In their maiden New York appearance in seven years, French electronica duo Justice dazzled last night (July 25) at the first of two sold-out shows at new venue Brooklyn Storehouse, a 5,000-capacity events space nestled into the off-the-beaten-path Brooklyn Navy Yard.
With an astonishing visual component hand-triggered by their lighting director, Justice conjured futuristic warehouse party vibes during the 80-minute set, which featured several tracks from Hyperdrama, the group’s first album since 2016. Among them were the Tame Impala-assisted “One Night/All Night” and “Neverender,” which settled in nicely after an opening salvo of oldies such as “Genesis / Phantom” and “Tthhee Ppaarrttyy.”
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Decked out in white suits, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay were often subsumed by rays of light from all angles and the flashing colors of the screens behind them. The performance was just the third at Brooklyn Storehouse to date and kicks off Justice’s two-leg North American tour, which runs through Oct. 23 in Chicago.
French dance music royalty was also on hand earlier in the evening, as Ed Banger Records founder Pedro “Busy P” Winter spun a DJ set to start the proceedings. It was followed by a set from Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon, the former of whom remixed Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” in 2007.
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