Cross

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

Dancy, funky, interesting

It's pretty annoying actually. If you're not dancing to this, it is a fairly obnoxious album. I don't have much to say about it. I'm open to electronic music now and then, but not the dance albums. I like some of the mixes here and there, and D.A.N.C.E was alright, but overall - I couldn't really get into it.

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

I really want to like Justice and should like them, as i love Daft Punk, the Prodigy and other electronic acts. However they just sound like a poor version of the above.

Waters of Nazareth toimii edelleen, muuten vähän huonommin, vaikka tykkään ja nostalgia-arvo kohottaa. hieman liikaa äänen rikkomista

Tämä on sen verran poppia, että minun on vaikea ymmärtää väkivaltaista konesoundia. OK, popmusiikki on parempaa silloin, kun sitä soitetaan kitaroilla kovaa ja paskasti - siis väkivaltaisesti. Sen sijaan konemusiikki on luonteeltaan eksaktia ja suunniteltua tavalla, joka kadottaa illuusion musiikin taustalla olevasta ideasta, koska se hävittää eron idean itsensä ja tämän empiirisen ilmentymän välillä. Jäljelle jää vain empiria, joka, kuten tiedetään, on aina kaukana täydellisyydestä.

An era in music that didn’t do a lot for me, reminds me of late night drives listening to JJJ.

I was turned off by the cover art but this album is fire! Stress is too stressful but the rest are perfect for work or play.

Oh my dayyyys this was so mixed. I absolutely love bangers like D.A.N.C.E. so fun to dance to and then half of the tracks I also really enjoyed like One Minute to Midnight, great song to also work to and be productive not only dance to. BUT there is a song literally titled Stress... needless to say it gave me serious anxiety. I don't understand what people see in music like that or why they appreciate it. Loved half of the album.

Well I felt I had no idea who this band was then turned out obvs I knew loads. Quite full on. I liked how it was set up though as an album, like one song quickly led into the next as if it were a DJ. Not massively my thing but appreciate it for what it was

It's a total banger what more can you say. D.A.N.C.E was such a tune at the time, blew my mind

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

This noisier version of Daft Punk is ok for the background, but not something I’d bother to take with me to a remote island. P.S. I’ll note that, curiously, there is an inverse relationship between the quality of the songs on this album and their amount of lyrics.

det är rätt gött men det blir för mycket av samma sak på nåt vis. man blir uttråkad efter typ 4 låtar.

Fun, playful electro that contains just about enough grit and scuzz to keep things interesting. Almost as if Kraftwerk and Daft Punk had a delinquent child. I have to say, given the year this came out, the disco-pop of D.A.N.C.E. feels like a harbinger of a type of music that would soon become quite modish again. Probably a little too samey to hold me rapt for an entire 48 mins, but I liked this, blats of static 'n' all

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

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

I wasn’t going to listen because electronic debt generally float my boat. But I did listen. And in part I’m glad I did. It has a lil Skrillex sound, which I’m here for. But on the whole it wasn’t for me.

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

This tries to be Daft Punk, but, despite what the book says, fails by a long shot. I found the listen tedious. 2/5

Album starts with 3-4 strong songs that slap hard but falls off hard and starts to sound like someone is grinding metal inside a computer

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

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.

It is EDM music. A couple of the songs had really good beats. I don't need an entire album of this music but thankfully it was relatively short. I did not skip any songs.

fun

I couldn’t finish it

the party

Pretty funky but far too samey

Brilliant.

Really close to a 4, but just not enough variety.

I've heard lots of Cross without realising it, lots of ad music, but it's quite good. Has a good mix of modern electronic, house, and old-school funk or jazz influences. Easy 3/5.

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.

tecno!

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

not my cup of tea mostly but i can admit that especially the first half of the album is pretty good and creative

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

3.7 + I remember being taken by the power of this album when I first heard the opening tracks at a friend's apartment. It sounded like Daft Punk played on a stack of blown-out guitar amps. I think I purchased this album on iTunes later that week and I even ended up seeing Justice live (which proved underwhelming as most DJ sets tend to be). Having seemingly written these guys off years ago, I was curious to see how this record holds up. The first few tracks draw me right back in. "Genesis" may just be their magnum opus - the beats are hyper-compressed making for scratchy and gnarly textures. But around the second half of the record, my excitement has definitely worn as the record putters to its end. The vocals on "The Party" and "DVNO" are annoying and "Stress" is a screechy slog. Stick to the first few tracks and skip the rest.

Enjoyed D.A.N.C.E - didn't really care for the rest of the album.

If you would have told me this was Daft Punk, I am not sure I would have been able to tell it wasn't Daft Punk - but more likely just disappointed, as it's just not as good as any of their other stuff.

Here I thought it was Daft Punk all along.

One of my favourite albums of all time. 10/10

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

I keep my opinion on electronic music and the excessive number of electronic albums on this list, but this one is pretty enjoyable. "Cross" is one of the first electronic albums that are not a simple variation of the same song for 30 or 50 minutes (not the only one, fortunately). After all, enjoying a few samples and electronic drums is not impossible.

Music that could kill a Victorian era child.

D.A.N.C.E. is een tof lied. Voor de rest is het helemaal niet mijn muziekstijl, soms had ik moeite om een lied af te luisteren.

YEEEESSSSSS. Following on with a more 'raaargh', metal style on Daft Punk's coattails, this is a glitchier, harder affair, but has the same disco joy. Justice parts 1&2 are pure dance joy, and the rest of the album is great too, sleazy and funky. French Touch is one of those high watermarks of dance music - maybe with all the revivalism at the moment it's due a return (I say optimistically) LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.

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

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.

Sounds ok but it's EDM, it gets boring.

Slaps. 4.5/5

Finally was able to listen to the whole album. Would definitely do it again.

A fantastic rock-tronica album.

I didn't love it but it was a good vibe.

known already, daft punk vibes

Very if it’s time but still solid

Good electronic music.

It was alright. Upbeat electronic music reminiscent of daft punk

I suppose this is OK for the genre, I found it a bit discordant - samples cut at the wrong point are uncomfortable to listen to.

Perfectly listenable, editor for the two tracks with singing/pointless squealing. Acceptable background noise and I can see why it is a good example of it's genre

Funky, groovy, and unexpected. I loved it!

I'm probably operating this album. I'm not a big fan of his style of music, but this album had a couple tracks that hit.

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.

Pretty good if you're into that dancy mood

Highlight: Valentine

this brought me back

Not bad, kind of sounds like Deadmau5. 6/10.

Fun techno bumper. Mid afternoon listen was ok. Might be better at night

I remember thinking this was one of the cheasiest albums I have ever heard. I think I can finally appreciate how just genuinely good it is.

I had never heard of the band or the album. I thought it was OK

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

This is aggressive.

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.

1,2,3.5,(4,5) Groovy!

Bumping. Fun.

Cross by Justice? And it's French electronica you tell me? I couldn't muster an ounce of enthusiasm for this even if you paid me a million dollars. Say it with me again everyone, in the hopes it actually comes true this time: NO MORE FRENCH ELECTRONICA!!!!!!

Very cool and a trip down memory lane. Fun to relisten to an album I didn’t really get into back when it first came out.

Part of the new Daft Punk revival movement of the late 00’s. Lots of nostalgia but, like then, it doesn’t blow me away. Feel like there were others that did this better

I don't need to listen to this again to know this is one of the best french house and electronic releases out there. Nothing comes close to how infectious and powerful these songs feel. It deserves to be on the electronic pantheon along Daft Punk's Discovery.

Decent dance

This album was pretty cool but I'm just not that much of a fan of instrumental music/music without lyrics. That being said, my favorite songs from this album were Genesis and Stress.

Not into EDM

Excellent album, avec une bonne balance de trucs instrumentaux un peu nichés et de grosse tounes radiophonique/plancher de danse. Le seul hic, c’est que c’est une flagrante tentative de surfer sur la vague Daft Punk et qu’on est pas mal dans l’imitation.

Un digne descendant de Daft Punk avec une attitude rock et des sonorités à la Death From Above 1979. J’aime beaucoup ces sonorités. C’est un peu long et répétitif sur un album, mais c’est le genre pour ça. J’aurais resserré un peu certains moments, mais ça s’écoute bien.

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.

Not bad, but not clear what's significant enough about it to be included here?

D.A.N.C.E is quite catchy and somewhat enjoyable. I remember giving this album a go at the time. I didn't manage to get into it this time around either.

Justice did Daft Punk when Daft Punk stopped doing Daft Punk. I like this album; it's coherent. But the French Touch sound was wearing a little thin even at the time of release.

I've never liked this album even though it's a genre I generally love. it's all just a bit too harsh in sound. A very dirty Daft Punk.

Not really sure how to rate albums like this. I liked it but there was nothing groundbreaking here for me. I'd heard D.A.N.C.E. before and always liked it. Phantom Pt. II also had a cool 70s feel to it. Everything else was relatively generic sounding but still good. 3.5 stars. Might have given it a 4 if it wasn't for The Party & DYNO. WTF was that.

Best Song: D.A.N.C.E. The "childish" vocals ordinarily seem like the kind of thing that would just annoy me, but they really do work well. Worst Song: Valentine. The carousel-style music did nothing for me. Overall: Nice working music that definitely doesn't have as much of a "dance" feel as the track names would imply. Leans a little too heavy on the deep, bass-y "wah" sounds to generate contrast, but overall a pleasant, groovy listen.

"Genesis" is a certified banger. "D.A.N.C.E" is great. I also really like "One Minute To Midnight". "Phantom" and "Phantom Pt. II" are great. Pretty much the whole album is great. Don't really dislike anything on the album. The Party is probably my least favorite track.

I would have so been into this a decade ago when I was regularly going to Burning Man… now a bit more sober and I’m so not feeling this. A

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.

I've liked this album for almost 2 years now. It's very enjoyable, especially as a Daft Punk fan who loves well-written house music. It's also a strong album throughout, the exception maybe being that song about partying or something.

Average electronic

funky operatic French house. The appropriate amount of crunch and positivity. still fresh after all these years!

Not bad overall - just not particularly special or interesting. Many of the songs start strongly but then peter out and end badly.

No Justice. Just us.

draft punk

I'm familiar with the track D.A.N.C.E - the album is a little bit much for me and a headache, but well done. I get the appeal.

Important electro disco album

Funky and fun

Not really my thing. Had a hard time getting into it. Not bad though

Bangers

The fact I'd forgotten this is justice in itself.

Huge for its time but hasn't aged well, especially the last few tracks with vocals. Couple of undeniably big singles though.

Banger

This thing... it's not my kind of thing.

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

don't know why this is a must-listen. if I wanted to listen to French electronic music, I'd put on Daft Punk. I don't like Daft Punk. 2.5/5.

House. Ni fu ni fa.

pretty boring, if Daft Punk made a video game soundtrack but not in a good way

Great electronic album.

Great fun french electro pop. Faves: D.A.N.C.E, Phantom Pt. II, The Party

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.

The best ! I loved it before, and now just as much.

Budget Daft Punk.

Interesting, but sounded a little dated already. Lazy comparison, but I'd probably turn to Daft Punk if I was in the mood. A half decent Body Pump fitness soundtrack.

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.

Sometimes it was fun and ambient, and other times it was too much. 2.5

Very cool and clear production, but overall I didn't enjoy the song structures, and at times the instruments were downright grating. 'The Party' is the only sing I enjoyed all the way through.

Couldn't get into it.

Ok, a bit reliant on noisy synths. There are better albums of this style (daftpunk obviously)

Ok so I prepared myself for a guilty pleasure down memory lane of summer parties in 2008 - revisiting what might possibly have been just a fad of the time … but no - this is an absolute Ed Banger of a record - track after track of stylish grooves, distorted synths packaged to perfection and some downright plain good songs. End to end fantastic and nothing short of 5 stars would give this album Justice.

I listened to this blind; I'd never heard of it and knew nothing about it. The album started interestingly and I was somewhat intrigued, but have a few tracks it was all starting to sound very similar all the way through. Possibly the result of using such small snippets of samples (yes, I went to the Wiki page) within a very limited musical palette and with only a few musical ideas. It would be fine to dance to a couple of tracks on a night out, but I'd soon want something else.

baita som, eletronico e pa

Was very excited when I saw this as I have listened to it before and was a huge fan of D.A.N.C.E when it first played on MTV. I am not the biggest fan of electro dance, but this is punchy and funky

Really fun album

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

Huge fan of Justice. They did a revolution in the Electro industry. So well produce ! +++

Electro duet from France, Justice broadened my musical horizons with this release, at the time. With the album “Cross”, it was the first time that I appreciated more “heavy” electro music. My last spin on this record was a few years ago and I have to say I'm quite impressed listening to it with my ears today. It’s 2000s electro, but nothing has aged badly. It could have come out yesterday. Finally, was this album avant-garde? We can detect bass lines and "strings" quite nu-disco. The inclusion of touches of classical music and funk makes it more timeless too, I imagine. Everything is "toned" to perfection, the drum'n'bass is in reinforced concrete, it's quite arranged and licked while allowing itself to be noisy and without concession. Nice rediscovery for me.

not my usual jam, but it's solid. highlights: Let There Be Light, Stress.

2 1/2

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Música un tanto tecno y pop. Sin mucho alarde. Demasiado instrumental. Le han faltado muchas cosas. Se me hace muy plano. Desconocidos en su totalidad

Essential

Excellent rock influenced EDM. May save some tracks.

There are a few great tracks on this album, these tend towards the vocal tracks and less the instrumental tracks. The album seems to have a loose running instrumental motif running throughout which ties it together, but also has the added effect of making it feel long and drawn out. With only a few stand out tracks, the album tends to feel a bit samey. Not terrible, but not great!

7/10 Best Song - Let there be light

Indie kids in clubs. What a time it was. Thank fuck for the lack of smart phones. Other than D.A.N.C.E. this album is a bit of a mess, i shouldn't be surprised by that but i remember how fucking big they were for about a year. I don't remember the album from first time round but i definitely went to some nights where justice were on, don't really remember them either but that is clearly for other reasons.

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.

For the 96. *97

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.

??????

Like shit Daft Punk

Knew a few from snowboard film soundtracks back in the day

High point is a Tenebre sample but that just makes me think "is this actully good or does the Tenebre score just fucking rip?"

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.

The album ominous with ominous horns and timpani - like we are entering some dark nether world. And so begins a 49 minute danstravagastic journey! Thoughts as I listened… “Genesis” is an amazing opening. Intensely focused. A dark epic. Awesome. Then it translates to “Let There Be Light” that takes us from intensity to shining. This is going to be a fun ride I think… “D.A.N.C.E.” frolicked in all that new light and is so catchy and fun! And the disco party continues on a bright note with “Newjack.” All those samples! WOW! I can’t figure out what any of them are but this is some remarkable work. “Phantom” has me thinking about the soundtrack to the movie Phantasm… and as it transitions to “Phantom, Pt. II” I’m pretty sure I have a few selections for my next Halloween disco party. More lyrics from “Tthhee Ppaarrttyy” and I love that vocal! Reminds me of Ke$ha. Lots of fun. Then “DVNO” goes hard on the dance floor with a much more serious sounding vocal. What is “DVNO?” According to wikipedia it stands for “Divino.” Which didn’t really clarify anything for me… should it? “Stress” really lives up to its name. Love the music but it does build the stress! I think I hear some “Night on Disco Mountain” in there? Likely since I read that they sampled from 400 albums… crazy! (Note: Shortly after writing this I read the wikipedia page and found out I was right!) “Waters of Nazareth” is another harder dance track. I love that Justice knows how to arrange the album so that these harder tracks are modulated by the rest of the album. I like this one a lot. The finale “One Minute to Midnight” is an epic ending. Really feels like I have take a journey listening to this album. Loved the vocals. The instrumentals are off the hook. Samples run amok in the best way. Synthesizers pound and throb. Incredible production! I love this album. Sign me up to this opera-disco anytime!

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'

Dance music is definitely not my thing, but this wasn't terrible; it starts fun, upbeat and tuneful, sort of predicting Daft Punk. But then it begins to illustrate several of the universal laws of dance music. 1. It doesn't work outside of a club (with possible exception of gym). 2. It doesn’t sound right at any time of day other than late night. 3. Listening sober is no good. 4. It began to grate the longer it went on. 5. The more vocals the worse the track. 6. Darker tracks read as failed attempts to be taken seriously. 6. The sound ages poorly (in this case the drum machine and synths), starting almost immediately, because of the overreliance on tech. 2.2 at best, even grading on the dance music curve.

classic album

Seriously question: Has anyone seen these guys and Daft Punk in the same room before. I haven't looked but I wonder how many people have made this same joke before me.

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!

Very poppy and fun but I have trouble getting into and not getting bored by electronic albums

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.

Some say soccer is just a competition between great actors. Well, I can’t act like I don’t like this album. I also can’t help but think it’s because of Peter Bresnik, who surely got me into it. A dancey time was had. Not a classic, but can’t give it less than 5

EDM will never be my genre and most of this washed right over me, but D.A.N.C.E. is an absolute banger and the album was worth listening to just for that one track.

Cross by Justice (2007) Most of this album is ‘instrumental’, if the meaning of that term is stretched to include electronic/synth/mechanical beats and elaborate sampling. Very elaborate sampling. The sound is cool, despite the proliferation of ‘clipping’ of samples, resulting In very little resonance in the overall sound. Three of the twelve tracks (“D.A.N.C.E.”, “The Party”, and “DVNO”) are actually ‘songs’, meaning that they include (maudlin) melody and (limp) lyrics, although even here, melody and lyrics take a backseat to the beats and samples. The greatest weaknesses here are the unrelenting repetitions and lack of development and dynamic variation. All the dynamism is in microseconds. 2/5

Vibes, vibes, vibes. I really dig this album. Hasn’t aged as well as I would have liked it too, but still very solid. Beats really get you moving!

Oof took me back to first hearing them and then the covert at Union Transfer. A couple of tracks don’t reach the heights of the others, but the others are so good it’s impassible not to give this five stars.

Daft Punk's brattier younger brother. DANCE is great, not really a fan of the rest of the album. Step away from the compression, kids. Every beat doesn't need to hurt.

Like Daft Punk on coke. Great bass playing, though.

OK. I hadn't heard of Justice before. But D.A.N.C.E. is definitely a good song. Mainly because I kept hearing it on one of the video games that I always played (Forza Horizon 4?). Of course, I thought they were saying "Louboutin", as in the shoes. So there. While it isn't in my wheelhouse of music, I'd listen to it again.

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.

The album starts off amazing, but isn't consistent throughout in my opinion. The first 6 tracks are the best of what the French funky techno scene had/has to offer. But after Phantom Pt II the album collapses, and songs like DVNO and Tthhee Ppaarrttyy are just annoying. It goes up a little again with Waters, but not enough. 3,5*

This is a very hard album to rank. As far as EDM goes, I liked this album more than others I have received so far, but there were some issues that I couldn't overlook that ended up bringing it down quite a bit for me. On the positive side of things, 'Cross' was not boring or generic in the slightest. It didn't seem to heavily rely on samples which I personally feel can be a detriment on a lot of these well-regarded electronic albums (while it takes talent to recognize/manipulate good samples, it is not as impressive in my eyes as original creations). I loved the original melodies and instrumentation present on this record. It had a great bit of variety featuring funky bass, Supertramp-like electric organ ('Valentine'), and old-timey piano ('Stress') that helped make it something unique. Most of the songs did not feature vocals at all which allowed for the music to stand on its own. With that being said, this brings me to the two major negatives I found on this album. The first (and not as big a deal) is when vocals actually show up, they are either weak ('DVNO') or downright awful ('The Party'). The latter featured a singer that I would describe as a bootleg Ke$ha which is a description I hate to give to anyone. The second issue and what mainly brought this album down for me was ironically the synths. The electronic noises on this record were terribly loud and super distorted. Maybe it was just my earbuds, but there were moments where it made some songs almost unlistenable, and even if the ones where they were a bit more subdued, it would still take me out of the experience a bit. If the synths were more clean or incorporated more into the production, this would probably be my favorite electronic music album outside of some of Daft Punk's work, but I don't think I will be coming back to this one due to how it is intended to sound. I think EDM fans should give this one a listen, but I can't give it the recommendation that I wish I could give it. 2.5/5. , but some of the synths are terribly loud and distorted that takes me out of it a bit. The Party is one exception where vocals are present (second half of the album has more vocals DVNO), and it is pretty bad. Reminds me of a bootleg Ke$ha (if that's even possible).

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 😆

Nada para impresionarte

Not my cup of tea

Eee

Superb

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.

ich werde Justice niemals nicht geil finden

This isn't really my thing, but some of the songs (like D.A.N.C.E) were good. That one in particular was a dedication to MJ, which I love to see (and has references to some of his songs).

Good, but not enough

I do a lot of house dancing and thus have been exposed to hundreds of hours of house music. This means that my standards for great house music are pretty high and unfortunately, while this music is great, it just doesn't reach the heights of others in the genre do.

Made me like electronic music

I just loved it!!!!😍😍😍😍

Not my thing.

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"

Poor ravers' Daft Punk, really annoying singing, didn't see the point of it. Loved 'We Are Your Friends' by that's a collaboration and not on this album

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.

Yes. First 3 songs are bangers.

nope

I guess if I lived inside a club I'd have this going and all would be right. But I live in a house and there's not many opportunities to enjoy this type of music. Still a very good album for what it is. 3 🌟

I started out sort of liking this one, thinking of it as a 3.5 star album. But it got significantly worse during the second half. The Party was pretty bad and Stress was so annoying that I had to skip it to remain sane.

I was excited to listen to this album because I’ve seen it for years and how good it was. Disappointed - a few standout songs, but majority are just repeating noise.

Didn't love it. I liked D.A.N.C.E., but it got really old fast. All of it just sort of blends together.

Historiskt album, dock lite mer 'dålig' noise än vad jag kommer ihåg på de spåren som inte är klassiker(?) Vill bränna på med hög volym men får genuint ont i öron, typ Phantom, herregud vems ide var det här?? Synd då annat annars är rätt crips på denna platta Annars pangalbum rakt igenom.

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

inte alls like bra som jag kom ihåg det? allt lät samma och ja mm besviken

Fun dance beat stuff. Unfortunately the best song for me was one that automatically played on Spotify after this album was over

Toe tappin electric dancing time

This fucking album. This was on HEAVY rotation for me during the first half of college. I have heard this album at least 100 times. I listened to it while jogging, while partying, even while cleaning the house. It has the the simultaneous power to chill you out while it also pumps you up.

In the late 90’s I was into The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and Fatboy Slim quite a bit. This seems like a second tier act to them. The Party song is woeful and some of the samples actually pull you out of the song rather than add to it.

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.

I can somewhat appreciate some of the works that was put into it, but its just abrasive. Its like if you take synth wave, mix it with whatever samples you can find, mangle it all up and add a dance beat to it. 1 star

So grimey! Loved it! More depth than just "D.A.N.C.E."

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.

Oh wow this takes me back to my friend introducing me to this band as a teenager, still a bop!

This is okay. Nothing spectacular

I wore out most of these songs back when the album first came out. But it's a solid album with a distinct sound - which I think is sometimes hard to pull off with electronic music.

It was fine. Confused why they won all sorts of awards and acclaim but it was fine.

Good album, nice relaxing EDM.

## General notes: Maybe it was ground breaking at the time, but I found it uninspired and ultimately boring. REALLY reminiscent of early Daft Punk while not bringing anything fresh or unique to the mix. Not for me. ## Song by song **Genesis:** Glitchy house, not an interesting progression, but nice sound. Some Daft Punk influences. **Let There Be Light:** Vintage drum machines, more glitchy sounds. A sense of theatrics. Really interesting distorted bassline. Nice electric piano coda. String machines and airy synths, Opens up the range a little of what was shaping as a kind of boring record so far. Ends in interesting cacophony. **D.A.N.C.E.:** Wait. What if I made the beggining of the song like I'm tunning on a radio? What? That's already been done? A thousand times? Nevermind, lets do it again! Kind of interesting house/disco sounds but also kind of boring ultimately. **Newjack**: More of the same really, this is not getting better. Dropped the album ultimately, I'll listen to something else

Brought me back to middle/high school when I heard this group the first time!

Nop

A great combination of beat and melody. This album takes French House a step further. The beats and resonant, solid, and occasionally glitchy while the melodies are memorable. Essentially, this album doesn't sacrifice musicality for the sake of the beat. It is one of the best electronic albums ever and still sounds fresh.

The best tracks here are awesome, and I generally like the sound of this record, but it's a lot of the same thing and I was wanting out bad by the end. Cut this album in half and you've got a banging EP though.

De singles zijn duidelijk een heel stuk toegankelijker dan de rest van het album, die duidelijk niet mijn smaak was

Awesome

Geht voll ab Bisschen viel los Viel Druck Synthies!

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

Good house

This comes across as a less-inspired knock-off of Daft Punk. I get it, Daft Punk doesn't own or didn't pioneer the genre but this record sounds derivative of that style and falls flat. I see this was released in 2007, so they had 10+ years of evolution in the style to add some innovation but they had nothing to offer.

It's...eh. I don't really like this kind of music. Overall, I think the album starts off okay and then kinda drags. I'd definitely say it's a little too long. Could have been worse, but I wouldn't say that I needed to hear it before I died.

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!).

doesn´t really "grab" me; some good songs with schwunggg

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)

Sounds like Daft Punk. Not bad, but I prefer Daft Punk.

pretty good

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

DVNO is a certified banger.

Unlistenable. Undanceable.

Still OK but hasn't aged that well. There's better examples of the genre.

goeie techno maar niet goed genoeg

Enjoyable! Trippy, blippy, housey, dancey fun. Très français. They're whimsical with a retro sheen, but also have a flair for the dramatic, which I like. As you get deep into the album in the back half, it gets a more dissonant, which grated on me a bit. The song “Stress” was probably the most aptly named song ever, because that one completely stressed me out. I believe that was absolutely intentional, so bravo to Justice, I felt it in my bones. I absolutely love “Let There Be Light.” Also the David Shire sample in “Stress” was inspired. Fave Songs: Let There Be Light, Phantom, D.A.N.C.E., Newjack, Genesis

I don't know about this technological rave-up music - it's just all clicks and bangs, really. I can remember when songs used to have a proper melody, and a chorus, and words that told a story.

Que discazo!!!! Excelente! Una maravilla!

Not my bag. Appreciate the quality.

Excellent

This is a masterclass in making dance music out of samples

hmm

October 6, 2021 Not what I was expecting. Meh.

Not keen, funny how dated it sounds

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.

Weird electronic music

enjoyed this, 3.5 maybe but a good listen

Cross may be goofy, cheesy, and often tasteless, but it isn't completely boring either. Whether it's the chopped and screwed antics borrowed from Aphex Twin for more populist purposes on Let There Be Light or the disco thump and girlish vocals of D.A.N.C.E., there's often something to surprise, amuse, or hold one's interest. One thing I should mention--with the exception of the vocals, easily 90% of the music on Cross is composed on laptops from samples. That these samples come overwhelmingly from house, 80s R&B and techno goes a long toward explaining how texturally ugly and cartoonish Cross is. This is offset by the high level of detail in the arrangements. Cross may not be IDM, but it's not blazingly obvious and stupid either, which is more than I can say for most dance music. And if you can stomach the sound world, you might even describe Cross as fun. Sure, that's a low bar, but Justice just clears it, so I'll hold my nose and give Cross 2.5/5.Okay, I wrote the previous paragraph just a few songs into the album. Unfortunately, Cross gets more conventional and less daring as it goes along.

pinnacle of French electro

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.

Pues de repente es muy ruidoso como me gusta, divertido, seguro, trascendental (?) quién sabe. Pero qué buen hit el "D.A.N.C.E.", aunque quizá es de las más anodinas del álbum. Las "Phantom" están buenas e igual "Waters of Nazareth". ¿Qué fue de ellos después? 7.5/10.

French groove

Not my style

fun key

Bit repetative

Eh. Like a way less compelling Deadmau5. I could live with never hearing this again.

Ну такое, мне не оч зашло ибо это сраный дабстеп

Proto dubstep, nice enough but not bucket list material. Might come back to this for woodshedding at work

A little more glitchy and abrasive than the other albums in this genre I've come to like. DANCE is the obvious stand out. The remix by Wale is also great.

First Listen. First few times I heard this, I didn't like it at all, now it is growing on me. Enjoyable. 2/5.

Quan van aparèixer van ser força reivindicats, amb la portada tan xocant i temes tan increïbles com la inicial 'Genesis' o singles imbatibles com 'D.A.N.C.E.' o 'We Are Your Friends' amb Simian Mobile Disco, que no és aquí. El disc, però, acaba sent força ratllant, house 'machacón' que té més de tortura que de revolucionari

electro pop-rock

This is not really my style of music and I have limited exposure to it. To me, it lacked the pulsating drive of others I have heard. Probably not qualified to rate this.

Freaking awesome. Don't know how I missed this one. Love it.

Start to finish banger.

Habiendo casi justo pasado por LCD Soundsystem y yo defendiendo a la música electrónica nos toca un gran ejemplo de esa masa amorfa hipster pero ahora, en mi opinión, de ese lado más grande en el que no hay mucho contenido real. Es cierto, técnicamente el disco puede ser impresionante, la cantidad de microsamples y el trabajo minucioso de armar algo así puede ser admirable, el problema es que el resultado se siente totalmente forzado y sin un núcleo real. Letras que a nadie le van ni le vienen, un sonido muy elaborado, cuidado pero que al menos a mí no me expresa nada, levantando el sonido de Daft Punk casi en plantilla y complicándolo por el simple hecho de querer sonar elaborado y "experimental." Para mi gusto no funciona y le doy las dos estrellas solo por la labor técnica que sí demuestra. Me gusta la música electrónica, me gusta la música experimental... este proyecto se me hace vacío y un disco de 48 minutos se me hizo de hora y media.

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.

Not the kind of music I usually gravitate towards, but I appreciate the beats and the layers of sound.

Pretty rad.

Good start with cool transitions. But it gets stale before it's over.

Four stars

If Daft Punk and Jamiriquoai had a baby, this would be the result. And I'm not complaining.

Justice's Cross is a punchy and in your face Dance/EDM/House record that is one to get you really going either on the dance floor or one to pump you up. I love that singles are still played out on the youth radio station in my country. Their clever use of samples and hundreds of microsamples throughout are a showing that music can truly be anything you make of it. Best: Genesis; D.A.N.C.E.; One Minute to Midnight Worst: Hard to pick a bad song in the entire album. Each song captured my attention from the get-go and didn't let me go.

There were a few nice bops on the album but some of the songs blended together and sounded the exact same when listening to the album in its entirety.

Tjee, je zou dit album maar kopen omdat je het enigste hitje leuk vindt. Dan kom je bedrogen uit. Lijkt er totaal niet op, voor mij te electronisch

Pretty musical for this type of music. Long-winded sometimes. Not really my style.

Spannend ... filmmuziek? Nope, elektrotechniek! Nog leuker dan verwacht!! Veel langzamer dan menig acid/house en teveel drum'n'bass voor ambient. Heel leuke funcky-disco-deuntjes afgewisseld met geinige pliepjes en plopjes. Verrassing van de dag is "Phantom Pt. II", een lekkere mix tussen The Prodidgy en Daft Punk dat soms wat weg heeft van Air of Ladytron. Blijkbaar is er zelfs een passende videoclip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzPPwbY6TMI En dan komt daarna meteen het nummer "Valentine" dat meteen mijn hart steelt. Ik houdt ook wel van de chip-music die er soms doorheen zit. Ik zit al in level 2 volgens mij, haha. Het is een album met voor ieder wat wils. Heel verrassend. De titels passen trouwens ook erg goed bij het gevoel van de nummers. I love it! Veel bekende nummers van Justice van andere albums zijn ook de moeite waard om te luisteren. Ik heb in ieder geval weer leuke nieuwe muziek ontdekt.

Toonaangevend album. Genre overschrijdend. Erg inventief wat sound en productie betreft. Je hoort duidelijk de Franse Roots terug, met dank aan Daft Punk.

Poing pling pong. Niet leuk, maar ik begrijp dat er een markt voor is.

Dit is echt zo'n lekker album! Heerlijk tijdens een lange autorit. Op elk feestje of festival is het nummer D.A.N.C.E. altijd raak. Voor mij dus de maximale score!

Niet mijn kopje thee. Teveel ruis, bliepjes en electronisch geneuzel. Party klinkt lekker, de rest mag van mij snel af.

Genesis and 'let there be light' did nothing for me. D.A.N.C.E. is a bit more fun with the 'choir' thing / little girl voice thing going on. Its catchy. Newjack is just annoying. Phantom is better: at least it has a bit of tune on top of the heavy beats. Pt2 has a fairly arbitrary organ-like stuff on top, which doesn't particularly help : doesn't go as well with the beats. Valentine passed me by a bit Tthhee Parrtty has a fun cheeky voice-over thing going on - from let get this part started. Bit of bounce to it. DVNO - ok Stress- quite like the 'rough' scratchy thing Waters of Nazareth - uggh. bit too 'hard house'-y for me One minute to midnight - quite liked this - a bit more sci-fi digi-pop going on!

Shit, not that I like.

Album didn't do much for me. A couple times I said "yeah this is cool" but just as many times I said "pretty annoying". Don't foresee a second listen for this. 2.5 🌟

goooood

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

"Genesis me chupa un huevo" - Fidel Franco

1 1/2

My sort of music, a happy new discovery

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

Love it. :)

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.

High production value. Hate to love "The Party". New workout music.

Groovy