new upcoming split ep with envy recently leaked. 2 new jesu tracks. anyone check em out yet? opinions?
YES!! JESU!!! YES!!!
no real direct ties to ministry that i’m aware of other than the guy behind it opened for ministry back in the day as godflesh. it’s just a band that some people on here believe makes great music and has a higher level of understanding of creativity and musical progression than some other bands.
anyhow for those interested if you do a simple google search for “split envy jesu” the first thing that pops up may be of interest.
well, for the jesu side of the split -
Hard to Reach is very - drum machine beats in a more pale sketches kind of way. it heads into synth/guitar land playing the long slow melody bits, drops some lyrics than after about 6 mins, the song transistions sorta like the heart ache material into something else, for the other 7 mins. in some ways it reminded me a bit more drum-programming wise of his tech level 2 material altho obviously not sped up like that. very electronic track tho.
The Stars that hang above you - on the other hand actually has some programmed style double bass near the end and some guitar flourishes that reminded me more of the Silver material - also the tempo is more quick paced. I
not gonna say it’s ‘better’ than X or a complete surprise, but it does feel like it builds, albeit slowly on the previous material. there was more ‘leaps’ in sound in the early 3 releases but this is a sure pick-up for me.
and yeah, the lyrics should be up on the jesu page here soon. I think there’s like 2 lines I need to review.
Jesu’s stuff is so extremely heavy emotional to me that I feel drained after concentrated listening. It’s hard for me to listen to them often.
It will be hard to top the silver ep for them, ever. Those 4 tracks make me want to cry/laugh/puke/smile/kill.
It will be hard to top the silver ep for them, ever. Those 4 tracks make me want to cry/laugh/puke/smile/kill.
As has been said on this board several times, “Star” from that album is perfection. Your emotional description above can be summed up by listening to that one track.
anyhow for those interested if you do a simple google search for “split envy jesu” the first thing that pops up may be of interest.
merci beaucoup.
well done. thanks for the heads up.
i’d have to say this is the first jesu release that didn’t instantly give me a monumental erection.
that having been said, it’s still far superior than most all of the music being pushed out today. another battle won for JKB.
new upcoming split ep with envy recently leaked. 2 new jesu tracks. anyone check em out yet? opinions?
No, but just recently heard the Jesu/Eluvium split for the first time last night. I must say it’s pretty damn good - will definitely check out Eluvium too sometime soon. It’s heaps better than Jesu’s ‘Lifeline’ ep which I must admit was pretty dire.
Oh well, back to jerking off…
i’m a huge eluvium fan. recommend talk amongst trees and lambent material. a little too much piano for me in come of his latest releases but it’s still good music.
Certain people on ebay are asking ridiculous prices for Jesu’s ‘Pale Sketches’ - which I am still yet to hear.
I’ve worked out it will cost me around $45 Australian (about $48 US) to grab me a copy.
I’m wondering if it’s worth it.
Oh…and the Jesu/Eluvium ep is indeed choice material.
Certain people on ebay are asking ridiculous prices for Jesu’s ‘Pale Sketches’ - which I am still yet to hear.
its supposedly still available right from justin for around $25 US shipped. id hurry though as the website has said they had under 40 copies for a few weeks.
http://www.avalancheinc.co.uk/store.html
and its worth $25.
Olsen, if you can’t get a copy, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.