Published
Tue, May 22, 2007, 23:00
- "We were graphic designers, then one morning we woke up and we were musicians,” says Justice, whose debut album ‘†’ arrives next month.
French duo Justice have accomplished a lot in the three years since they dreamed up the idea of making records. They've toured the world, released the massive 'Never Be Alone' with pals Simian (the video of which beat out a shocked Kanye West at the MTV Europe Music Vid Awards), and become all-around press and dance rock darlings. But it’s only just begun. Next month they step one step closer to world domination with the release of their debut album, '†' on Vice/Ed Banger Records.
Though '†' includes several tracks from previous releases – 'Waters of Nazareth', 'Phantom' and recent single, 'D.A.N.C.E.' – the album also showcases nine new tracks, playing homage to Jean Michel Jarre ('Let There Be Light'), Michael Jackson ('D.A.N.C.E.') and collaborating with agro scene princess Uffie ('The Party'). All bases covered then.
The rise of Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé has been meteoric, but neither Rosnay nor Augé had much experience in making music before putting together ‘Never Be Alone’ on a whim. “We were graphic designers, then one morning we woke up and we were musicians," says Rosnay. "We started from zero. It's cool to arrive in a discipline and not know anything and just try to do things." With such humble roots, it might be wise then not to expect brain-shattering experimentation from '†', something Augé agrees with. "I really hope that we didn't do something too weird or too ambitious," he says. "We tried to make it something with a bit universal feeling that you can hear by listening to the tracks."
Check out the T-shirts-from-heaven video for lead single 'D.A.N.C.E' for a taste of the album.
'†' tracklist
1 Genesis
2 Let There Be Light
3 D.A.N.C.E.
4 New Jack
5 Phantom
6 Phantom pt. II
7 Valentine
8 The Party
9 DVNO
10 Stress
11 Waters of Nazareth
12 One Minute to Midnight
'†' is released on Vice Records/Ed Banger on June 11th, 2007.