''Audio, Video, Disco'' is the second

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by the French

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duo

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, released on 24 October 2011 by

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and

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in France, and

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in the US. The album received positive reviews from critics and had a positive commercial performance. Five

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were released from the album, which were "

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", the title track, "On'n'On", "

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" and "Helix".

Background

Justice member

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has said of ''Audio, Video, Disco''s musical style: "We wanted to create something very laid back and a bit countryside-ish. You know, daytime music. ..What we wanted to do was keep the beats, but make it more soft. One of the challenges of this record was to make it feel emotionally heavy without being aggressive. Like being soft and violent at the same time. The texture of the new record is really soft." The album also features more collaborations than on the band's debut album ''

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''.

Singles

The album's first single, "

", was released digitally on 28 March 2011. " Audio, Video, Disco" was confirmed as the second single and was originally intended to be released on 19 September 2011; the single was eventually expanded into an EP and was released on 26 September 2011. A preview of the single was released on 19 August 2011, via the

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website. The official music video was released on 6 September 2011 via the band's Facebook page. On 21 August, producer Busy P released a one-minute-long sample of "Helix" in his 2011 Fall Delivery Mix, as well as a two-minute sample of the Para One remix of "Audio, Video, Disco". On 13 December 2011, it was announced on the band's Facebook page that "On'n'On" would be the next single, released in late January 2012. Along with the announcement, they also revealed the single artwork, created by Surface to Air and that the package would include remixes of "On'n'On" by Rick Rubin, Brodinski and Video Village and two remixes of "Canon"—another track from ''Audio, Video, Disco''—by Erol Alkan and Tiga. In June 2012, they released the fourth single, "

". It features remixes from

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and Ed Banger labelmate

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. "Helix", the fifth single from the album, was released on 7 January 2013. The EP features remixes from

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and Domenico Torti. It also includes "Presence", a composition that was a

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at the end of " Audio, Video, Disco".

Critical reception

The album has received generally positive reviews from critics, though it received less critical acclaim than its predecessor, ''

''. It currently holds a 69 rating (out of 100) on

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. Australia's

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radio station had the album as their feature album of the week from 24 to 30 October 2011.

Commercial performance

In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the

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which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

The album's track listing was revealed by Xavier de Rosnay in an interview with ''Tsugi'' magazine on 5 July 2011.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control Justice (band) albums Because Music albums Ed Banger Records albums 2011 albums