A Cross the Universe
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A Cross the Universe is a live album and documentary film by Justice
, released in 2008. Its title is a reference to the John Lennon
-penned Beatles
song "Across the Universe
" released in 1969, and the band's own album †
.
portion of this release contains a documentary of Justice's March 2008 North American
tour. This documentary is directed by Romain Gavras
, So Me
and the band themselves. The documentary is meant to cover less of the band's live shows, and more of their personal experience touring.
The live portion of this release was recorded at a concert in San Francisco, California
at the Concourse Exhibition Center, on March 27, 2008.
Justice (band)
Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . The duo is one of the most successful groups on Ed Banger Records and is managed by the label's head, Pedro Winter...
, released in 2008. Its title is a reference to the John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
-penned Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
song "Across the Universe
Across the Universe
"Across the Universe" is a song by the English group The Beatles. It was written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the various artists charity compilation album No One's Gonna Change Our World in December 1969, and later, in different form, on Let It Be,...
" released in 1969, and the band's own album †
† (album)
†, alternatively known as Cross, is the debut album of the French electro house duo Justice, released on June 11, 2007. It was certified as Silver in the UK March 13, 2009 for sales of 60,000 copies.-Recording history:...
.
Background
The DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
portion of this release contains a documentary of Justice's March 2008 North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
tour. This documentary is directed by Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras is a French director, best known overseas for directing M.I.A.'s controversial video for "Born Free". His films and music videos are often portrayed in a gritty and realistic manner as well as using flashing images.-Biography:...
, So Me
So Me
So Me is a Parisian graphic designer/animator. He is the art director for Ed Banger Records.He has created videos for DJ Mehdi, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Justice, and MGMT. He won the 2005 MTV European award for his video for Justice called "We Are Your Friends." He is also the main designer for the...
and the band themselves. The documentary is meant to cover less of the band's live shows, and more of their personal experience touring.
The live portion of this release was recorded at a concert in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
at the Concourse Exhibition Center, on March 27, 2008.
CD track listing
DVD song credits
| "Title" | Notes |
|---|---|
| "DVNO DVNO "DVNO" is an electronic dance single by the band Justice from their album †. According to band member Xavier de Rosnay, "DVNO" stands for "Divino". de Rosnay states, "In most suburbs of the world, in every city, there's most of the time, a nightclub called El Divino...sometimes..... " |
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| "D.A.N.C.E D.A.N.C.E. "D.A.N.C.E." is the second single by Justice, and the first from their album †. It includes an edit and extended versions of "D.A.N.C.E", a rougher mix in the style of their earlier releases, "B.E.A.T", and the track "Phantom" which was previously issued in limited quantities twice on 12" vinyl... " |
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| "NY Excuse" | Is a Justice remix of the track of the same name by Soulwax Soulwax Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's... |
| "Phantom Phantom (song) "Phantom" is the fourth single by Justice. It was released on CD and as a download with remixes by Boys Noize and Soulwax. The song contains a sample of Goblin's "Tenebre ".- Track listing :*CD # "Phantom"# "Phantom Pt. II"... Part 2" |
Contains samples from "Tenebre Tenebrae (soundtrack) Tenebrae is the soundtrack to Dario Argento's film of the same title, first released as an album in 1982, and reissued most recently in 2004 with multiple bonus tracks. The score was composed and performed by three former members of the defunct rock group, Goblin, who briefly reunited at the... " by Goblin Goblin (band) Goblin are an Italian progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films .... |
| "Waters of Nazareth Waters of Nazareth "Waters of Nazareth" was the first single by Justice. It was released twice, once as a 12" single with the original three songs, and once on CD and 12" with remixes by DJ Funk, Erol Alkan, and Justice featuring Feadz. The song was featured on the ElectroChoc radio station on Grand Theft Auto IV... (Prelude)" |
Contains samples from "The Fallen The Fallen / L. Wells "The Fallen" and "L. Wells" are songs by Scottish Post-punk revival band Franz Ferdinand. "The Fallen" is taken from their second album You Could Have It So Much Better, while "L. Wells" was, at the time, a newly recorded track by the band... " (Justice Remix) by Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand (band) Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in... |
| "Genesis" | |
| "We Are Your Friends (Reprise)" | Contains samples from "Never Be Alone" by Simian Simian (band) Simian was an English electronic rock band, formed in Manchester in 2000.-Personnel:*Simon William Lord *James Ellis Ford *Alex MacNaghten *James Anthony Shaw -History:... , "Atlantis to Interzone Atlantis to Interzone "Atlantis to Interzone" is a song by British indie electro act Klaxons. The song references the mythical lost city of Atlantis and the short story collection Interzone by William S. Burroughs, which is itself Burroughs' concept of a "metaphorical stateless city"... " by Klaxons Klaxons Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007.... , "Just One Fix Just One Fix -Ministry:*Al Jourgensen – vocals , guitar, programming, production*Paul Barker – bass guitar, programming, production-Additional Personnel:*Bill Rieflin – drums*Mike Scaccia – guitar*Michael Balch – programming*William S... " by Ministry Ministry (band) Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to... |
| "Final" | Contains samples from "Master of Puppets Master of Puppets (song) "Master of Puppets" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the title track and was released as the first single from their album of the same name.... " by Metallica Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ... |
| "Pedrophilia" | Song by Busy P |
| "Pocket Piano" | Song by DJ Mehdi DJ Mehdi Mehdi Favéris-Essadi , better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French hip hop and electro producer of mixed French and Tunisian origin.-Biography:... |
| "Psychotic Reaction" | Song by Count Five Count Five The Count Five was a 1960s garage rock band from San Jose, California, best known for their Top 10 single "Psychotic Reaction".The band was founded in 1964 by John "Mouse" Michalski and Roy Chaney took over bass duties, two high school friends who had previously played in several short-lived... |
| "Love Me, Please Love Me" | Song by Michel Polnareff Michel Polnareff Michel Polnareff, born in Nérac on 3 July 1944, is a French singer-songwriter who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s... |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
34 |
| Belgium Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... ) |
39 |
| Belgium Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Wallonia) |
42 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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