Jesu (album)

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Jesu
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Studio album by
Released8 December 2004
Recorded20012004
Genre
Length74:25
Label Hydra Head
(HH666-79)
Producer Justin Broadrick
Jesu chronology
Heart Ache (EP)
(2004)
Jesu
(2004)
Silver (EP)
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [2]
PopMatters 7/10 [3]
Stylus Magazine B [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes 4/5 [5]

Jesu is the first full-length album by British experimental music band Jesu, released through Hydra Head Records on 8 December 2004. [6] Unlike the Heart Ache EP, where Justin Broadrick executed all instrumentation himself, this release features Ted Parsons on drums, Diarmuid Dalton on bass, and a guest appearance by Paul Neville on guitar on the track "Man/Woman". The album was released in Japan by Daymare Recordings and contains two additional instrumental remixes on a bonus disc. [6] In February 2005, a double vinyl picture disc set was released by Hydra Head, limited to 1000 copies.

Contents

In 2022, Broadrick described Tired of Me as "one of my most favorite songs I ever wrote" as it documented an extremely painful period in his life following the dissolution of Godflesh (the musical group he'd led since the 1980s) and the break-up of a long-time romantic relationship. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin K. Broadrick

No.TitleLength
1."Your Path to Divinity"9:14
2."Friends Are Evil"9:43
3."Tired of Me"9:30
4."We All Faulter"6:56
5."Walk on Water"11:23
6."Sun Day"10:02
7."Man/Woman"9:28
8."Guardian Angel"8:06
Total length:74:25
Japanese edition only bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Your Path to Divinity (The Endless Path)"9:22
2."Friends Are Evil (Highest Throne)"11:31
Total length:20:53

Personnel

Jesu
Technical personnel

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue #Notes
United States8 December 2004Hydra Head RecordsCDHH666-79
February 20052LPHH666-79Double picture disc edition; limited to 1000 copies
BelgiumDecember 2004Conspiracy Records2LPcore 026Pressed on three colour variations: blue (limited to 50), red (limited to 150), and black (limited to 800)
Japan29 October 2004Daymare Recordings2CDPTCD-1015-6Comes in a jewel case
5 October 2007DYMC-045Reissue comes in a mini-LP sleeve

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