Jesu (album)
| Jesu | ||||
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| Released | 8 December 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2004 | |||
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| Length | 74:25 | |||
| Label | Hydra Head (HH666-79) | |||
| Producer | Justin Broadrick | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Stylus Magazine | B |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4/5 |
Jesu is the first full-length album by British experimental music band Jesu, released through Hydra Head Records on 8 December 2004. 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. In February 2005, a double vinyl picture disc set was released by Hydra Head, limited to 1000 copies.
In 2022, Broadrick described Tired of Me as "one of my most favorite songs I ever wrote" as it documented an extremely painful period in his life following the dissolution of Godflesh (the musical group he'd led since the 1980s) and the break-up of a long-time romantic relationship.