Justice electrifies the Accor Arena audience with dazzling sounds and lights

2024-12-18 08:00:00

During the sold-out concert of the duo Justice (Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé), at the Accor Arena, in Paris, on December 17, 2024. ANTHONY GNASSIA

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First a small synthetic note to which a sparkle of loupiote responds. Then, suddenly, the organ pump Genesis – introductory song of the concert, which was the one from their first album – draws beams of light as if they were coming from a spaceship.

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If Patti Smith said she wanted to combine the anger of rock and the power of words, Justice fuses the dynamics of electronics and the theatricality of lighting. Dazzling demonstration, Tuesday 17 December, during the first of the two concerts that the French duo formed by Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé held in front of a sold-out audience, in the Parisian hall of the Accor Arena.

Published Friday April 26, Hyperdramatheir fourth album, puts a group that has become the most iconic embodiment of the French touch since the split of Daft Punk back at the top of the charts. Combining robotic power, disco groove and the power of pop melodies, brought forward by guests like Kevin Parker, the demiurge of Tame Impala, the album rallied both the faithful and a new generation of fans. At the same time he wins two nominations for the next Grammy Awards (in the categories best electro-dance album for Hyperdrama and the best electro-dance piece for Never with Tame Impala).

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