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Concert Fri Mar 21 2008
Review: Justice @ the Riveria
My body still shakes in 2/4 since arguably the biggest throw-down in Chicago last night, Justice at the Riveria. The sold-out madhouse could be unexpected by this other French techno-duo, but Justice brought in toll one of the biggest albums of 2007, Cross, and unleashed it on the masses. And unleash they did. Two shadowy figures behind giant stacks of amps, intense sets of wires and tables, and a dazzling lit up cross, the understated visual stimulation meshed perfectly in tandem with the brilliant overload of electronic sound. Refreshingly, the underwhelming response to the single that broke the band into the realm they occupy in indie-ville, D.A.N.C.E., showed that the majority of techno fans do not need nor appreciate being told what to like, and can fish out the quality for themselves. The rest of the set was masterful. Justice kept the momentum in such purposeful chaotic control, and the crowd was bowing at their knees by the end in appreciation for the experience.
