16 - Jesu: Self-Titled (Hydra Head, 2004)
Justin K Broadrick is a busy man. Godflesh, Final, Grey Machine... his work is ongoing and vast but none more personal and introspective than his latest, busiest project; Jesu. The last track on the final Godflesh full-length was called Jesu and clearly JKB carried it over to this band. After the ep Heartache came this self-titled, and best so far, offering. 8 tracks, 74 mins of pure shoe-gazing, heavy sadness. 'Friends Are Evil', the second track, is where Jesu really hit their stride and the rest of the album does not disappoint. The follow up ep, Silver, was just as good but then JKB seemed to lose his way over the next couple of years, Conqueror, Lifeline etc were listenable, but kinda dull and more of the same. However, with the release this year of Infinity and Opiate Sun, it seems Jesu are back with more focus and a definite return to form.
This s/t album though is still their best output to date but maybe not for long....
http://www.avalancheinc.co.uk/jesu.html
Jasu
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