Justice †(Cross): A-

If ass shaking is the new "walking on water", then French duo Justice is the second coming of Christ. On †, their oddly titled debut album, they prove this by playing epic electronic music that makes dancing seem like the 11th commandment.\n "Genesis", the opening track, is a song of Biblical proportions. A daunting organ leads into a timeless-sounding electronic song (if such a thing were possible), replete with a heavy bass line, thumping drums, and laser sounds. It blends into the equally ambitiously titled "Let There Be Light", a pressure filled song that waits until the last five seconds to give the listener a reprieve that truly sounds like seeing light for the first time. Many of the songs that follow offer similar ideas. "New Jack" combines elements from Kraftwerk, Garage music, and Funkadelic into a robotic, yet soulful stew. The two-part "Phantom" dares the audience to stop dancing, but slices of pure feedback taunt them to figure out what dance works.\n The album also takes some needed diversions from the pounding keyboards, stiff drums, rinse, and repeat formula. "D.A.N.C.E." is pure bliss; a Michael Jackson homage that sounds so classic you'll swear you grew up with it. "Stress" is just that, resembling music from a horror movie in the year 3000. Female MC Uffie further adds an interesting dimension in "The Party".\n Whether you want to know what it would be like to watch an hour-long episode of Sprockets in Siegfried and Roy's bedroom, or you just want to spice up a party, this will not disappoint. † is a fun and challenging listen, and by the end of it you won't know whether you've just heard keyboards that sound like guitars or guitars that sound like keyboards, but one thing is for sure: it is Divine.