Enthusiastically labeled as the ‘next Daft Punk’, as French electro stars of the future usually are; Justice not only thrashes away at the mediocrity of ‘Robot Rock’ but builds on it. By completely disregarding the cutesy, Japanese animé inspired ‘Discovery’ we can certainly see where the comparisons originate.Justice’s July 2007 album ‘†’ may in fact be a rather ostentatious choice of title but this fantastic 49.2 minutes of heavy bass lines and glitchy robot-funk could never be attributed to the likes of Prince and other symbol inspired acts. Augé and Rosnay’s incredible use of electronics feels much like a marching drum for the nostalgic youth of the Western world who grew up with dirty, bleeping sound chips and cheaply produced action figures. Feeling the deep bass fills of Phantom Pt. II and Waters of Nazareth inspires in the listener an image of what the music of the ‘Matrix’ would sound like, taking the red pill and falling into a world full of errors, illegal operations and blue screens would be bliss.

Not only does ‘†’ feature many dirty bass floor fillers but also radio ready chart hits such as ‘DVNO’, recently released ‘D.A.N.C.E’ and ‘The Party’ (featuring Ed Banger label mate, Uffie). These tracks fit surprisingly well next to the pandemonium inducing sections to create a bold debut for the French duo. Although their award winning remix of ‘Never Be Alone’ by Simian (officially released as ‘We Are Your Friends’ back in 2006) is omitted from the disc, Justice have created a technologic debut which will be incredibly hard to follow on from, unless it’s produced wholly by a raving lunatic of an Apple Mac I suppose.