Justice “Cross” (2007)
The book billed Justice as successor to Daft Punk's electro-pop crown, and heaps praise on them. All of that just, in my contrarian way, set me against it... but it
won me over from the first track.
The music occasionally has touches of Daft Punk particularly on
"Genesis" and "Phantom II", but they are more than just mere
imitators. Apparently they were aiming to create a 'disco opera', I
don't really get that out of it but it has the kind of grand, cinematic
vibe that I tend to enjoy.
"Let There be Light", is slightly discordant (in a good way) and pulsing
with almost a rocking proggy bent to parts of it. Single "D.A.N.C.E." starts with some kids sounding like the Jackson 5 and then busts into a fun disco groove.
The next few tracks delve into retro synth sounds with bursts of
distorted, fuzzed out sound and are largely instrumental, but just in
case you were missing lyrics and a human voice they're provided on
"Tthhee Ppaarrttyy" and "DVNO"
"Stress"
builds a dramatic, urgent groove around David Shire's "Night on Disco
Mountain" before seguing into what almost sounds like a Spaghetti
Western theme.
Another album that was better than I'd thought it was going to be. Happy to be proven wrong in these situations.
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