Jesu
Jesu
Hydra Head (2005)
A year ago, Jesu was only a blip on the radar for most of the music world. And then, as if out of nowhere, Justin Broadrick emerged from the swirling rumors in the darkness with his latest project in the form of Heart Ache, a forty minute EP comprised of only two tracks. While the acclaim was limited at first, Jesu's next album steadily climbed to the top of many individuals' most anticipated releases of 2005. Jesu's opener, "Your Path to Divinity," begins with slow moving, droney guitars while simplistic, yet well placed drumming of former Swans member Ted Parson compliments the crawling tones. The song slowly twists its way along before it comes to a close with notes from an organ that has been playing underneath the music for the extent of the song. Moving on, "Friends are Evil," definitely shows significant resemblances to Godflesh. The opening sequence is dominated by dredging guitar riffs. And with the greatest of ease, the song shifts into a segment layered with effect-laden guitars and Broadrick's soft vocal harmonies. The ending sequence, made up of a variety of repetitive guitar tones as well as an organ, reminded of those psychedelic rock instances from … Read more
The Letters Organize
Dead Rhythm Machine
Nitro (2005)
Right off the bat, you know what it's going to be. They're not the first and they definitely won't be … Read more
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Heart of a Disbeliever
Surprise Attack (2005)
The stereotypical US citizen knows very little about Australia. In fact, what little knowledge they do have was likely learned … Read more
Buried Inside
Chronoclast
Relapse (2005)
My first encounter with Buried Inside involved a friend convincing me over AOL Instant Messenger (I get paid for that … Read more
