Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule 2009 (Justice Remix)

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The world was stunned when Justice’s remix of U2′s “Get On Your Boots” hit the interwebs. Though I’m not really sure why. It’s no secret that Justice are big pop music fans. Gaspard and Xavier have remixed Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in the past, remember? However, I have to admit that their latest remixing move sort of left me in minor shock; why is Justice remixing someone as irrelevant as Lenny Kravitz?

The fact that Team Kravitz hired Justice to remix the titular track off of Kravitz’s 20th Anniversary re-release of, Let Love Rule, lead me to believe Justice were handed a nice fat check (or cheque) for this remix.

On the “Let Love Rule 2009″ remix, we find a Justice that is still riding hard on the creative tour de force they unleashed on their era-defining album, †, in 2007. But like most artists who don’t stray from the path they paved a few years back (hello Timbaland, Justin Timberlake), things start to seem typical, repetitive, and hell, even become a musical typecast.

I’m a big fan of Justice and †, but I think I’m ready for something new. Can we finally say this without lying? R.I.P. †-era. You had a real great run. Let’s finish it off with this remix.

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PS: I didn’t think their remix of “Get On Your Boots” was repetitve or typical. Really great stuff. Justice 2.0?

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Cody April 24, 2009 at 3:32 pm

Best post on this blog ever.

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Rich April 24, 2009 at 3:33 pm

Speak the truth!! haha

This remix is cool, but I agree, sounds just like typical Justice. Typical and Justice SHOULD NEVER be used together, but in this case, you have to..

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Nepo April 24, 2009 at 6:38 pm

You guys are reading too much into this. Justice are dance musicians, what if they wanted to do just a really quick Lenny K. remix they can throw down in clubs. Not every single Justice song that comes out has to be the track of the year. Not every Daft Punk song is AMMMAAZZZIIINNGGGG! Not every Digitalism song is OOOUTTTSSSTTAAANNDDING!!! Justice are human beings, not gods.

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Dropbear April 24, 2009 at 8:12 pm

The blogoverse confuses me.

Everyone goes on about how cool Justice’s retro sound it, then when they really let loose with the U2 and Lenny Kravitz remixes, people complain it’s derivative.

These tracks are Justice looking back, a retrospective on music that has influenced them, not Justice looking forward and trying to be progressive.

How can you not love the 80′s sax on this track?

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Jdub April 25, 2009 at 2:51 am

You are a idiot to say “Can we finally say this without lying? R.I.P. †-era. You had a real great run. Let’s finish it off with this remix.”! Justice is just getting started!
Ever heard ELO, sparks or other 80′s early-electro bands ?! This is what justice listens to get inspiration, and it is GREAT music. This remix just sounds like that!
@ Nepo:They never wanted to make ‘dance’-music even the album ‘cross’ was originally made just for listening…

I’m sorry to say but you need to do some research before blogging !

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ben April 27, 2009 at 9:02 am

not the best ever from justice, but still great. and yeah i’m afraid you’re right about the repeating business. awesome blog tthough!

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Mr. Artist April 27, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Good song. More important: very good blog. Made me think (and that’s something on a monday)

I’m gonna spend some time with Justice to form an own opinion on this matter. And ah, @Jdub: I really don’t like you… You bad person! You can’t research an opinion!!!

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Paolo May 15, 2009 at 1:36 pm

I think this rmx is better than the U2 one, but I’m feeling diappointed as well… They have the genius to create something worthwhile, not these pop rmxs… How can they continue touring with always the same tracks? And Royksopp are overtaking them…

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trolomatic November 6, 2009 at 1:33 pm

your right, the whole Justice sound is old…and the copy-cats of it are getting old too…and for us 90′s trance fans it was old to start.

stressed 5-10part saw-synths are fun in small doses…but it’s nothing more than the electric-guitar “power-chord” of electronica.

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Joseph November 30, 2009 at 5:46 am

This is one of the worst remixes I’ve heard, particularly from an established act.

It’s extremely lazy; it sounds like you suggested, that Justice were offered a large amount of money by Kravitz in an attempt to purchase ‘Now-ness’ and credibility (Justice’s moment was really in 2007-2008, which shows how ‘hip’ Kravitz is). They then took the money and just put the vocal over a spare beat from † they had laying around.

I’ve lost respect for Justice and found even more disdain for Kravitz.

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