The 3 Levels of Sampling in Justice's "Cross"

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    The album "Cross" by Justice from 2007 is an incredible album that uses 3 distinct sampling techniques - but that's not quite what makes this album so good. Let's dive into the samples, the production, and the musical world of Justice's debut album.
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    TOPICS COVERED
    Justice
    Xavier De Rosnay
    Gaspard Augé
    Cross
    Genesis
    D.A.N.C.E.
    NewJack
    Breakdown
    Samples
    Recreation
    Album
    Music
    #musichistory #justice #electronicmusic

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  • @diggingthegreats
    @diggingthegreats  18 днів тому +19

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    • @pdalencour
      @pdalencour 17 днів тому

      Well done stuff (as per usual). Thanks Greats!

  • @Spencer323200
    @Spencer323200 18 днів тому +557

    Man you gotta do a video like this for The Avalanches "Since I left you!" That album needs so much more recognition for it's incredible sampling!

    • @dantewill76
      @dantewill76 18 днів тому +13

      I thought of that album the moment I saw this video.

    • @Cont0rt
      @Cont0rt 17 днів тому +2

      YES

    • @GeeMannn
      @GeeMannn 17 днів тому +15

      I've never heard of it. I'll have to check it out
      Nevermind, I forgot they did frontier psychiatrist 😂 fantastic album.

    • @maxmeeder1542
      @maxmeeder1542 17 днів тому +8

      That might be an impossible task 💀

    • @Mr.TeETH78
      @Mr.TeETH78 17 днів тому +4

      Great suggestion! I remember picking that album up when it came out. I was blown away. After having been blown away by Endtroducing, Since I met you just took sampling to a whole new level.

  • @Kanyewestbiggestfan123
    @Kanyewestbiggestfan123 18 днів тому +194

    I used to bump D.A.N.C.E and Genesis so much when I was young and I still revisit this album to this day. I’m glad you covered it

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  18 днів тому +10

      It's so good 🔥

    • @spencerlybbert
      @spencerlybbert 18 днів тому +9

      Have you heard the WWW remixes? I love them but I’m curious what they’re like for someone who’s nostalgic for the original songs.

    • @thomascatty379
      @thomascatty379 17 днів тому +1

      Amazing album

    • @crnkmnky
      @crnkmnky 17 днів тому +2

      {looks at username} Remember when Kanye lost to Justice & Simian at the EMA's, and threw a tantrum? Pepperidge Farm remembers. 😏
      _I flew over the _*_Grand Canyon_*_ in my video! I had _*_Pam Anderson_*_ in my video!_ 😭

    • @happyaccident2263
      @happyaccident2263 4 дні тому

      the leaky archives boogeyman is in the justice samples comment section

  • @Jazz_Jackhammer
    @Jazz_Jackhammer 18 днів тому +207

    Man not only do I get a brand new justice album, but a Digging the Greats video on their absolute best album? I must be the luckiest birthday boy of all time! Always a pleasure watching you breakdown incredible albums like this one.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  18 днів тому +12

      Happy birthday 🔥 made this one just for you 🫵

    • @aspiregabriel1
      @aspiregabriel1 17 днів тому +1

      ​@@T4xEvaderread the comment again

    • @kitschking
      @kitschking 12 днів тому

      happy belated 🎉

  • @d0nn13m0n0
    @d0nn13m0n0 18 днів тому +148

    I got 86’d from a club in Seattle for playing waters of Nazareth in a dj set. Nobody had ever heard it. No one knew how to handle it. Good times.

    • @Countfapula69
      @Countfapula69 18 днів тому +33

      Same happened to me but with pursuit by gesaffelstein.

    • @MATALOMUSIC
      @MATALOMUSIC 17 днів тому +22

      no one man should have all that power

    • @MATALOMUSIC
      @MATALOMUSIC 17 днів тому +1

      ​@@Countfapula69sick song!

    • @d0nn13m0n0
      @d0nn13m0n0 17 днів тому +2

      @@Countfapula69I would’ve started a riot if I was in the crowd

    • @lukemclellan2141
      @lukemclellan2141 17 днів тому +9

      ​@@d0nn13m0n0 What does "86'd" mean, please?
      First time seeing/hearing it (I'm in the UK).

  • @noc4332
    @noc4332 18 днів тому +206

    Shocked me you did this album but it is excellently produced

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  18 днів тому +28

      It's crazy how good it is 🔥

    • @Mr.TeETH78
      @Mr.TeETH78 17 днів тому +5

      It really is a great album!

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou 17 днів тому +2

      Was not expecting a video on this one! Great surprise. This album got infinite play at the record store I worked at back in 2008

  • @jamesuhallmusic
    @jamesuhallmusic 16 днів тому +27

    Shoutout to my college roommate Will who used to blast this album almost every day! He was the one who got me into electronic stuff and really enhanced my music studies. I hope he achieved his dream of running a French bakery ...

  • @MATALOMUSIC
    @MATALOMUSIC 18 днів тому +124

    Justice?!?! omg im insanely hyped they're getting some love here, criminally underrated

    • @johndoe_1984
      @johndoe_1984 17 днів тому +8

      Not at all anymore. And it’s starting to be the opposite actually, since the last album

    • @dialsmavis4699
      @dialsmavis4699 14 днів тому +3

      I’ll have you remember that Woman Worldwide won a Grammy lol ❤

    • @brownmoney27
      @brownmoney27 13 днів тому +2

      They were one of the biggest acts after their first album came out

    • @taijames1117
      @taijames1117 7 днів тому +1

      “Underrated” give me a break. They were the biggest dance act in the world back in 2007.

  • @Xsiondu
    @Xsiondu 17 днів тому +23

    This album caught me off guard 4 years ago and you are right. There is no way to just listen to one track. You can feel robbed if you don't finish the album. I love it. The speed, the brightness, the beautiful violence of the strings throughout. Ohh! Ohh my. It's nearly narcotic.

  • @markperkins2656
    @markperkins2656 17 днів тому +56

    You deserve to have a series on Netflix with your content. The amount of research and knowledge that goes into each episode is just amazing 🤩

  • @six7264
    @six7264 17 днів тому +15

    Doing the Newjack sample chops live was absolute madness. Cheers to you mate.

  • @tr606
    @tr606 18 днів тому +58

    I remember seeing in an interview, they spoke about why the compression is so harsh. They said they simply didn't know how compressors work, so they overdid it with the threshold and makeup gain. Sounds amazing today as it did when it came out.

    • @varvarvarvarvarvar
      @varvarvarvarvarvar 14 днів тому +1

      They were joking, they did music and wrote songs even before Justice

    • @phileger1403
      @phileger1403 14 днів тому +1

      It was produced in Garage band, and their sound is so connected to the Apple compression.

    • @lavenderllamamusic
      @lavenderllamamusic 13 днів тому +1

      I also remember fellow French artist and label mate at the time, SebastiAn, getting some credit for introducing them to heavy use of compression. Important thing to remember about the French electronic circuit is that these guys share tips and methods with each other. French touch is heavily connected

    • @SatchmoBronson
      @SatchmoBronson 3 дні тому

      Hahaha that's awesome.

  • @morganmensa5129
    @morganmensa5129 17 днів тому +19

    So amazed this track is being broken down by you! This came out when I was studying sound engineering and I brought it in to show the staff. They were so jealous and all went red in the face. It was such a new sound that really influenced plenty of music afterwards. Everyone wanted that chorused bass sound, distorted hats, white noise snare, quickshot samples and heavily artistic sidechain compression.

    • @Artersa
      @Artersa 11 днів тому

      Interestingly a lot of that was going on in drum n bass (distorted hits, heavily chorused bass), but applied to the template of house/disco it takes on an entirely new form. Love Cross, it’s so heavy and full!

  • @MrAmillz88
    @MrAmillz88 17 днів тому +16

    Also they killed it at Coachella this year!!! They have some videos you can watch on UA-cam.

  • @Rariiiinn
    @Rariiiinn 14 днів тому +8

    Not only their music is good, their show is amazing. I had the chance to saw them live the other day and oh God, all the lights and movements are so full of little details, just like the micro-samples of this album. If you can, you need to see them live at least once in your life.

  • @12DAMDO
    @12DAMDO 16 днів тому +44

    Justice definitely looked at Daft Punk's sampling techniques and went "hold my croissant" like it's crazy

  • @jazzyjaz3461
    @jazzyjaz3461 18 днів тому +17

    Love that you also do electronic albums, much respect!

  • @kebab_boi
    @kebab_boi День тому

    The way you break everything down into processable chunks is insane. This channel is goated and honestly underappreciated, you deserve so many more subs.

  • @Antonio_Ortiz
    @Antonio_Ortiz 17 днів тому +7

    Loving how far this channel has come, that you are breaking down the art of sampling across all Genres, and that you are giving shine to "Newjack" because that song slaps and these yougins need to learn of its greatness. 👏🏾

  • @lukhanyobacaza893
    @lukhanyobacaza893 18 днів тому +9

    I've been hooked on your videos since day one and I've watched every video. Best channel on UA-cam. Much love from Cape Town, South Africa and I'm watching this under a tree as I feed the lions.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  18 днів тому +4

      Greatest comment ever 😂 Much love from the US 🙏

  • @juggahnic
    @juggahnic 17 днів тому +9

    Justice’s Cross is a REAL f cking 5 🎤/ GOAT album. This project is the Dilla Donuts of electronic music. Excellent breakdown.

  • @DrClocktopus1
    @DrClocktopus1 17 днів тому +9

    This is one of those albums that is so perfect that despite not being that into the style in general it shines through so strong it can't help but be a favourite

  • @spacehero859
    @spacehero859 18 днів тому +14

    Getting the notification for this video just made my day. Thank you for all your hard work.

  • @casmatt99
    @casmatt99 18 днів тому +8

    Would have never known these things about this album without you. What a beautiful sonic tapestry Justice created, an album I'll listen to as long as I live.

  • @theonlycaamz
    @theonlycaamz 18 днів тому +30

    common digging the greats w

  • @Optimus97
    @Optimus97 18 днів тому +9

    "Stress" gonna stress me up?? Never in my life! I love "Stress", I always listened to it to calm myself down in trains 😅

  • @GeeMannn
    @GeeMannn 17 днів тому +5

    Didnt expect you to cover anything related to Justice. Thanks a lot!!!

  • @stephensoto2126
    @stephensoto2126 17 днів тому +10

    Ate shroom's once with this album & man did it bing me back to the 1st ever time listening to it. It made it sound so fresh & raw.

    • @snuffkinzz
      @snuffkinzz 12 днів тому

      shrooms and justice baby

  • @lowenbad
    @lowenbad 16 днів тому +5

    I was the producer for the band Lowenbad. I used micro sampling all over their album. There’s samples all over it that even the original artist wouldn’t be able to pick out.

  • @WildTrek
    @WildTrek 13 днів тому +1

    Justice's Cross album is in my top 10 to this day. Amazing breakdown and resampling work btw

  • @ivanwilliams7413
    @ivanwilliams7413 17 днів тому +4

    On the same day as the new album? Nice timing!
    Also, thanks for all the new tracks to add to my Spotify Playlist! Have to pause every so often just to do so before I forget, lol.

  • @Etherdayparade
    @Etherdayparade 17 днів тому +4

    This is one of my favorite albums ever found your channel last week this is sick

  • @main603
    @main603 17 днів тому +7

    So happy Justice is getting some love here. I think another sample on Stress right after the intro is Night On Disco Mountain by David Shire.

    • @AdamSchoales
      @AdamSchoales 15 днів тому

      Sure is! Song IS stressful but it's so well crafted.

  • @blachubear
    @blachubear 17 днів тому +7

    400 Samples? Jez!!! That's more than what The Beastie Boys did with the album "Paul's Boutique".
    I'm also surprised you didn't mention Jay-Z sample "D.A.N.C.E" for his classic jam "On To The Next One".

  • @SamMcGarrityIsOnYoutube
    @SamMcGarrityIsOnYoutube 18 днів тому +5

    This is one of my all time favorite records!!!! Thank you for covering this!!!!

  • @braincakez6603
    @braincakez6603 15 днів тому

    Wow, Ive stumble across this video yesterday and watched a couple others on your channel since. This is amazing! I have always loved album analyses, but these are just on another level. Ive literally had tears in my eyes a couple of times simply because you made me realize how beautiful these albums actually are and how much love and thought there is in it that is just in it because the artists enjoy it and don't even care if it gets discovered or not.

  • @illGatesMusic
    @illGatesMusic День тому

    As a producer who loves sampling: this video is both fascinating and UTTERLY TERRIFYING.
    How on earth did you SPOT all of these? Madness.

  • @ashleysaini3694
    @ashleysaini3694 10 днів тому

    Deeply enjoyed this video. Your deconstruction and revelation has been very entertaining. What a great show of appreciation for an album that is hugely adored.

  • @sebonnaise
    @sebonnaise 16 днів тому

    Great vid! This is the one album that made me fall in love with electronic music and the process from Justice is even more insane than I thought. Thank you

  • @_DanielPrieto
    @_DanielPrieto 11 днів тому

    Amazing video. It feels so good to analyze and understand and album that I listened so many times.

  • @bagaboo7477
    @bagaboo7477 10 днів тому

    I’m so happy to see this breakdown!!!! Thank you so much!!

  • @SUPER_PROPER
    @SUPER_PROPER 12 днів тому

    Awesome video, thanks for the work ❤

  • @Dan__S
    @Dan__S 18 днів тому +5

    I had no idea this album was produced like this. Incredibly impressive. Thank you for the break down!

  • @TheTheoTherone
    @TheTheoTherone 17 днів тому

    Awesome vid about another classic album. I never knew all that went into this. Thanks again, professor, for breaking it down!

  • @StealthlyZebra
    @StealthlyZebra 16 днів тому

    This was a really cool watch. Just subbed!

  • @fernkenobi
    @fernkenobi 17 днів тому +2

    I PAUSED THE VIDEO @ 0:00 BECAUSE I KNOW (just like your other videos) IT IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE!!! THANK YOU FOR DOING A VIDEO ON JUSTICE AAAAHHHHHHH I CANT WAIT TO CLICK PLAY

  • @dreamsinthree
    @dreamsinthree 14 днів тому +1

    Thanks for shining a light on and breaking down "Cross"! It's always been a great listen. Looking forward to their brand new album.

  • @dialsmavis4699
    @dialsmavis4699 14 днів тому

    This is one of my all-time favorite albums! Thanks so much for breaking this down. I learned more than I already expected!

  • @tomcooper8689
    @tomcooper8689 12 днів тому

    Great video mate. Hugely enjoyed that.

  • @DiegoRRL
    @DiegoRRL 14 днів тому

    I am a Justice fan hyped and excited by the new album, and the glorious algorithm brings me here. FANTASTIC VIDEO.
    New subscriber.

  • @SatchmoBronson
    @SatchmoBronson 3 дні тому

    Great video! I've listened to this album hundreds of times and I didn't even know some of this stuff was samples. 400 samples, sampling every note of a chord from different songs, holy shit. Insane stuff.

  • @walkerwhippet
    @walkerwhippet 14 днів тому

    One of my favorite albums of all time. Such a great breakdown, thanks dude!

  • @Panthercholo
    @Panthercholo 3 дні тому

    I didn't expect a breakdown from this genre. It's refreshing to see something other than R&B and Hip Hop.

  • @Subjective_JoshNelson
    @Subjective_JoshNelson 17 днів тому

    I haven't checked in here in a long time, being ensconced in your Patreon DTGs solely!. Congrats, on the 348K subscribers, almost 18K views in one day for this vid, and highly relational and classy representation of your sponsor Tracklib. Damn Brandon - DGT is taking off!!!! ❤

  • @Artersa
    @Artersa 11 днів тому

    Oooooh baby covering Justice!!! Love to see that on this channel. Big up!

  • @gregbrutsche2
    @gregbrutsche2 16 днів тому

    This is one of my all-time favorite albums. I appreciate you!

  • @broolkeez
    @broolkeez 17 днів тому

    Crazy dope video bro!!
    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @liavch1
    @liavch1 17 днів тому

    This one's great as always!

  • @shawncharles6077
    @shawncharles6077 16 днів тому +1

    I remember buying this cd when it dropped lol This album is one of my favorites off all time. Thank you so much for covering this album. Salute to you. Salute to Justice.

  • @lordlouis2168
    @lordlouis2168 15 днів тому

    Well researched and presented, dude. Salute 🫡

  • @the-ornamentalist
    @the-ornamentalist 12 днів тому

    you really nailed this one Sir! great video

  • @Gambit-Lobo
    @Gambit-Lobo 16 днів тому

    Thank you for another wonderful lesson, Professor! 🙏🏽💯

  • @marcellinvl
    @marcellinvl 12 днів тому

    Great work. Another great video. Justice's new album is Dope AF! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @THXBeats
    @THXBeats 11 днів тому

    Amazing breakdown per usual

  • @jeffreygarcia3982
    @jeffreygarcia3982 14 днів тому

    this is so fire your love for music shines through

  • @DanHaycocks
    @DanHaycocks 17 днів тому

    Incredible content my man.

  • @bassbassbasser
    @bassbassbasser 16 днів тому

    I love your channel. Discovery of the year.

  • @santiagomartinezraul3647
    @santiagomartinezraul3647 15 днів тому

    THIS IS AMAZING!! I LOVE IT!!

  • @adrianaarup2736
    @adrianaarup2736 16 днів тому

    Absolutely love Justice such legends and great video as always. I would love to see a video breaking down either JayLib or just Madlib in general, some of the loops on The Unseen are worth talking about.

  • @iarej0e
    @iarej0e 16 днів тому

    So happy to see some Justice content!

  • @caprisanh2845
    @caprisanh2845 11 днів тому

    This content is freakin amazing. Been listening to justice nonstop lately so this was perfect timing. Also you did Newjack pretty well 😂

  • @madimakes
    @madimakes 11 днів тому

    thank. you for giving this the recognition it deserves!

  • @marduk2672
    @marduk2672 13 днів тому

    Thank you for the breakdown

  • @WakkoYakkoDot123
    @WakkoYakkoDot123 3 дні тому

    This video is a masterclass. I've been listening to † for over a decade and i didn't even realize most of these were samples!

  • @thijsvaniersel
    @thijsvaniersel 13 днів тому

    Thanks for this great video. The minute I heard their intro, I was hooked. It sounded fresh and original in a time we heard a lot of rock-punk-disco tracks. This is a true timeless album because it still sounds fresh and original!

  • @GeneralSigh
    @GeneralSigh 16 днів тому +1

    I’ve always wanted to know more about this album. To me it’s just a masterclass of electronic production. Thankyou

  • @jvxcci
    @jvxcci 17 днів тому

    Brilliant episode m8!

  • @edwarddeak5110
    @edwarddeak5110 14 днів тому

    Fantastic man!

  • @MarkRidesCoasters
    @MarkRidesCoasters 18 днів тому +3

    Stress is such a god damn amazing song and now that I know what they sampled it’s even better for me

  • @DforDela
    @DforDela 13 днів тому

    Your videos are second to none dawg

  • @andrwwaugh
    @andrwwaugh 17 днів тому

    Really enjoying this! Definitely on a Justice kick after hearing the new stuff!
    Side mention;
    Super appreciate how the sponsor segment is actually very relevant to the topic and not just an add for a vpn, freemium game, brilliant or some other distracting nonsense.

  • @joaomoreira5996
    @joaomoreira5996 18 днів тому +1

    This video really peaked my curiosity. And the way you talk about it sounds similar to the Daft Punk process.
    Will listen to this for sure! Thank you for the recommendation and, above all else, for.being in love with music ❤

  • @nicklindsey3099
    @nicklindsey3099 17 днів тому

    Thank you for introducing me to a new artist I've never heard of. I'll be binging the group on pandora this whole weekend

  • @MichaelLamerique
    @MichaelLamerique 16 днів тому +2

    you mean to tell me that the bass that I LOVE on all the Justice albums isn't real!?
    ...
    I need more.

  • @neverletthemusicstop
    @neverletthemusicstop 9 днів тому +1

    All positive intentions, I love so much how you understand and can explain what's going on with music - I just want to comment that I find listening to you for the whole video a little hard. You're really clear and well spoken which goes a long way, you've got good speaking skills, it's just that you often use the same patterns of speech eg. slow down on the end of most sentences for emphasis, or just slow throughout to stress it, and not so much variation in your pitch and tone. I'm not a vocal coach but just tried to notice why I find it hard to stay interested the whole video when I'm interested in what you're talking about, and realised it's the vocal work - hope this is constructive, love what you do and look forward to more. This is an awesome album and an awesome breakdown !

  • @johnplaystheguitar123
    @johnplaystheguitar123 7 днів тому

    My favorite album of all time. Thanks for this.

  • @somniloguy12
    @somniloguy12 17 днів тому

    Seeing them in about a month live, the perfect time for a video such as this to deepen my appreciation of their craft

  • @kky4011
    @kky4011 6 днів тому

    Incredible video thank you

  • @grskier
    @grskier 17 днів тому

    excellent work!!!! I always thought this album was like the big beat from the late 90s grown into something new.

  • @RolandofGilead541
    @RolandofGilead541 17 днів тому

    Wonderful video, profiling a wonderful album

  • @Jala_haru
    @Jala_haru 17 днів тому +2

    One of my favorite albums of all time

  • @pepessz32
    @pepessz32 11 днів тому

    It’s nice Justice is getting more and more recognition. I found out about them through bootleg MP3 (yes this was around 2010’s) and instantly blown away.

  • @Infaziation
    @Infaziation 13 днів тому

    Always great to see Justice get some love!

  • @wezohopp
    @wezohopp 17 днів тому

    Bro! This channel makes me want to make music. Been fooling around with the idea for years and I just might swing in it. You videos are truly an inspiration!

  • @DanLaDue
    @DanLaDue 17 днів тому +1

    Holy shit what a lot of work they’re the kings. The most insane debut album of all time.

  • @RyanHarris77
    @RyanHarris77 17 днів тому +1

    This and other songs on this album were my ringtones back in the day. Discovered Justice while digging into French music tangential to Daft Punk.

  • @WheezyShotta
    @WheezyShotta 17 днів тому +2

    If we’re gonna go for it, you should do ‘c2c - tetra’
    great chance to show off your scratching.
    love the vids dtg 🤙

  • @tadknuf7979
    @tadknuf7979 17 днів тому

    One of the greatest electronic albums of all time imo. So happy to see you talk about it.

  • @TheTravellingHobo
    @TheTravellingHobo 16 днів тому

    Sweet video man

  • @Sway1177
    @Sway1177 13 днів тому

    Love to see someone appreciating and breaking down my favorite album from Justice. I'd love to see a genuine Cross 2 album.