从2003年组建至今的法国电子乐队Justice尽管作品不多,但成绩却都斐然。2007年一张《Cross》让他们获得过格莱美最佳电子、舞曲专辑提名,并且在诸多英美媒体当年的专辑排行榜上有着不俗的成绩。
Justice的电子乐风格是在纯电声设备的构造下,加入流行舞曲元素,使得乐曲的旋律具备更强的节奏感,再因乐队的二位成员Gaspard Augé和Xavier de Rosnay曾受到过些许的朋克及金属乐影响,他们也会使用电子设备构造出诸多大篇幅的噪音墙段落,精巧编配的吉他riff段落是他们运用笔记本电脑创造出的突出音乐特色之一,这使得Justice的大多数作品强硬得像是电子化了的金属乐,而非纯粹的电子舞曲,这是他们得以在短时间内进入主流媒体大众视野的原因,同时这也是他们得以与其他电子乐队区分开来的特征。乐队在部分也会加入不少人声采样,多以女声为主,大多营造的是与硬派摇滚相左的飘忽感觉。
Justice, a Parisian dance production duo comprised of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, generated an international buzz with "D.A.N.C.E.," a catchy single whose video and MP3 spread like wildfire across the Internet in summer 2007. Before "D.A.N.C.E." became an online sensation, Justice had released a couple singles ("Never Be Alone," "Waters of Nazareth") on Ed Banger Records, a Parisian dance label whose roster also includes DJ Mehdi, Mr. Flash, and Uffie. "Never Be Alone" (aka "We Are Your Friends") is particularly notable; based upon vocal samples from "Never Be Alone" by the British band Simian, the song was licensed in 2004 by International Deejay Gigolo Records, a German techno label helmed by DJ Hell, and consequently became popular in England and Germany, in addition to France. Augé and de Rosnay were prolific remixers as well, with high-profile credits including N.E.R.D.'s "She Wants to Move" (2004), Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music" (2005), Death from Above 1979's "Blood on Our Hands" (2005), Fatboy Slim's "Don't Let the Man" (2005), Daft Punk's "Human After All" (2005), Soulwax's "NY Excuse" (2005), Franz Ferdinand's "The Fallen" (2006), and Mr. Oizo's "Nazis" (2006). The sensational popularity of "D.A.N.C.E." in summer 2007 was driven initially by trend-setting Internet bloggers, who were quick to champion the song, in particular its video, which featured animated T-shirts. Vice Records helped fan the flames, posting numerous MP3 remixes -- for free download on its blog. All of the Internet activity set the stage perfectly for Justice's debut full-length, (aka Cross), which was released first in France by Because Music, then in the U.S. by Vice Records shortly thereafter.