Tik Tok Pt. II

Tik Tok Pt. II (Justice & Soulwax vs. Ke$Ha)

Tik Tok Pt. II (Justice & Soulwax vs. Ke$Ha) by DJ Dain

Genesis of a Rockstar

Genesis of a Rockstar (Justice & Datsu vs. R. Kelly Feat. Ludacris & Kid Rock) [Clean]

Genesis of a Rockstar (Justice & Datsu vs. R. Kelly Feat. Ludacris & Kid Rock) [Clean] by DJ Dain

Arguably, I should have also added Fedde Le Grand among the list of artists since I technically tossed in a sample of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" near the end. Datsu's remix of Justice's "Genesis" provided a solid ground for a rocking vocal, and R. Kelly's collaboration proved to be quite complementary. I was rather impressed how the respective arrangements of each track matched up so well.

Throw My Genesis In The Ayer

Throw My Genesis In The Ayer (Justice vs. Flo-Rida Feat. Will.I.Am)

Throw My Genesis In The Ayer (Justice vs. Flo-Rida Feat. Will.I.Am) by DJ Dain

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Another great set-opening track from Justice taken a step further with a popular crowd-pleasing vocal. Need I say more?

Ghetto-Glitch

Justice - New Jack (DJ Dain's "Ghetto-Glitch" Mix)
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New Jack (DJ Dain's "Ghetto-Glitch" Mix) by DJ Dain

Its amazing what a few simple tricks can do to transform a song. The majority of this remix is based around tweaking a few Ableton Live audio effect devices such as "Auto Pan" and "Beat Repeat" to get just the right kind of glitch sound. I also loved expanding the 'start-stop' feel which you can hear around the 4:10 mark.

Stressed Technology

Stressed Technology (Justice vs. Daft Punk & Peaches)

Stressed Technology (Justice vs. Daft Punk & Peaches) by DJ Dain

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The Auto remix of Justice's "Stress" is one of the most bad-ass opening songs I think you can drop when starting a DJ set, and I hoped to take that energy a step further with this mash-up. For anyone who's seen Daft Punk during their Alive 2007 Tour, you know that during a certain portion of the performance the crowd goes nuts (well to be honest the crowd was going nuts during the entire show). So, with the addition of Peaches' vocal cover of the same tune, I tried to replicate that vibe.

So yeah, you might want to to preview this track on headphones first before blasting it on speakers for everyone around you to hear.

4 Minutes To Midnight

4 Minutes To Midnight (Justice vs. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

4 Minutes To Midnight (Justice vs. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) by DJ Dain

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I've heard that there are hundreds of remixes and mash-ups using "4 Minutes." That's all well and good, but I just hope no one else has jumped on this particular idea for a mash-up. Justice's debut album "Cross" is one of the best I've heard in a long time in that I enjoyed the album quite throughly. I'm happy that the last track from it worked so well as their more popular tracks like "D.A.N.C.E." have been mashed to death with everything else.

I've noticed that the songs I consider mashing usually work out best when I choose songs that create cute/witty title combinations. Maybe it's just a fluke, or maybe the title's reflect similar themes that exists musically as well.

Or maybe I'm just CRAZY?! :D

Edit: This song wasn't meant to be released until later this month, but the interweb's gone all haywire on me. Oh well, that just means more music for you!