similar spirit. But yeah its really hard for me to find anything to be critical here. This week really satisfied!

Liked it much more than the other electronic albums so far. Very catchy

Highlights: "Genesis," "Phantom," "Stress," "Waters of Nazareth" In the past, I would have assumed from "DANCE" that this was just someone reheating Daft Punk from 10 years before, but this is actually something you hear huge names cribbing from 3 years later. Literally 3 years. Kanye's MBDTF? 2010. Skrillex's first singles? 2010. Crystal Castles II? 2010. Sleigh Bells? 2010. Tell me even the infamous "Party" is not Ke$ha? 2010. Come on. All of synthwave was waiting for this development in mixing. Carpenter Brut was 5 years, and there's no way as a Frenchman this wasn't something that made him quit metal and pick up some keys. Slamming the mids on samples to hell is something everyone is still doing under pretenses like "breakcore" or whatever. I don't really like it. Some of the things that are meant to build tension and hype just annoy. Even the satisfying cadences are textbook and don't carry the heavy repetition too far. But '10s-'20s have been The Great Clippening, so no matter what, you absolutely have to hand it to them.

good electronic sound, unique and interesting.

I still don't think it's possible to find a better one-note DJ set. The second half features mix things up but also break some of the glossy conceit, not sure to what effect.

Enjoyed the album. Would listen again.

D.A.N.C.E. is a classic from when I was younger, but nowadays this style is not really my favorite type of music.

7/10

A little noisy, but great album

Daft Punk, Air, Justice - damn, the French really like their EDM. I remember that Waters of Nazareth song. I used it on the treadmill to get my RPMs up. It’s nice to hear that the rest of the album has the same stucco-like syncopated feel. Not sure that MJ tribute song aged super well, but oh well.

A very enjoyable electronic album, I really wasn't sure what to expect going into this one. A pleasant surprise. Genesis and Phantom pt2 are probably my favourites

Dig it.

Glad they iterated on this on Woman Worldwide

Not a fan of electronic music but this album was fun. I enjoyed quite a few songs and the entire album flows incredibly well. It almost feels like a book, with chapters, a beginning, and an end.

Out of all the French Disco revival bands these guys have always been my favourite. Less disco than daft punk, less grandious than M83, more developed than Les Ryhmes Digitals (Yes yes that last ones an english blok called Stuart but I still count him). But I just love their alternative edge, selling dance music to the rock kids, and as one of those rock kids I loved it. Some of their synth sounds are incredibly dirty, they seem to sculpt sawtooth waves into these jagged weapons which are capable of going up against the heaviest guitar. But then they offset it with these amazing catchy palate cleansers like D.A.N.C.E. Phantom part II has long been onc of my favourite electronic tracks of all time, it just blasts out of the gate with that looped tape stop sound from the first part (I think its some heavily processed vocals although I have no evidence for that) and then tha bassline drops in blows me away every time, such a powerful sound. The album is mabe a little bloated, I think it could have had a few tracks cut and been a belter of a 40 minute album but if thats their biggest crime then I'd sa they have more than got away with it.

Good lord, this hot streak just keeps going doesn't it? Here's an album I can really sink my teeth into. Aside from Daft Punk, I feel like we don't get many severely dance-y electronic albums. We've had a lot of proto-pioneer stuff, but not much to assault you with bass until your body is simply forced to move. Enter Justice. More specifically, enter "Genesis." For years, the only Justice song I knew, but I know it by heart. What a pleasure to hear the rest of this album, because gee whiz it goes hard. So many killer songs on this one. A few that don't work for me, but not enough to rain on the parade. Killer stuff. Favorite tracks: Genesis, DANCE, Phantom pts. I and II, Waters of Nazareth, One Minute to Midnight. Album art: A 3D outline of a cross, at a very odd angle. It's simple, but incredibly foreboding. Perfectly suited to music this hard. 4.5/5

I really liked this album

Just some solid, fun electronica

D.A.N.C.E. is great. I'm always happy when it comes up randomly on a playlist. The rest of the album is enjoyable and I had a fun listen this morning with it.

Crazy diversity in one album. Favorite track - Genesis. Made me want to go dance for 3 hours, which sadly was not an option at 7pm on Thursday. Will listen again.

I don't listen to a whole lot of electronic dance music. I was only vaguely aware of who Justice were. But damn... this is really fun stuff. These guys are great!

I’m surprised at how much I like this, I guess electronic albums can be good when each song is unique and they’re not like 2 hours long. 8/10

Energetic, fun, hypes me up. Not a song I want to skip

Amazing gritty sound. Lacks a bit of 'breathing room'. Pretty much two songs that aren't driven by the heavily distorted bass sound. D.A.N.C.E. is an absolute banger but I'm unsure if it belongs on this album. Still very cool though, could've gone 5 stars with a bit more room.

Jú, töff. Svolítil læti, þyrfti betri heyrnatól til að njóta vel, og kannski minna jólaskap, finn að ég vil heyra ljúfari tóna um þetta leyti, en sko, samt skemmtilegt.

Mola. Electro houseFrench house

u was at the club

I had heard a couple songs off of the album before, so I was interested to see what else this album had on it. I was surprised that most of the songs did not have vocals, as most of the songs I knew did have vocals. Still, it was pretty good. My favourite song was DVNO.

48:13 seconds of just French Noises.

Love love loved it! A discovery. Bit like Daft Punk crossed with Air?

Not at all my usual genre but this is pretty fucking fantastic.

I really like this. This is the kind of electronic music that I'm looking for. More like this and leas like so much of the rest in the genre, PLEASE! The only downside is that The Party is so wretched that it gave me some stank face, and not like the kind of stank face you get when you hear some awesome, grimy death metal. Naw, this is the stank face you make when you hear something that makes you envy the deaf. It's just so bad. What a turd in the punch bowl. The rest is just great though.

Wspolczena elektryka, bo album z 2k07, o ile nie kojarzylem wczesniej tego francuzkiego duetu, to jednak charakterystyczna okladka tej plyty gdzies juz siedziala w pamieci, tak samo jak jeden z trakow, chyba najbardziej grany kawalek duetu czyli D.A.N.C.E, dawno nie slyszalem tak rownego krazka, przez cale 48 minut housowego grania nie bylo chwili nudy, mocno basowane granie polaczone z prawdziwa sampledelia, wedlug wiki na tym materiale mozna znalezc prawie 400 sampli, co zreszta slychac od stukan po blatach po klasyczne linijki innych artystow, czego najlepszym przykladem bedzie spomniany juz dance, ktory jest swojego rodzaju tributem do michaela jacksona, plyta byla komponowana jako disko opera i tak sie wlasnie slucha, nie sadzilem ze spokojnie bede w stanie wysluchac tak klubingowego nagrania w zaciszu pokoju, a jednak dziwnie przyjemny spokoj ogarnia czlowieka podczas sluchania tych pozytywnych nutek, na plejke elektrykowa dodam, poza szlagierem plyty, otwierajacy traczek genesis, ktory nie jest jedyna biblijna referencja krazka, oraz oba phantomy, chociaz calosc trafi na poleczke biblitekowa, bo chyba jeszcze nic housowego mi nie podeszlo jak ten material, zaczynam dostrzegac, ze jakos francuzka elektronika lub moze nawet europejska podchodzi mi bardziej niz granie zza wielkiej wody, przynajmniej jesli brac pod uwage tylko krazki losowane przez liste

from the very first beat of this album, the music leapt out of spotify and into the world. every single song comes across as cool, though that doesn't quite seem to cover it. these instrumentals are wonderful and vivid; they carry the entire album well and the minimal vocals don't even matter. because of how commanding the instrumentals are, it's kind of weird when a guest vocalist is on a track. electronica's foundation in disco is so clear here, too. the disco beat is undeniable! side note: this album is great to walk to, with a peppy beat in every song.

This album really slaps. I was familiar with a couple of Justice songs and remixes (if you do not know the Justice remix for MGMT's Electric Feel, do yourself a huge favor and listen). This album has shown me that Justice definitely has a signature sound, and I am here for it. The music here is edgy, dark, and dramatic -- just the way I like it. As the duo has noted before, their music is derived from disco, distorted, and made electronic. This may be why I like it so much. Either way, I am able to hear some of those disco roots when I really listen. The heavy use of organ makes things seem very operatic at times, too. Regardless, this album is just full of energy and is incredibly danceable. Good, modern EDM was harder to come by in 2007 (when this album was released), so I have no doubt that this album has been among a privileged few albums that have set the tone and stage for EDM music today. I would also go as far as to say that this album, now 15 years old, is still better and more unique than so much EDM that is released today.

Dance music like this appeals to people like me because the songs are structured more like pop/rock with clearly defined sections and melodic elements. I really enjoyed this and would definitely play it again for party background music or just when I want something upbeat but not ‘sing-a-long’

Extremely formational album for me as a teen. Had this CD in the car and would blast phantom pt1-2. - 4.5 stars

peak HS album for me, used to go for runs on forest trails near my house and listen to Stress on repeat. that being said, I never really listen to this front to back -- Genesis, D.A.N.C.E, DVNO, Stress, Waters then repeat

Fun post Daft Punk kinda sounds but heavier. Some tracks outstayed their welcome though

What a treat. A post daft punk electro dance thing. I felt like I'd heard every song before somewhere. Enjoyable low calorie fodder.

Having never heard of Justice before, I quite enjoyed this. Some tracks felt a bit too long, but in the right setting that'd be fine. Some parts felt Daft Punk-ish, maybe more like Daft Grunge, anyway still enjoyable. Iconic album artwork too!

First 3 tracks - 5/5, the rest of it going between 3-4/5. a total of 3.5/5 brought up to 4 because of the initial trio I love how the first three tracks flow into each other seemlessly. Genesis is a great opener to the album setting the tone of the entire record, then followed by Let there be light constatly repeating the same melody over broken beats and amazing bass lines to ultimately flow into D.A.N.C.E. - just a perfect dance track (the bass on this!). This trio of tracks is just perfect. However, I feel like this was all there was to the album and the rest of is ok but does not go back near anywhere to the quality of the three openers. oh and I don't mind the Party and kind of like it - on the other hand, i thought DVNO was much more annoying

Was surprised I didn't know any of this before considering its exactly what I would usually listen to. A lot of good stuff that is already in my playlist but a few tracks were not as good as I had hoped.

I am not interested in mainly instrumental music, but this was good. 4/5

Dancy, funky, interesting

Sleepy, good walk and talk, no mop, nap, tv, beans, chill, walk, bed

Good tunes to party too. Had fun listening to these at school and university. People compare to daft punk, don't think they are that good but still great

Absolutely love this album. Favorites: Stress, Waters of Nazareth

Right up my street. Never heard before. Will definitely be on the replay list

I enjoyed this, it's quite good. 4/5

This is the first album to appear on my 1001 albums page that I've already listened to! It's super impressive seeing how this impacted future electronic music, and how it stays so impactful while being a mostly instrumental album. Those non-instrumental tracks I generally don't like as much, and there is a marked difference between the big name songs on here, like DANCE, Stress, Waters of Nazareth, Phantom, etc. and everything else.

the party

Brilliant.

Apparently this album is called Cross if you buy the actual record/CD, but Justice in digital format. That's odd. Anyway, to the music - was much much better than I expected, a French dance duo who I hadn't heard of. Very listenable, not overly repetitive (which is how I find most dance/electronic stuff) and most importantly not too long! Each track was 3-5 minutes, nothing really outstayed its welcome and the album didn't either. Think it deserves a 4, really good.

I really did not know what to expect with this work. The cover makes you think hmmmm.... overtly religious...? Techno is not my first choice to listen to, but this had a definite groove I really dug. When I played the opening bit for the Mrs., she remarked that it sounded a bit like "Thriller," which makes sense since later on in the album they had the tribute to Michael Jackson. But... man, those first two tracks are so damn funky, more than I expected. Really quite enjoyable. As for "D.A.N.C.E.," I was not a big fan of the vocals. "The Party": Uffie's vocals sounded a lot like Ke$ha. Is that a good or bad thing, though? I think actually the songs without vocals were a bit more enigmatic and enjoyable. Something to rock on in the house as a change of pace. Really enjoyed it.

Tight album. Best electronica on this list since Kraftwerk (these two groups might be the only ones I actually care to listen to more of). It had me toe tapping right from the opening few beats in Genesis. And so much seamless transition from track to track; kudos to the duo for successfully creating their opera concept. Other big toe tappers for me were Phantom (except the last 45s or so, see below), DVNO, Stress, and Waters of Nazareth. The album has its times where the beats are a little too abrasive or stuttered (the glitchy effect in Newjack and the final 45s of Phantom is a bit tough to take) or the vocals are annoying (sounds like bad Kids Pop on DANCE or bad Keisha on The Party). But overall, this album is waaaay better than most electronica I have heard.

Sequência envolvente com clima e batidas poderosas.

Great electro. Ive Been on live their show, and it was amazing

After the first 4-5 tracks I was worried that I was gonna get worn out by the beats, but luckily Justice brought some variation and softer cuts in the second half. Really fun grooves on this one. 8/10

Another album I reckoned was "quite new" but is actually 15 years old - Good album though, Kind of French electro house synthy.

2007 EDM Not bad, some bangers near the top but it falls off after the first 4-5 songs

A fantastic rock-tronica album.

Very if it’s time but still solid

Good electronic music.

Niet per se mijn stijl en veel herhalend, maar klinkt toch wel vet.

This album seems like it has been largely forgotten but it's worth a relisten.

this brought me back

fine. 4? better than i was expecting with such biblical reference. very house.

listen

I have a soft spot for Justice that I can't quite... justify. Maybe it's because this album and Crystal Method's "Divided By Night" were my first real intro to the genre. They both taught me to expect a lot from electronic musicians. Complexity, nuance, balance, and (most of all) a real melody line. Justice does a great job of ensuring that, even without a vocalist, the listener knows which song they're listening to and can hum along with it. I really do like this album a great deal. However, in the interests of fairness, it DOES get repetitive and some of the sounds are dated so I can't quite justify a full five-star review.

Already love this one.

Bumping. Fun.

Don't usually go for dance/house/electronic music but this fucking slapped. I appreciated how a lot of the songs continued off of the previous one, sort of borrowing each others' energy. Very cool album.

Serie A, Channel 5, John Barnes! Will forever associate Phantom pt 2 with that one season that happened. Another fun album, possibly more fun and zippy than Daft Punk were, but admittedly not as good. I can see this one getting displaced by better stuff down the line but you never know, there's some weird choices in the list. Even so, this is one I come back to semi-regularly. D.A.N.C.E, Phantom, New Jack, The Party, Stress all obvious highlights.

Important electro disco album

Funky and fun

Two great albums in a row. This is perfect music for building furniture. It moves, it grooves. Highly recommended.

Great electronic album.

This reminds me of uni / the time just after uni (because I was a little slow on the uptake). Really enjoyable set of bangers that was clearly influenced by Daft Punk etc but brings something new to the table too - and I think that thing is lots of lovely distortion.

Despite 'D.A.N.C.E' being a pretty big hit, my 12-year-old self must not have heard it that often because I barely recognized it. Funny thing, though - it definitely wasn't my favorite track on the album but it was the one that was stuck in my head for hours after listening. I enjoyed the instrumentals more overall - I actually found the songs with lyrics to be ironically lacking. Newjack in particular was IMMACULATE. I'll definitely put this on repeat.

baita som, eletronico e pa

Very interesting electronic music. The mix of classical, disco and electronic is quite groundbreaking. It hads something a little bit more experimental to the electro/dance empire Daft Punk already built at that time in France

Essential

Excellent rock influenced EDM. May save some tracks.

As my addiction to pain killers spiralled out of control, I knew I had to listen to some Justice to stop myself from shitting myself to an early grave. My word, did it help. It turned it all around for me. I went from popping pills every 13 minutes to shagging Britney Spears. A big meaty casserole of dicks and anuses.

It doesn't quite hit the heights of timeless classic like a lot of the albums produced by Justice's massive '90s dance band forefathers but it makes you want to tap a toe, throw a shape and shake the derriere and that is good enough for me.

Enjoyable dance music.

I enjoy electronic/dance music such as this album offers. I liked the experience that the album presented. There was just a little something missing to keep me from loving it though...I can't quite put my finger on it, but it just felt a little empty for me at moments.

A good solid groove.

Listened all the way through one sunny morning. Electronica that gets you and about if you're in that kind of a mood. Trouble is I havn't been since, so it gets resigned to history with a 'yeh, was alright'

Definitely a seminal moment in electronica, this album grabbed my attention back in the day for the way it crafted melody out of texture, and its prediction of synthwave and 80s retro to come soon after. That said, it feels a bit dated now. (This is also the first album on the list that I already knew intimately before I saw it here.)

Frábær pepp-plata. Góð á föstudagsmorgni.

The album is great, particularly when they stay away from lyrics. They have an awesome electronic groove that samples widely and has touches of a mild dubstep experimentation. Very enjoyable.

Suitable treadmill music, yeah. Fave track - "DVNO" sure is an ear worm, although my brain insists on changing it it "DVLA" which is the UK equivalent of the DMV 😆

first listen reminds me so much of Daft Punk

Justice erinnert mich immer an Laufen am Donaukanal bei Nacht ❤️ Nur die neuen Alben gefallen mir noch besser.

Feel like this will get a lot of comparisons to Daft Punk but I hear more Ratatat and Swedish House Mafia. Big, rubbery base tones. Lotta glitchiness. Basically a self-contained rave. Favorite tracks: "Genesis", "D.A.N.C.E.", "Waters of Nazareth", "One Minute to Midnight"

OK going in never having heard of this band or album, based purely on the cover, I'm expecting Scandinavian death metal. Getting started it's not that but the synths are striving for brutals. In a church organ but also big night club dance floor kind of way? I kind of dig it and am curious where it will go. Uncharacteristically (for me) I liked the darker songs the best. Genesis and Waters of Nazareth were particular standouts for me. I like DANCE and The Party the least. DVNO amused me for some reason but overall less words = more better. Overall a very good album, I'm happy to have discovered it. Also, looking through their discography, the cover art is notably awesome.

Jag gillade den!! Gör att jag vill supa och dansa trots att jag är sjuk i pesten lol

Toe tappin electric dancing time

Zuerst dachte ich: „was ist denn DAS jetzt wieder für eine Grütze?“ Allerdings ist gerade die 2. Hälfte dann BRUTAL geil. Ganz hartes Kopfnicken. Muss man sicher mehr als einmal hören.

For me, the importance of multiple listens really came through with this 00s EDM album. First listen: "Another dull dance album I'll never dance to. Hate that fuzzing distortion! Hate the production! None of it is grabbing me! Stress is a nightmare and I hate it!" Second listen: "Actually, I was being a bit harsh. There are some really cool grooves hidden under all of that cut-and-paste sampling and FX mayhem, and some interesting musical moments." Third listen: "DEE VEE EN OHHH- FOUR CAPITAL LETTERS! Stress is a nightmare and I LOVE it!" I've never been into house or electro, so wasn't expecting to like this album and it took me a while to get on board with it. But "Cross" has, above all, a really symphonic feel which I didn't pick up on so much the first time around (I was too busy trying to process all the different production elements and search for the melodies). Right from the opener, "Genesis", we have brassy samples and timpani declaring a dramatic theme. Until the beat kicks in, it could almost be Mussorgsky. The journey that follows is very well sequenced, with a proper feeling of rise and fall to it. Unlike Basement Jaxx's "Remedy" album I had a couple of weeks back, I really had the sense of a musical journey here, with much more scope and direction behind it. D.A.N.C.E, for all its ramshackle children's choir vocals, is an endearing song and a welcome flash of all-out positivity. "Newjack" is a disarmingly glitchy number that threatens to fall apart at any moment- its main hook seems to be composed of about fifteen different samples. But then things really pick up from around the half-way mark, with some intriguing choices with decidedly retro leanings. Justice's description of the album as their attempt at "disco-opera" feels very apt during "Phantom Pt. II", a real disco track held together by a tight bassline and sharp strings running all the way through it. "The Party" is loaded with analogue sounding synths and a memorable chord progression, while DVNO is my absolute favourite: lovingly styled after disco and 70s/80s, it's the new-wave funk hit that never was. Really enjoyed getting to know this album and I think it's only going to keep growing on me in future.

Never really liked EDM much... until now. This album is great. Tracks move seamlessly from one to the next. Innovative, unlike anyone else I've heard from the genre... yet apparently they are super influential for techno that followed (again, I don't listen to the genre). Mix of high and chill moments within the same track adds complexity and keeps interest from start to finish. No bad tracks, which is very rare for an album that relies on high energy the whole way. I do admit some were weak, yet those same tracks had parts I liked (e.g. I liked the first minute of "Tthhee Ppaarrttyy"). Tracks are flashy and grab your attention when something unique happens; I love it. As a disco fan, I noticed some segments that just scream disco. "Newjack" is the most obvious. But also "D.A.N.C.E", "Phantom", "Waters of Nazareth." Favorites: Let There Be Light, D.A.N.C.E, Phantom Pt. II, Waters of Nazareth

This is so much dancing fun especially if, like me, you are exactly the right age for Nu Rave to have been more significant than just a curious blink-and-you’ll-miss-it footnote in pop culture history. The whole record is excellent and coherent except for The Party, which loses it a whole star (Uffie!).

pretty good

good old days. nice sounds and good effort by the house french school

DVNO is a certified banger.

Excellent

This is a masterclass in making dance music out of samples

Originally I'd never listen to this type of music, but it's so unique and experimental that you have to love it. It's electronic! I listened to this during a meditation, and it was such an incredible feeling. I find it smoothing and comforting as these tracks sync into one another effortlessly. They're gentle, creative and most of all; brilliantly crafted.

enjoyed this, 3.5 maybe but a good listen

French groove

fun key

Después de mi conclusión con LCD Soundsystem no esperaba que este disco me fuera a gustar y menos con el antecedente de que son súper amigos de Kanye y él les ayudo a su lanzamiento. Sin embargo, creo que es, dentro de la "electrónica" de lo que más me ha gustado. Me sorprendieron mucho los sampleos muy sutiles pero muy bien usados, me gustaron los cambios de intención y de mood que hay a lo largo de todo el disco y me gustó (oyendo la versión original) que no es nada largo y va al grano.

Pretty rad.

Four stars

goooood

I didn't know the band. Amazing electronic music album. Very refreshing.

Good beats, a few really good songs, a little repetitive

p cool electronic album. kinda reminds me of daft punk

Great album, like daft punk but less interesting, not a slight would listen to again

Just terrific, absolute party album, packed full of samples and sounds, I had an absolute blast listening to this.

pretty cool edm album. Definitely worth coming back to

Une performance solide de la part de nos Français.

This was a first listen to a band I don't know. "D.A.N.C.E." was the one track that I've heard a version of somewhere. "One Minute to Midnight" is the track that got my highest rating. "The Party" was my least favorite. I enjoyed listening to the album enough that I think that I may have to turn the 3.5 stars into a full 4 star rating.

What a fucking coincidence. Yes this is good

I enjoyed this. Didn’t expect to but it was a solid listen.

Gave me the dancing sickness.

Old school

Liked this a lot! Usually I find EDM to be repetitive and boring but this had a lot of melody and reminded me more of Daft Punk than anything else.

Kinda synth, beat heavy. Weird song with kindof child-y voices, odd. Not too anxiety inducing.

An easy 4. Superb stuff.

Daft Punk.

Justice gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️from me - it was heading for a solid three stars until you get hit with the triple whammy of DVNO, Stress and Waters of Nazareth which are all insanely good

Loved it! Great album! Very fun.

Love this album. I was really vibing while listening to this.

I really liked this. It was nice that my 28 yo son and I like the same music every now and again. Lots of good pace and attitude.

Good EDM. Very much like Daft Punk

I really enjoyed most of this album.

Samen met Daft punk een van de weinige dance plaatjes die ik weet te waarderen.

Goed zeg, deze plaat! Ik kende maar een enkel nummer van ze maar dit hele album ging er prima in tijdens de roadtrip richting Zeeland 😎

Ik kende tot nu toe maar een nummer van Justice. Leuke plaat, ik ga er meer van luisteren.

Great Electronic with an upswing on the last few tracks.

I'm a middle aged man who shouldn't use the word 'vibe' but...this whole album has one.

Groovy French house. 'Genesis' is the best track on the album, 7/10

Qué disco más bueno, se escucha del tirón. Con temas eternos como Genesis, D.A.N.C.E. o DVNO y un cierre a la altura del resto con One Minute to Midnight.

Ну это классика ну вообще мне нравятся только 4 песни из всего альбома но только ради Stress я готов 4 поставить

i liked this one a bunch

College dance party babyyy. I need to find some late-night pork rinds to soak up all that twisted tea. I can see how this album steps up that 90s electro-dance into something a little more fresh and unique. It really is a good album in the context of the genre.

Love this album, great to have another listen. I love the energy and electronic beats that aren't too clubby. There's a musical theme throughout that is noticeable too. Brings me back to college era... Highlights: -D.A.N.C.E. -DVNO -Phantom

This was a hidden gem

Quite familiar with this one. It is pretty good still. Should be a 3.3 star, but because of my old love of this, it’s a 4.

cooooollll. it all sounded great together and flowed in a way that wasn’t monotone or too similar. love the funk. 4.7

very funky cool

Nice electronic

YAAAAAAAAS

Fav Song: Genesis

Oooh, more dance and synth sounds. I dig it. I recognize D.A.N.C.E.!

Good album. Flowed well and was easy to listen to

Not anywhere near my usual listening, but a lot nicer than most EDM stuff I've heard.

A classic. Dance pop mega-jammer.

Crazy that I just listened to this album for the first time like a week ago and now I got it again. I'm not sure that it's particularly groundbreaking, though after reading up on it, it seems like this album is composed of a massive amount of samples in a way that is not particularly noticeable. Really fun and solid the whole way through 4/5

EDM but bangers

2007. Key Songs: D.A.N.C.E, Genesis, Stress

A tremendous dance record. Gold standard for french house. So inspiring to learn it was all recorded in garageband.

So close to a 4

I do have some nostalgia for this album, but the same feeling that it's skipping on certain songs makes it irritating to me. But dance and the party will forever have a strong place in my heart

Not too bad, seems a little simliar to another french electronic duo or two

#453 I was rather into the indie electro scene that seemed prevalent around this time and Justice were very much part of it. Not my favourite of that time, I quite like it but not something I’d generally reach for these days, or maybe even back then. Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit?❓ Listen before you die?❓ Fave track(s): D.A.N.C.E. Rating: 6/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I know the intro drop to "Genesis" kind of became a meme, but goddamn is it so insanely satisfying. Crazy that this album completely flew under the radar for high school aged me in '07. Definitely not a perfect electro/house album (or at least, not my preferred blend of the genre), IMO it's a tad bloated, and falls off a bit in the latter half. But French electro/house duo artists rarely seem to get the genre wrong, and I'd argue that's still the case here.

Some of it was a little generic EDM, but there are some genuinely interesting moments that would make me return and give another listen.

banco dubstep extraño muy de electronica lleno de falopa y extasis

Techno album

Daft Punks skitiga och stökiga lillebröder. Justice debutalbum får ses som kulmen på den hajpade punkiga electrohouse som kretsade kring skivbolaget Ed Banger. En kul och uppfriskande liten parentes i musikhistorien med akter som Crystal Castles, Boyz Noize och the Teenagers t.ex. Men det handlade ju om singlar, om bangers, som bolagsnamnet antyder. Justice album är fyllt av just bangers som många var för sig fortfarande är rätt kul, "Waters of Nazareth" låter t.ex. än i dag helt galen på ett fantastiskt vis, stökig som min källarstrubb. Den tolvan står i hyllan. Men det funkar inte lika bra i ett albumformat. Det blir påfrestande att höra tolv spår på raken i samma skola, mätarna är i topp hela tiden. Samtidigt är det svårt att bortse från energin, en banger är en banger liksom. Balanserar mellan tvåan och trean

When this album came out, and Ed Banger Records was pushing French electro house, (Cross) felt like a breath of fresh air. Justice really stood out in that scene with their gritty and abrasive style that brought in some rock influences. I also liked how they played with samples, like pulling from old trance tracks and bands like Devo, which gave it a fun edge. My only issue is that some tracks felt like filler, just there to connect the better songs.

I also just came here to bounce

pretty decent EDM background stuff

Okay, I was not expecting to like this at all. But actually? Pretty damn catchy.

As good as I remember it, which isn't really a positive or negative for me. It's an album with some really incredible and unique songs, but lots of filler. Genesis, Phantom II, Stress, and Waters of Nazareth are certified dance music monsters, but the rest is not nearly as good and sometimes downright bad. The songs with vocals are pretty awful, and while I like the idea behind the MJ tribute, it's just not fun to listen to. I'll give them credit for popularizing the insanely compressed and fuzzy sound and doing some really excellent sample work. They followed really well in a long line of French innovators in electronic music. A great debut, just not a great album.

Not my go to style of electronic. I guess I’m more into the artier side of electronic music like Oval and Pan Sonic. This has some really fun songs but whenever there were vocals, I cringed a bit because they felt so out of place. Still, for the most part it was fun. The problem I have with this style is unless I’m at a party or maybe playing a video game, this doesn’t fit in my life.

Never got Justice the first time round, largely still don't. I find it nice enough but a bit boring, i'd enjoy it in a video game maybe a racer, low 3.

good but not memorable to me

3.5 - fun dance album, engaging all the way through

RATING: 6.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: Phantom Pt 2 LOWLIGHT: Waters of Nazareth

Not bad but also not my thing?

7 keepers in 12 (58%). The album is consistent as hell but Justice 1000% falls into the camp of "All X songs sound the same" with AC/DC. Math says 3 stars, heart says 3 stars.

Enjoyed this...sort of Crystal Castles/Daft Punk style

A solid electronic album. I felt like Penny Parker listening while working. 6/10

Alright electronic. I think other people do it better, but this was one that went hader and got video play, so it's better known

Ég bjóst ekki við danstónlist en þessi danstónlist var bara nokkuð skemmtileg. Það eru bara nokkrir listamenn sem ná í gegnum ódansvæna skrápinn minn en Justice gerði það þótt ég sé ólíklegur að hlusta aftur.

Daft Punk like French electronica. Bit of Funk. Positives- Genesis and Phantom I, Phantom II and final 3 songs. Weaker - Dance - like something from a US Grange Hill type programme charity song- the insipid Valentine and the more disco DYNO. Not enough for a 4.

It’s daft punk with a bit of daft punk added for variety just with some different synths. I’m not a huge fan of Daft Punk and this is music for people who are younger, cooler, and more energetic than I am these days.

This was a weird one, but I didn't hate it.

Different enough from Daft Punk to deserve praise - it's a tall order

I’m not normally a fan of electronica, but the mix of samples here and the beat kept me invested for the whole ride.

Quality electronic record with some catchy grooves. This isn't what I normally seek out to listen to, but it has its place. I dig it.

Without “Stress” and “The Party”, this would be an easy 4 or 5 stars.

A fun French dance mix album. I typically do not listen to this type of music but always find myself enjoying it when I do. 7/10 Top song... Genesis

Not bad. I think I would still reach for Daft Punk before this to scratch my French electronic music itch.

This is definitely not a bad album. Listening to Genesis, I thought there was maybe a "Thriller" sample in there but it was most likely just my ears playing tricks on me. I had never heard of this artist, never heard of this album, never heard this music, and am pretty much techno/dance music/house'd out at this point. I can't ever decide if this is a compliment or not but I was listening to the album and it just bled into another Justice album. I did not notice. Is that a compliment because the music didn't annoy me so much that I had to get it off my Spotify or is this not a compliment because it means the tracks all sound similar. A little of both, I think. This is not necessarily music for me, as I can get into some dance music, but this is just good enough for me to listen to, but also not interesting enough to me that I would intentionally put this album on. A "5" for the music and a "1" for whether I would listen again just because this is not my type of music and I am very tired of dance music right now. My favorite tracks: Genesis D.A.N.C.E. Phantom Phantom Pt. II TTHHEE PPAARRTTYY Stress One Minute to Midnight