| Jesu / Conqueror |
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| Album: | Conqueror | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Jesu | Added: | Feb 2007 | |
| Label: | Hydra Head | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-07-01 | Pull Date: | 2007-09-02 | Charts: | Loud |
| Week Ending: | Sep 2 | Aug 19 | Aug 5 | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 29, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Stranded at Settembrini's (One Year on the Mountain) Weightless & Horizontal | 4. | May 24, 2009: | Afternoon Delight Stanlow | |
| 2. | Apr 22, 2021: | Stranded at Settembrini's (One Year on the Mountain) Weightless & Horizontal | 5. | Apr 16, 2008: | nag champa orangeasm Weightless & Horizontal | |
| 3. | Dec 25, 2009: | The Courtesy Flush - the tiger woods holiday spectacular Stanlow | 6. | Mar 15, 2008: | Bloodstains Across Atherton Medicine |
| Album Review |
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| Ragnar of Ravensfjord Reviewed 2007-06-25 | ||
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Heavy ethereal, psych rock with metal riffage This is Justin Broadrick’s (Godflesh) “new-ish” band. Jesu also features the incredible Ted Parsons (Swans, Prong) on drums and some nice bass lines from Dairmund Dalton. Broadrick & co. It’s somewhat like taking Godflesh’s heavy riffs and beats and merging them with an often blurry shoegazer/psych vibe. All this results in a near-perfect album you’ll want to play over & over. ((((1)))) Thick, dense consistent riff with slow melodic descent that eventually moves around with flangers and piano sounds. ((((2)))) Similar to an old Godflesh song except tuned completely different and a bit more space for sullen melodicism. (((((3))))) Big riff and a nice, almost poppy structure with lots of pretty, strummy chords & Broadrick’s faded melancholic vocals. ((((((4)))))) Epic, blessed out, ethereal “shoegazer” psych. Beautiful & catchy while still being somewhat sludgy and moving in a new direction. (((((5)))))) Swervedriver crossed with Godflesh? Pretty simple riff but even this song has more than a few layers that you don’t catch the first go around. (((((6))))) “Sludge-gazer”? Still another fantastic mix of the heavy low end and the melodic high notes. ((((((7)))))) Bright sound with nice interplay between the bass & guitar. Vocals are really trippy – sometimes melodic but still a bit faded. Gets heavier as it moves on. (((((((8))))))) Stunning, sunny day guitar work with a steady, semi-heavy undercurrent. Just gorgeous "get lost in this" sound. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Conqueror | 5. | Medicine | |||
| 2. | Old Year | 6. | Brighteyes | |||
| 3. | Transfigure | 7. | Mother Earth | |||
| 4. | Weightless & Horizontal | 8. | Stanlow |