some Jesu/JKB news

saw this bulletin posted on myspace from jesu:
the store is here: http://www.avalancheinc.co.uk/store.html

Justin K Broadrick has restarted his web label Avalanche Recordings which he originally began in 2000 with the limited CDR issue of the then unreleased Godflesh EP ‘Messiah’. The label quietly resurfaced recently with the highly limited release of four FINAL improvised and hand numbered CDR’s, which were to be sold as limited editions at Broadrick related concerts.

Avalanche Recordings now presents its first full release in the form of ‘Pale Sketches’ limited to 2000 copies only on CD, an album compiling unreleased Jesu material containing some songs culled from even before the full conceptual realisation of the project. It is a compilation of Jesu songs that Broadrick felt did’nt fit with previous Jesu releases, so he chose to mix these songs this year and compile them for their own release. Available to buy now on pre-order and shipping in early October, the CD is housed in a full colour 6 panel digipak and contains 8 songs, 4 of which are instrumental, song 4 ‘The Playgrounds Are Empty’ can be heard over at the official Jesu myspace site within the next 24 hours…

In January 2008 ‘Pale Sketches’ will also be available from the Avalanche Store on 180 grm double vinyl, along with the long awaited vinyl version of the first Jesu release ‘Heart Ache’ and a new FINAL studio album on picture disc only. These items will be available to buy on pre-order in January 2008 and shipping in late February.

Please visit the Avalanche Store HERE
and scan down the Avalanche Recs catalogue until you reach ‘Pale Sketches’ which can be purchased immediately.

All Avalanche Recordings releases are available ONLY from the Avalanche Store or from selected Justin K Broadrick related concerts, albeit in an extremely limited quantity.

N.B -
WORLDWIDE JESU TOUR DATES INFO ANY DAY NOW !!! (inc. FULL LIST OF U.S DATES INC. ALL CALI & WEST COAST )
NEW JESU EP ‘LIFELINE’ ON HYDRA HEAD OCT 9TH !!!

I may actually be more excited about those 4 final releases soon to come out. 5 if you count the picture disc.

Ok, never bothered to check out Jesu at all yet. After all the plugs he gets on this site, maybe I’ll have a listen, lol.

So recommendations for the Jesu n00b plz. Or maybe I should say the JKB n00b, think I have only heard one godflesh track…

Just one word… Godflesh!

Jesu is really something else. It’s very good and interesting, but not in the same league as Godflesh.

Apart from that Under The Skin by Ice, Anatomy Of Addiction by God, Mass Destruction by Curse of the Golden Vampire, Buried Secret by Painkiller, Vae Solis by Scorn or the split between Justin Broadrick and Andy Hawkins (Skinner’s Black Laboratories) are all just fine releases with Justin’s great guitar work.

Have a look at godflesh.com to find everything you are looking concerning Justin’s work.

Silver - Star is my fave.

sometimes, sir. I applaud you. Star is my all time fave track by Jesu.

I can not wait to see them again in Montreal. Need to get a copy of Pale Sketches too… Finally some decent stuff to look forward too.