Friday, November 21, 2008

Justice - A Cross The Universe Album



Date Released: November 24, 2008
Album Genre: Electro, House
Album Rating: 8/10
Sounds Like: Daft Punk, Soulwax, Busy P, MSTRKRFT

Semi-album review for you, not really. The show I mentioned before in Montreal, which technically was part of Justice's tour was kind of different. You can't really consider this a "new album", at least not completely, but more as a mixtape cause it's obviously a recording from their live show. So don't get overly excited for new material, but more refined material of their previous tracks. Kind of like Daft Punk's Alive 2007. A documentary DVD is also out which I've mentioned before.

This album was phenomenal and is well worth it. A new take on their best tracks, kind of in order of their debut album. The show obviously starting with Genesis. Most epic entrance ever, I thought the same when I initially heard their studio album. Phantom Part 1.5 was amazing, I couldn't ask for more. It's a loop of a mid part of the Phantom beat, I guess both parts 1 and 2 have the same idea, but it had this freaky Dracula-esque beat half way through which caught me off guard in a good way. They really love the D.A.N.C.E rehearsal version which took up most of that track, in part 2 they got the beat from MSTRKRFT which continues on into DVNO. I could not believe One Minute To Midnight. It was such a little change too, the repetition beat, but it works so well. The end of the track sends shivers up my spine. The Party sounds completely different, I have no idea where they sampled that beat but I'd like to know. Stress sounded way better, I think they sampled a bit from the Auto remix of the song. I definitely heard parts of the Soulwax remix in the Phantom Part 2 track. I can't even imagine being there when they pulled out with their encore with the piano track of We Are Your Friends followed by Soulwax and SoKo? I don't even know, they must've went wild by then. No, I'm not providing download links at the moment to any of the tracks unless I get permission from Justice.

1. Intro
2. Genesis
3. Phantom Part 1
4. Phantom Part 1.5
5. D.A.N.C.E.
6. D.A.N.C.E. Part 2
7. DVNO
8. Waters Of Nazareth
9. One Minute To Midnight
10. Tthhee Ppaarrttyy
11. Let There Be Lite
12. Stress
13. We Are Your Friends (Reprises)
14. Waters Of Nazareth
15. Phantom Part 2
16. Encore
17. NY Excuse (Soulwax/Justice Remix)
18. Justice X Metallica


Justice - Phantom Part 1.5


Justice - D.A.N.C.E. Part 2


Justice - One Minute To Midnight


Justice - We Are Your Friends (Reprise)

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3 comments:

please posssst the full mixtape!
i have been looking for this shit everywhere

Coolness. Have to get this one aswell, + the documentary.

Man, looks like I'm gonna have to pick this one up.