However little justice there is in this world, there is one thing you can rely on, and that's Justice. Doesn't make any sense I know, unless you are familiar with the band, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. Justice is, in my opinion, the best electronic duo ever conceived. There is no possible way you can't like them. If you are from the age of the disco... you will like them. If you are of my generation you will like them. If you are a hermit who has lived there entire life isolated from music and people, you will most definitely like them. They don't have a single bad original, remix, or mix. They can appeal to almost any person and apply all elements of music to their and still come out with a totally unique, yet electronica-ish song. And it just makes you want to move.
Get their album Cross (ignore the stupid adds). I don't care if you have to slaughter a thousand puppies, you wont regret it when you here this album. The employ everything from timpani's to a horn section. Every song features all different kinds of bases, including a punchy, probably slapped, string bass that gives it its somewhat disco-y sound. They even have a song, Valentine, that's sounds like Ratatat based their music off of, kinda. I found their complete discography and it's just an absolute delight. It has a version of D.A.N.C.E. on there called the Benny Blanco mix and it features Mos Def and Spank Rock, the song is amazing! And I made a mix with it with a few other songs
D.A.N.C.E. is probably their most current sounding song and it came out years ago, and still pretty much everyone I've showed it too has fallen in love with the band , plus the music video kicks ass. My only complaint about them is they don't really have any of the t-shirts readily available, watch the video and you'll know. And, unlike most really good bands, they're still together, and the new stuff on their MySpace doesn't disappoint. Their creativity flows like the Mississippi, except their music is waaay cooler than that river.
One of he cooler thing about them is how mixable they are. Anyone can take a Justice song and remix and make it their own, easily. I don't know what it is about them but for a long while they have been my favorite band. And they really need to start touring again because I need to see them live before I die. Their live mixes can be even better than the originals, which is pretty impressive.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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When you say anyone can remix and make this music their own...is this one of those bands that releases their tracks as raw audio software files (like garageband or one of those types of programs) so people can literally re-make their stuff? Some bands have done this, which I think is a cool idea...
ReplyDeleteNo they haven't done that, they should though
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