Okay, so let’s just get the negative out of the way: I’m not crazy about “Decay,” the opening track from this eagerly anticipated collaboration between the seemingly tireless Justin Broadrick and former Swans vocalist Jarboe. It has a little too much of that kind of Bloody Panda-ish vibe, the one that makes you feel like you’re listening to the longest intro ever when you just want the friggin’ song to start already.

The rest of this album, luckily, is as fucking brilliant as the light bulb that adorns its cover art.

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This is old news by now, but it’s still worth mentioning just for the players involved: former Naplam Death/Godflesh/current Jesu mastermind Justin Broadrick has put together a new project with former Swans vocalist/keyboardist Jarboe, cleverly titled J2 (get it?). It’s not exactly metal – in fact, I think it’s safe to call it electronica – but, hey, it’s Justin Broadrick and Jarboe, so it’s worth your attention.

The first track by the band, “8mmsweetbitter,” can be heard on The End Records’ MySpace page; The End will release the full album on March 18.

-AR

And I mean that as a compliment: I fell asleep last night listening to the dulcet tones of Conqueror, and I woke up feeling pretty refreshed. That’s not really something I can do with, say, Agoraphobic Nosebleed. So I wanted to come in today and post some Jesu…

…’cept the esteemed Mr. Justin Broadrick is too smart to waste his money (or Hydra Head’s money?) on music videos. So here’s some fan filmed footage of the band playing “Conqueror” in London earlier this month (it’s not quite the complete song – I guess this particular audience member’s cell phone ran out of juice part-way through). I’ve yet to see these dudes live, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that Broadrick headbangs whilst on stage.

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-AR