Jesu
Studio album by
Jesu
Released8 December 2004
Recorded2001–2004
Genre
Length74:25
LabelHydra Head
(HH666-79)
ProducerJustin Broadrick
Jesu chronology
Heart Ache (EP)
(2004)		 Jesu
(2004)		 Silver (EP)
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.9/10[2]
PopMatters7/10[3]
Stylus MagazineB[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[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.

In 2022, Broadrick said Tired of Me is one of his favorite songs as it documented the painful moment in his life at the time, which was the dissolution of Godflesh (the musical group he'd led since the 1980s) and the break-up of his 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
  • Justin K. Broadrick – production, photography
  • Lars Klokkerhaug, Lars Sorensen – engineering
  • Aaron Turner – design, layout

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue # Notes
United States 8 December 2004 Hydra Head Records CD HH666-79
February 2005 2LP HH666-79 Double picture disc edition; limited to 1000 copies
Belgium December 2004 Conspiracy Records 2LP core 026 Pressed on three colour variations: blue (limited to 50), red (limited to 150), and black (limited to 800)
Japan 29 October 2004 Daymare Recordings 2CD PTCD-1015-6 Comes in a jewel case
5 October 2007 DYMC-045 Reissue comes in a mini-LP sleeve

References

  1. ↑ Way, Brian. "Jesu – Jesu". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (22 February 2005). "Jesu: Jesu". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Jagernauth, Kevin (17 March 2005). "Jesu: Jesu". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Bennett, Michael (11 February 2005). "Jesu – Jesu – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Amneziak. "Jesu – Jesu". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Jesu Discography". godflesh.com. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  7. ↑ Hobson, Rich (6 September 2022). "Godflesh's Justin Broadrick: my life in 10 songs". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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