Justice - Civilization



Guess who's back? Yep, Justice have finally emerged from the shadows and are causing plenty of excitement with their forthcoming single, Civilization. Adidas had the right idea, using a video directed by Roman Gavras, soundtracked by Civilization in their latest advertising campaign. Of course, when word spread that the track featured in the ad was Justice, it was only a matter of time before we were all desperate to find out more. So far we can't answer many of the questions, as we're still asking several ourselves, but apart from confirming the imminent official release of Civilization on Ed Banger Records/Because Records (although you probably already all know this), we can make some fairly educated predictions regarding some of the other rumours. For starters, this probably does mean they have either completed, or are working on, a new album. Considering it's four years since ✝ and they haven't really been working on anything else (Club 75 doesn't count, neither does Gaspard's contribution on the Rubber soundtrack), it's highly unlikely that this completely new, 100% Justice production is a one-off. They will most likely join label mate SebastiAn in releasing a full-length later this year. That brings me to my next prediction of sorts: 'later this year' really is as ambiguous as it suggests. I would advise anyone who hears of any 'release date' to be very wary. Ed Banger releases are about as punctual as British Airways flights when it's snowing, so I certainly won't be penciling any dates in my diary this year, or ever again for that matter after the three-year Uffie saga, and other unmentionables. But on a more positive note, this does mark the beginning of what promises to be a very exciting year for Ed Banger Records, which is nothing other than fantastic news. First SebastiAn's long awaited LP was given the green light, and now the return of Justice. Only a new Mr. Oizo album could possibly top that... Who knows!?