Jesu / Eluvium

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Jesu / Eluvium
Jesu Eluvium Split.jpg
EP by Jesu and Eluvium
Released July 5, 2007 (2007-07-05)
Genre Electronica, post-rock, ambient
Label Hydra Head Records (12")
(HH666-136)
Temporary Residence (12")
(TRR126)
Eluvium chronology
Copia
(2007)
Jesu / Eluvium
(2007)
Similes
(2010)
Jesu chronology
Sun Down / Sun Rise (EP)
(2007)
Jesu / Eluvium
(2007)
Pale Sketches
(2007)
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Sonic Frontiers6.7/10 [2]

Jesu / Eluvium is a split LP between Justin Broadrick's Jesu and Matthew Cooper's Eluvium. It was released through Hydra Head Records on July 5, 2007. The album was recorded at Broadrick's own Avalanche Studio. Broadrick and Cooper wrote, recorded and mixed their respective tracks with John Golden mastering all tracks. [3] Broadrick featured the tracks he had produced later on the Jesu release Why Are We Not Perfect? . [4]

Jesu (band) British post-metal band

Jesu is a British experimental band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the 2002 breakup of his band Godflesh. It is named after the last song on Hymns, the final album of Godflesh's initial run. Jesu's sound is heavily layered and textured, incorporating a diverse mix of influences. Broadrick himself has stated that "...it's very loosely speaking pop/rock/metal/electronica ... I'm intentionally writing what I consider to be coherent "pop" songs".

Eluvium (musician) American songwriter

Eluvium is the moniker of the American ambient recording artist Matthew Cooper, who currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Cooper, who was born in Tennessee and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, before relocating to the Northwest, is known for blending various genres of experimental music including electronic, minimalism and piano. His albums often feature artwork and photographs by Jeannie Paske.

Hydra Head Records is an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993. It has another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specializes in experimental and noise music.

Track listing

Side A
  1. Jesu – "Farewell" (6:26)
  2. Jesu – "Blind & Faithless" (3:31)
  3. Jesu – "Why Are We Not Perfect?" (6:43)
Side B
  1. Eluvium – "Time-Travel of the Sloth Parts I, II, & III" (19:56)

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References

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