Jesu is an experimental rock band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of his new project.
Jesu's sound is heavily layered and textured, drawing from and incorporating an eclectic mix of influences, ranging from ambient music, post-metal and drone doom, to shoegazing, downtempo and industrial music. Their recent releases have been described as "avant-pop" and avant-garde doom.
Having finally, officially laid that hallowed institution [Godflesh] to rest following a reported nervous breakdown in 2002, Broadrick turned his attention to a new entity, Jesu. Essentially a solo project with Broadrick handling vocals, guitars, bass, and programming, Broadrick churned out a 2-lengthy track EP - which is often thought of as Jesu's 'shining moment'... albeit only the start of what Jesu has to offer.
But with the next year's eponymous full-length release, former Godflesh associate drummer Ted Parsons (also ex-Prong, Swans, etc.) and bassist Diarmuid Dalton were called in to help flesh out a more evenly paced, and certainly more focused (though only slightly shorter, at ten minutes average per piece), set of ambient, droning, and semi-industrial extrapolations.
Since that release, Jesu has been a full-on onslaught of melancholy and ethereal sonic movements which have won over the hearts of people all over the world. While not being able to totally pidgeon-hole where Jesu truly belongs, there is one thing for certain. Jesu shows no signs of slowing down or cheering up.
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Jesu's sound is heavily layered and textured, drawing from and incorporating an eclectic mix of influences, ranging from ambient music, post-metal and drone doom, to shoegazing, downtempo and industrial music. Their recent releases have been described as "avant-pop" and avant-garde doom.
Having finally, officially laid that hallowed institution [Godflesh] to rest following a reported nervous breakdown in 2002, Broadrick turned his attention to a new entity, Jesu. Essentially a solo project with Broadrick handling vocals, guitars, bass, and programming, Broadrick churned out a 2-lengthy track EP - which is often thought of as Jesu's 'shining moment'... albeit only the start of what Jesu has to offer.
But with the next year's eponymous full-length release, former Godflesh associate drummer Ted Parsons (also ex-Prong, Swans, etc.) and bassist Diarmuid Dalton were called in to help flesh out a more evenly paced, and certainly more focused (though only slightly shorter, at ten minutes average per piece), set of ambient, droning, and semi-industrial extrapolations.
Since that release, Jesu has been a full-on onslaught of melancholy and ethereal sonic movements which have won over the hearts of people all over the world. While not being able to totally pidgeon-hole where Jesu truly belongs, there is one thing for certain. Jesu shows no signs of slowing down or cheering up.