The inclusion of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay in the poll again is of course a testament to their popularity, even more so considering the relative lack of public domain activity in the past year - their DJing so far in 2010 has been limited to the 'Club 75' project alongside Busy P, Cassius and DJ Mehdi, and there's been a total absence of new material releases. In spite of this, the continuing massive support for Justice should come as no surprise. Their meteoric rise - from the 'failed competition entry to genuine international hit' of 'We Are Your Friends' through to establishing themselves as a genuine massive worldwide touring/DVD/live album outfit - has seen them consolidate the constituency of the noughties' dance/rock crossover movement by appealing as much to European clubbers, bedroom cool-kid bloggers and international stadium rock fans alike. One important part of one aspect of their image - be it carefully cultivated or classically stumbled upon - is that of the tried and tested rock-god 'us and them' artist/audience divide. The cross motif they use is obviously tongue-in-cheek and hasn't stopped them getting big in America, and it's certain that we haven't heard the last of this Gallic duo.
The inclusion of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay in the poll again is of course a testament to their popularity, even more so considering the relative lack of public domain activity in the past year - their DJing so far in 2010 has been limited to the 'Club 75' project alongside Busy P, Cassius and DJ Mehdi, and there's been a total absence of new material releases. In spite of this, the continuing massive support for Justice should come as no surprise. Their meteoric rise - from the 'failed competition entry to genuine international hit' of 'We Are Your Friends' through to establishing themselves as a genuine massive worldwide touring/DVD/live album outfit - has seen them consolidate the constituency of the noughties' dance/rock crossover movement by appealing as much to European clubbers, bedroom cool-kid bloggers and international stadium rock fans alike. One important part of one aspect of their image - be it carefully cultivated or classically stumbled upon - is that of the tried and tested rock-god 'us and them' artist/audience divide. The cross motif they use is obviously tongue-in-cheek and hasn't stopped them getting big in America, and it's certain that we haven't heard the last of this Gallic duo.
