Name: Opiate Sun
Brand: Jesu

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Catalogue number

CV 009

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2009-05-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457517721

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Jesu

Genre US

Metal

Label US

Caldo Verde

Jesu is an influential and innovative artist known for their unique blend of shoegaze, post-metal, and electronic music. Led by Justin K. Broadrick, a highly respected figure in the underground music scene, Jesu has been pushing boundaries and defying genres since their formation in 2003.

With a discography that spans over a decade, Jesu has consistently delivered captivating and atmospheric soundscapes that captivate listeners with their ethereal melodies and heavy guitar riffs. Their music seamlessly combines elements of dreamy shoegaze with the intensity of metal, creating a truly mesmerizing sonic experience.

Throughout their career, Jesu has collaborated with various artists from different musical backgrounds, further expanding their sonic palette. This willingness to experiment and collaborate showcases Jesu's commitment to pushing artistic boundaries and constantly evolving as musicians.

Whether or not it is his intention, Justin Broadrick's Jesu project continues to move into ever more song-oriented material, while never lessening the volume or the sheer melodic thud of his attack. Opiate Sun is released on Mark Kozelek's Cabo Verde imprint. Initially, it was the first of a projected two-part EP idea, Broadrick conceived of at least part of this set as a collaboration between the live (Dave Cochrane and Phil Petrocelli) and the studio (Ted Parsonsand Diarmuid Dalton) bands. It turns out that Broadrick rejected this idea and plays everything here himself. Does that narrow the possibilities for the final product? Yes, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. These four songs take place in just under 26 minutes. The opener, "Losing Streak," comes dangerously close to a cough syrup-intoxicatedSwervedriver — with Broadrick's way up-front vocal sounding not unlike that of Adam Franklin, but it's even heavier, sludgier, and conversely, more melodic. "Morning Sun," the closer, sounds like anything but. It is instead a dirgelike piece of droning, guitar-fueled funereal post-rock with a tortoise crawl of a vocal melody that extends no further than four notes in total. "Opiate Sun," the set's longest piece, covers no new ground at all, but with its gorgeous multivalent guitar layers, slow processional drumming, and middle-timbre bassline — the only thing not distorted on the cut — it doesn't need to, because its shattered emotion comes bleeding through in spades. "Deflated" is the most distorted, throbbing, metallic piece here. It too contains a lovely lyric line that contrasts wonderfully with the low, low, low-end bassline and open-tuned guitar riffs. While it's true that Broadrick continues to mine the same emotional and sonic terrain for each Jesu release, it's a sound so obsessive in its execution that it is nearly addictive for the listener.

Opiate Sun

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