JESU

samsupa · Post by **samsupa** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:31 pm

Any one like Jesu? I just saw them with Isis last night great show!

artbreaker · Post by **artbreaker** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:44 pm

LOOOOOVE jesu! LOOOOOOOOOVE them!

was sposed to go see them, isis, and zazorba (or whatever) the end of last month but couldnt make it. hella disappointed and kicking myself for it. justin broderick is awesome everytime.

how was the show?

for those unfamiliar:
http://www.avalancheinc.co.uk/jesu.html

samsupa · Post by **samsupa** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:48 pm

Jesu was great they needed to play all night for reals. They did like 4 songs but you know they are so long. Totally worth it.

artbreaker · Post by **artbreaker** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:04 pm

nice. hoping they make it back in my neck of the woods or go on tour again soon. i was watching for like the last three months in anticipation, and for a while it was looking questionable if theyd even get to the states. then they did and i still missed it.

next time tho!

optimum · Post by **optimum** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:14 pm

Quite like the lp, but doens't it rip off my bloody valentine a bit too much?Still really good tho!

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:58 pm

Justin Broadrick is a legend. Great remixer

artbreaker · Post by **artbreaker** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:36 am

optimum wrote:Quite like the lp, but doens't it rip off my bloody valentine a bit too much?Still really good tho!

ooooh, ouch. thats giving mbv a bit more credit than they deserve, imho. jkbroderick does something with that sound that only he could do, thusly making it truly his own.

optimum · Post by **optimum** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:59 pm

artbreaker wrote:
optimum wrote:Quite like the lp, but doens't it rip off my bloody valentine a bit too much?Still really good tho!
ooooh, ouch. thats giving mbv a bit more credit than they deserve, imho. jkbroderick does something with that sound that only he could do, thusly making it truly his own.

Surely saying 'that sound' implies that the sound belongs to, or at least originates from mbv? It's obviously different, he does make the sound his, but the influence is clearly there. Not to say that Jesu aran't good, but it's quite clear! And mbv are sick!

echo wanderer · Post by **echo wanderer** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:25 pm

optimum wrote:
artbreaker wrote:
optimum wrote:Quite like the lp, but doens't it rip off my bloody valentine a bit too much?Still really good tho!
ooooh, ouch. thats giving mbv a bit more credit than they deserve, imho. jkbroderick does something with that sound that only he could do, thusly making it truly his own.
Surely saying 'that sound' implies that the sound belongs to, or at least originates from mbv? It's obviously different, he does make the sound his, but the influence is clearly there. Not to say that Jesu aran't good, but it's quite clear! And mbv are sick!

I agree here.MBV deserves a lot more credit actually.MBV was was extremely influential on pretty much every postrock,shoegaze,and alt-rock act that followed.They clearly had thier influences(Cocteau Twins,Sonic Youth,Dinosaur Jr,Pixies,Mission Of Burma,The Jesus And Mary Chain),but it was so different at the same time and Kevin Shields made it a sound that has been copied/influenced by every indie/alternative/noisepop guitarist since '88,including Justin Broderick.Jesu is a great band,not as good as Godflesh or Swans(two very original and influential bands),but they aren't doing anything drasitcally different than,say,Yume Bitsu,Mogwai,Sunny Day Real Estate,Lilys,Swervedriver,Whorl,or Sigur Ros,who were all influenced heavily(and shamelessly)by MBV,and were doing it years ago.Especially by "Loveless".

Would love to see Jesu live though.Sounds like a great show!

And yes...MBV are sick!

<-------SHOEGAZER

artbreaker · Post by **artbreaker** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:59 pm

mbv is great, dont get me wrong.
so are all the other names mentioned.
and the influence of mbv on them all is evident.

but jesu. come on. they are unique within that sound/scene, imho. something truly their own.

echo wanderer · Post by **echo wanderer** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:22 pm

artbreaker wrote:mbv is great, dont get me wrong.
so are all the other names mentioned.
and the influence of mbv on them all is evident.

but jesu. come on. they are unique within that sound/scene, imho. something truly their own.

I can see your point on that.I think that the Godflesh("Love And Hate In Dub" is a classic!!) and Swans backgrounds can be heard just as equally as the MBV influence,which gives it a certain uniqueness,considering that two main members come from those two bands.If only they came out like...maybe 10-12 years ago,or even earlier,I think I'd be really floored by them.

By the way...Ted Parsons emailed me through myspaz a few months back,telling me he liked my dubs and requested an add!I was like

!!!

artbreaker · Post by **artbreaker** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:00 am

yeah, swans are great too. thing i really dig about jesus stuff is how heavy it is, while still being dreamy/shoegazey or whatever. its a hard task to pull both well, like jesu does.

nice one on th myspace bit.

echo wanderer · Post by **echo wanderer** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:28 am

artbreaker wrote:paraphrased:heavy,while still being dreamy/shoegazey or whatever. its a hard task to pull both well.

Agree 100%.Most shoegaze/postrock bands end up sounding poppy no matter how heavy they are!

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:41 pm

Thought it was time to resurrect (no pun intended) this thread due to new Jesu EP & LP dropping soon along with a load more JK Broadrick material etc.

Before I paste new info on these releases though................Godflesh & Jesu own MBV (imho of course although I am biased!). MBV are a great band............but they're sure as hell no JK Flesh. It's like comparing Black Sabbath with Swans............they're two completely different animals.

The other thing that puzzles me is people always raving about "Songs Of Love & Hate In Dub"? Sure it's a great album but it's daddy "Songs Of Love & Hate" absolutely crushes it!

Now for the new stuff......the project I'm REALLY looking forward to is this..............METHOD OF DEFIANCE - JKB - Guitars (Project with Bill Laswell, Wata (Boris), Submerged, Dr Israel, Enduser)....... This sounds amazing! I've always wanted JK to do something with Laswell. Now if he does something with Amon Tobin and Sly & Robbie I'll be happy!

Jesu NEWS

Live at ATP / PRIMAVERA Festival , Barcelona, Spain From 28th To 30th May
'Opiate Sun' EP Caldo Verde July 2009. CD & Vinyl
'Infinity' LP- Avalanche Recordings June 2009. One song LP. CD, Vinyl & digital Download.
'Heart Ache' - 2xCD Hydra Head Version (2nd CD Bonus Unreleased EP from 2003) Sept 09
ENVY/jesu - Split LP (Hydra Head CD Version) Inc. Unconfirmed Bonus Mix

GREYMACHINE NEWS
- 'Disconnected' CD - June 23rd, Vinyl - May date TBA.
'Vultures Descend' b/w 'We Are All Fucking Liars (Version)'12" Vinyl Single only. LTD. April/May Hydra Head.

Avalanche Recs. two new digital download only releases :

WHITE STATIC DEMON - 'Decayed' (AREC016)

White Static Demon is a new Justin K Broadrick project for which he has been working on recordings for over one year. Again, like Council Estate Electronics, White Static Demon was inspired by Justin collecting and compiling material from Final cassette releases on his Post Mortem Rekordings label circa 1984-87, specifically the early uncompromising brutal power electronics driven Final, unlike Council Estate Electronics which was inspired by the more open ended Throbbing Gristle / Tangerine Dream ('Phaedra' most notably) inspired Final of old. JKB, excited again by this eighties power electronics sound and what inspired Final to take this direction initially in 1984/85, namely Ramleh / Broken Flag, Whitehouse / Come Org, Consumer Electronics / Iphar and M.B (Maurizio Bianchi) set about revitalising and revisiting this hateful / black / power electronics sound, utilizing analogue electronics and voice only, coupled with a now more mature, textured and psychedelic approach to the production of such material, JKB throughout 2008 and now 2009 has been recording sessions for this new and what will become a prolific project. Presented here is the first album, available in the digital format only, like Council Estate Electronics, there are many releases forthcoming on both vinyl and CDr across many labels. 'Decayed' has three tracks running with a total time of 54 Minute approx. Short mid quality MP3 extracts are downloadable at the Avalanche Store

SOLARIS BC - 'Submerged Technology' (AREC015)

Solaris BC was yet another short lived Justin K Broadrick project, designed to be released on his also short lived label Lo Fibre circa 1995-96. Lo Fibre released four 12" EP's throughout this period, the label was intended to be an outlet for JKB and related to release minimal / lo fi techno. Around this same period JKB and Kevin Martin (The Bug / Techno-Animal / etc) also worked the minimal / maximal techno project The Sidewinder for Mille Plateaux/Force Inc and Virgin, this culminated in two releases, the album 'Colonized' which was released on the aforementioned labels and the 12" Vinyl only EP 'Implant' for the Lo Fibre label, The Sidewinder and Solaris BC projects ran parallel to each other around this period, and both recorded albums - 'Colonized' saw a release whilst the Solaris BC album presented here for the first time waited for release on Sentrax whilst the label re-assessed its distribution, unfortunately Sentrax then folded and JKB shelved the Solaris BC album indefinitely until now. 'Submerged Technology' is the full album as it was intended for release in 1996, remastered by JKB in late 2008. Eight tracks in 55 Minutes approx. of completely unreleased material.Short mid quality MP3 extracts are downloadable at the Avalanche Store

Recent & Forthcoming JKB Remixes / Production

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Jesu Remix
LUSTMORD Justin K Broadrick Remix
CONSTANTS Justin K Broadrick Remix
N.I.C JKFlesh/JKB Album Production & Mix

Forthcoming Justin K Broadrick Collaborations

FINAL vs. FEAR FALLS BURNING - LP
JKFlesh/JKB vs. LUSTMORD - 'DREAD'
Justin K Broadrick & Andrew Broder - LP

OUT NOW
FINAL - 'Dead Air' CD. UTECH
FINAL - 'Reading All The Right Signals Wrong' Vinyl LP. NO QUARTER (CD Version with exclusive mixes July 09)

COMING SOON
FINAL - 'Fade Away' LTD Vinyl Version . IMPORTANT RECS
WHITE STATIC DEMON - TBA. New Vinyl LP. IMPORTANT RECS
COUNCIL ESTATE ELECTRONICS - TBA. New Vinyl LP. IMPORTANT RECS
FINAL - 'Origins 1983-87'. LTD 5xCD SET. LTD 5 xLP BOXSET.
FINAL - 'Infinite Guitar 3'. LTD CDR
FINAL - 'Guitar & Bass Improvisations'. LTD CDR
METHOD OF DEFIANCE - 'TBA'. JKB - Guitars (Project with Bill Laswell, Wata (Boris), Submerged, Dr Israel, Enduser).

Long live Jesu!

abs · Post by **abs** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:50 pm

been a fan of jesu for years, haven't heard much for a while

feral witchchild · Post by **feral witchchild** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:57 pm

"Star" gets me. :'|

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:44 pm

Just realised this is in the Dubstep section? I take it there was only a Dubstep section back in 07?

For me "Ruined" is Jesu's most devastatingly brutal work. DEVASTATING!!!

cosmic revenge · Post by **cosmic revenge** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:08 pm

Jesu is incredible, looking forward to hearing the new stuff coming from broadrick

the t.i.b. · Post by **the t.i.b.** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:44 pm

I also saw Jesu supporting Isis a few years back in Bristol UK, one of the best gigs I've ever been to, truly awesome.

Seen Isis again since

and Justin Broadrick too

but that gig will always be up there.

crowleyhead · Post by **crowleyhead** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:22 am

I like jesu better with Ted Parsons than the whole M83 Drum Programming sound.

Still, glad to see JK has EVEN MORE up his sleeve. Interestingly, I checked out that group Salem, and I wished they met up with Broadrick.

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