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[5th May, 2012] - Updates
Just some behind-the-scenes discography updates to take care of today. I fixed up a lot of missing entries in the Jesu Discography page. It's amazing how many records are listed on this site. It may be stupid, but filling in missing catalog numbers or track times brings me great joy. Then, it reminds me how I don't buy as much stuff, and then I get bummed that I can't afford to get some records or the Japanese versions and I despair. I never even bought Why Are We Not Perfect? Bad, webmaster...bad...Ah, it's all good.

In fact, I was so out of it, I didn't have the Japanese tracks for Ascension on there. Oh well. In any event, most of the updates are things you'll never have noticed, but I wanted you to know the site is still getting regular love, even after the longest drought in CF's history.

Speaking of Jesu, we'll be getting some new material this autumn. Matador Records' 7" subscription series Singles Going Home Alone will have a Jesu release coming in September. It'll be the fifth entry into the series but there's no word on specifics yet. Justin has also mentioned that he has a pair of longer songs recorded, but no details about the hopeful release so far.

The new White Static Demon should be right around the corner. It'll be coming out on the Scottish label At War With False Noise but should've been released by now.

There are several other releases on the horizon, but nothing quite as solid as those two. I have to admit, I'm a bit antsy without any new Final or Jesu or even Pale Sketcher. The latter should have several new things a'coming, but again...we're waiting on exact dates and labels. We were spoiled for a while in there. So much to listen to.

[13th April, 2012] - JKFlesh Mini-Review
I remember the day Pure came out back in April of 1992. The entire experience of getting into Godflesh was almost life-altering, to sound dramatic, but it's rather obvious my fascination only grew from there. Through the two decades since, I've covered so many diverse projects on this site. If you're reading this, I probably don't need to list them. As I tore into the package containing Justin's first solo record, it hit me; I have no clue what I expect this album to be like. Most of us know expectation is everything and can make or break any experience. Unsurprisingly, Posthuman didn't fit my expectation.

I think I was expecting to be crushed. I was not. Perhaps I looked for the sequel to beautiful and haunting Skinner's Black Laboratories tracks. This is nothing like that at all either. As the first tracks passed, I was greeted with so many familiar sounds. The noise-laden guitars from Grey Machine. Loud interludes a la early/mid-Techno Animal. D&B from the highly-prolific late-90s. There's clearly Godflesh in here. But none of it sounds generic or redundant.

What we have here is pure Justin Broadrick and any fan of his varied catalog should recognize this instantly. The mostly-instrumental record truly covers his sprawling career by combining so many familiar sounds. When his voice is used, it is precisely what you expected it to be.

As mentioned earlier, it is not a crushing album; I think Justin is saving that for the impending Godflesh LP. It is also not very melodic, as we have that already in some Final material and a lot of what Jesu has turned out to be. There are some small but very unique portions of this album that expand on what Justin can do, but let's face it, no one ever really thought there was a barrier. Any fan who stuck around through the Streetcleaner - Slavestate - Pure - Selfless years knows better. And however varied I'm making this sound, Posthuman is indeed one vision, one LP. It sounds so much like what you know but yet modern and new. It is not Justin's best work, but then again, very few of us can agree on even a top-five list anyway.

This is a heavy record. It is noisy and it is powerful. It is dark and moody. Essentially it is why I gained interest in JKB more than 20 years ago and why I continue still. There's no reason to explain more as your opinion of it will differ greatly from my words here. Just know that through his countless side projects, this is the first that doesn't feel like a side project. Barring the elements missing (saved for other projects), it's just JKB. Just how we all like it.

I'd like to thank the folks over at 3by3 and to Lauren Barley for getting me a copy of this record so soon. I suggest you get this one. Again, it's not Godflesh. If you're OK with that, buy it. I dig it.

Some potential retailers suggested by 3by3 (I can't vouch for 'em!)
HMV
Rough Trade
Argos
Bookmat

Update - The Daymare Version has a 5-song bonus disc. Urgh...shelling out the extra cash for the Japanese releases hurts (￥2,940 = ~$35) but then again, it feels so good!

[4th April, 2012] - JKB Solo

In the 16+ years of running this site, I've NEVER gone so long without an update. Fortunately it all aligned rather well. My home life is madness (the good kind of mania) and much on the JKB scene has been quiet. In fact, tomorrow my son turns one and I've only managed two updates since then. However, today is a good one. While I skip out on all the live activity (Godflesh playing, White Static Demon, etc.) I'm excited about Justin's first real solo release. Titled Posthuman, the full-length album comes out at the end of this month (the 30th) on 3by3 Records. Now, JKB did have that Split with Andy Hawkins but that was back in '95. (I love Guitar Three and Four.) This will be the first real official solo album. You can find a bunch of info over at the 3by3 Blog including some samples. There will be plenty more this year by the looks of it, and I just have to get off me arse and start updating again. Ahh, springtime...OK, enjoy.

[20th July, 2011] - JKB Remix

Quiet summer days. Well, not here, 4 kids = totaly fucking mayhem. No news since Ascension hit a few months ago. Not quite my cup of tea, really. Not much news today, but I've added the Extra Life remix to the remixes discography. The JKB remix can be found for free download over at Free Music Archive. It's worth checking out @256kbps. Otherwise, not much to report. Enjoy the summer days (well, northern hemisphere folks, I suppose!)

[4th May, 2011] - Final: Apple / Jesu: Ascension

I missed this last week, but you can finally purchase The Apple Never Falls Far From The Tree, last year's full-length Final on Tonefloat Recordings. This is available from Avalanche Recordings and can be purchased in both FLAC and 320kbps MP3 formats. Go for the former, it's just a GBP more. I haven't listened yet (downloading now!) but as always, I'm really looking forward to new(ish) Final material! As mentioned below, Jesu's Ascension comes out next week. I've given it several spins and it is what you might expect from a Jesu full-length. I'll spare you the generic adjectives, but I can only really compare it to Conqueror. It is mostly without electronics, leaving a dry and organic rock record. Don't try to compare it to more recent Jesu releases...again, Conqueror is all to which I can liken it and it's for you to decide if that's up your alley. You can pre-order it now from the official site for a mere $14. As expected, Daymare Recordings in Japan will be issuing the album with an as-of-yet-unknown bonus track as well. The boy is a month old tomorrow. Remarkable!

[10th April, 2011] - Fourth

The 5th of April, 2011 marked the arrival of my fourth child. Having four sisters, three daughters and seven nieces, my hopes for a boy were realized in the birth of Aiden Daniel Esposito. Clearly not Godflesh or JKB related, I thought you all must know. I'll be sure to give him some Jesu listening time when Ascension arrives.

[2nd April, 2011] - Jesu: Ascension Details

We're but a month away from the next big Jesu release. The 10-song LP is set to come out on the 10th of May and will be issued on CD and digital formats at first. A vinyl release is pending without a date just yet. All the details are in the Jesu Discography. To hold you off until the album, you can check out a pair of samples over at Caldo Verde. I rather like the first one. I'm fairly certain this is a full band release, with Ted Parsons on drums again and Diarmiud Dalton on bass. I'm looking forward to this.

[27th February, 2011] - Quickies: Jesu/Pale Sketcher
You can find the new Pale Sketcher releases over at Bleep. FLACs are available here and prices are cheaper than the official store. In addition, the vinyl is still on sale, but surely not for long.

In more exciting news, the new Jesu LP is coming out in May! Coming out on Caldo Verde, the company that issued Opiate Sun, will be releasing the LP on the 10th of May! Titled Ascension, it'll be the first full-length Jesu in 4 years. More details to come, obviously. Looking forward to it!!!

[24th February, 2011] - Seventh Heaven Out
Seventh Heaven by Pale Sketcher is out now. The 25-minute EP contains four new cuts and one remix (details below). It's the first real Pale Sketcher material as the rest were just remixes. I quite like it, it's certainly got its own sound while retaining the JKB that we all expect. It appears the grey swirl vinyl release is sold out, but you can still get it on WAV or MP3. I recommend the former, though it's sad it's double the price of the latter. Both may be purchased over at The Ghostly Store.

[22nd January, 2011] - Pale Sketcher

Two Pale Sketcher updates today. The first is the impending release of a new EP, Seventh Heaven. Coming mid-February on vinyl and digital releases, it contains five tracks. This includes a remix of Wash It All Away by Kevin Martin as well as four new songs. You can hear samples over at Ghostly International's site. They sound pretty sweet, though I'd really like it on CD format. In addition, ZapTown posted a new interview w/ Justin (in his PS guise) which is a good read. As always, thanks go to the Avalanchers community for all info.

[1st January, 2011] - 2011? Really? Jesu/Final

I thought I'd already made this update. It's probably sitting on my computer at home. Well, sorry for the delay in posting this, but happy new year anyway! 2011, remarkable! Justin issued two new releases via the Avalanche Inc. Store almost a month ago. The first is Jesu's Christmas EP which features the title track as well as a Pale Sketcher remix and another lengthy one by Final. I like them all, the EP clocks in at almost half an hour.

In addition, you can grab the first new Final release in over year. My Body Is A Dying Machine is the name of the 5-track EP. This is a very cool release as it's comprised of shorter, titled (!) tracks! These are studio versions of tracks Final played live between 2005 and 2010. This contains a live rendition of one song as well on the half-hour digital-only release. Both of these can be purchased on MP3 or FLAC versions at the Avalanche store. They're relatively cheap and a cool addition to the catalog. Oddly enough, AREC020 was skipped in the numbering scheme, I suspect we'll find out more about those shortly.

That's the only main news I know of...will have to find the update on the HDD at home to compare. Hope you all had a great 2010 and I'm looking forward to a spectacular 2011. The fourth and final baby is due to arrive in early April. :D Going to be an exciting year!!!

[24th November, 2010] - Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving tomorrow. Enjoy your holiday, Americans, and be safe.

There's a new Blood of Heroes remix EP coming out next week. Titled, Remain, it looks like it's going to be a great companion to the already phenomenal debut. You can check out samples or just buy the $13 deal over at Ohm Resistance. Ships December 14th, I just saw. I also saw that I wrote almost precisely what they wrote about it on the site. I don't care. I'm psyched.

Dethroned has come out! With the re-issue of Heart Ache, it contains 4 'new' songs. I think these songs were initially crafted back in 2003 but tweaked over the years.

There's a review of the EP over at Pitchfork.

You can check out a new Pale Sketcher track as well. Both an extended sample and a digital purchase are available. You can get it on iTunes as well, if you prefer. Mothra posted that info out...thanks! Oh, he also posted some links to other recent JKB remixes, as reported on Avalanchers.

Oh, I updated the Master Song List once more. We've cracked 800 songs!

Again, be safe this week.

[19th October, 2010] - Extra Linkage
Just some links for you all.

Justin Broadrick history article - this is an interesting, albeit long, read. It was on one long page but they've since split it to like 27, which is irksome to read.

Want to hear another track from Dethroned? Well then, head over to Stereogum. You can sample Annul. Or, listen to ridiculously small snippets at Amazon. Or say, "Screw it!" Just Pre-order the fucker here. Grab a shirt while you're at it?

Another interview can be found nyah. I haven't read the whole lot here. Oh, and yet another here. This one is about Godflesh and it's brief.

Enough for today.

[9th October, 2010] - 15 YEARS!

Update: Got a discography entry for The Apple Never Falls Far From The Tree. All untitled tracks, no times yet.

So here it is. October 2010 and I'm 34 years old. Crumbling Flesh began in October of 1995 and I was 19 years old. I think that's an utterly remarkable thing. Today CF officially has existed longer than Godflesh itself did!!!

Back in '95, Final, God, Ice, Sweet Tooth, and Techno Animal were the only side projects. Now the side project discography lists at least 22.

What I find so amazing is how many of you have been with me for most of this run. Fortunately, we have the excellent Avalanchers to keep everyone in the loop. Justin posts his news over at his Facebook Page (also his blog and Twitter). I'm quite content knowing that CF is mainly an archive and discography database. I take great pride in all I've done the past 15 years and know for certain that it was impossible without all the help. There's an awful lot of information on these pages.

Had I more time, I'd have done some sort of celebratory thing here, but followers know free time isn't abundant with my three kids (and another coming!) However, I thought I'd share an old index file that's been sitting for 9 1/2 years. You can see the old index here! Last updated in February of 2001, Hymns was still called Disconnected, Techno Animal had their final three releases still to come out and Final's Three was already delayed (it wouldn't come out for another 5 years!) Another old index is from June of '99, right when I relaunched with the "new" design. (I know, haven't changed the design in 11 years!) Some broken links on there, but one refers to an even older index page. This one is from my Albany server and therefore has all broken links, but is dated March of '99. Radio Hades was a new release.

Mar 1999	Jun 1999	Feb 2001

OK, so sure, I love this nostalgia stuff. And I haven't posted any legitimate news here, but I do have some. You can listen to Jesu's Dethroned over at Adult Swim. I'm quite looking forward to the Heartache & Dethroned which should come out next month. The Japanese version will contain one alternate mix, I believe.

Final's long-awaited 2xLP, The Apple Never Falls Far From The Tree is out on the 10th. No digital version will be available until at least April, so sayeth JKB. You can get this release at Tonefloat. 14 untitled tracks and several different releases. 300 are coming on green vinyl, 125 on clear and 75 on marbled (sold out already!) This ships with a deluxe gatefold packaging and comes on 180-gram vinyl. I'll get this in the discography soon.

More of JKB's remixes & contributions can be found on his Facebook Page.

So, with the news out of the way, the reminiscing done, there's nothing left, right? Well, just a final, "thank you" to everyone who I've come across since I was a teenager. It was the right time, right place in the autumn of 1995 when Bernt Rostad asked me to take over the old Godflesh Discographies. I'm glad to be here in the autumn of 2010, still going, as one of the oldest sites I know!

[27th August, 2010] - God
I went back and re-did the entire God Discography. I hate this old formatting stuff. It looks pretty now. This means all the main Side Projects are nice and neat. The older stuff, not so much.

[26th August, 2010] - Dethroned! Apparitions. Demixed.
OK, first things first! After a year of waiting, we finally have some details on the Heart Ache re-issue. Of course, the main concern was the unreleased EP from '03. We'll have a 4-song EP appended to the already-marvelous Heart Ache EP. I've updated the discographies and you can find the artwork at Feral Pig. Note the lyrics to the EP are listed as well. I want.

Second, I got a copy of Apparitions, the new White Static Demon record. My daughter said it sounded like burning fire. I suspect that's the point. This is harsh and brash, with Justin's distorted vocals laid over feedback and noise. This is likely what Final sounded like many years ago. These power electronics are very similar to those found on the first WSD record. This is powerful stuff, you should be able to order this over at Utech's Mailorder Page shortly. Many thanks to Keith for supporting the site here and putting out releases such as these! They have some Skullflower stuff there too. Nice!

Pale Sketches Demixed is now officially out. Personally, I love it, but it's...well...different. How many times have we used that word to describe another JKB project? I think it's great. The single is good too.

Oh right, the update. It appears White Static Demon has a new album coming out, and soon! It's due in just over 2 weeks! Didn't see that one coming. You can listen to two 1-minute samples over at Utech Records, but let's face it, a minute doesn't tell you much. Not with Never Ending Death Trip clocking in at almost 35-minutes on the last record. However, they sound similar to what was found on the debut. Speaking of Decayed, this too is getting the reissue treatment. It'll appear on a black, limited-to-merely-100 cassette! If you're interested, act fast. Both releases are coming out on the 4th of September. As for cassettes, I just threw out scores of them. Basement flooded. There goes my beloved copy of Show No Mercy that I got 20+ years ago. Anyhow, all info in the discography, where else?

Remember, 15th anniversary of CF in 2 short months.

Update #1
The new single, Can I Go Now (Gone Version) is out. Grab the link in the last news posting. I am digging it. The LP comes out not this week, but next.

Totally useless, as always, but I updated the Master Song List. I hadn't updated it in a few years, apparently, at least online. Here it is, all 711 songs. I know I'm missing stuff. Feel free to update it and send it to me if you'd like. It's just a spreadsheet saved in html format.

Oh, we're expecting another child! Start the roller coaster again! :D After 3 daughters, 4 sisters and 7 nieces, perhaps we'll see a boy? Probably not!

[27th July, 2010] - Pale Sketcher
Can I Go Now (Gone Version) single details listed in the discographies. Samples can be found at Ghostly International. Digital-only release due on the 10th of August. Sounds cool!

[22nd July, 2010] - STREETCLEANER
The kind folks over at Earache Records sent me a copy of the Streetcleaner reissue. The remastered disc sounds phenomenal and even features a second CD of cool stuff, likely warranting a purchase by itself. Let's peek at what's what!

The remastered disc is exactly what you expected, and finally labels the tracks properly as Devastator / Mighty Trust Krusher! This trumps the original and poor 1994 re-issue to be the best version to get, though who precisely doesn't have this by now? Everything sounds clearer than the original, I even heard bits and pieces throughout that I've never noticed in my near 20 years as a Godflesh fan. I cannot say enough about this. While I haven't tossed the original on in years, I'll likely never break it out again.

Disc 2 is sweet, plain and simple. Here you get the original mixes of the first 5 tracks on the album. This was the second set of sessions, those without Paul Neville. Justin claims they were unsatisfied with these before remixing them shortly after (what you hear on the original release). The subtle differences here are worthwhile, as they too have been cleaned up but I think I still prefer the version we've had all this time. Then there's the pair of live tracks from 1990 (which I believe we had via bootleg for many years). They don't feature Neville on Guitars, I can never pinpoint exactly when he was in the band and when he wasn't! The 1989 rehearsal tracks are great as none of us have ever heard these renditions. It features a great 12-minute version of Pulp. This epitomizes the Godflesh sound, Ben's crushing bass and the trademark JKB noise a la 1989. The tracks don't sound great, but I'm happy to have them in my collection.

Finally, you'll get rough mixes of Deadhead and Suction. These are just Justin and his Alesis on 2-track cassette. JKB points out that the subtle melodies come out when it's not muddied down by the final recording mixes. You'll note that they remixed the Tiny Tears EP four times just to get everything audible. These tracks are so cool to hear, I was impressed at all that I've been missing in Deadhead all these years! They may be more novelty than normal listening material, but again, let's question who buys these things. Yeah, people like you and me!

It may be difficult to justify this purchase. Like many of you, I've listened to this album enough to take a few years off without even noticing it. However, hearing it this time has been both a reminder and new experience. I love the word 'crushing' and only used it once in this mini-review...but if you know Streetcleaner you know what I'm talking about. While the inlay has a 3-page essay that is too verbose and over-the-top for me to ever read again, we all know how simple it really is. This album is fucking crushing and now it sounds better than ever. If that's not enough, go back and turn it on again. Turn it up. Oh yeah. Effortless....

[14th July, 2010] - Pale Sketcher, Hellfest...
I updated the Pale Sketcher discography today with an image of the album. You can find samples of every track over at Ghostly International. 2 are familiar, tracks from the Japanese version of Pale Sketches, but I'm rather looking forward to the others. Due in August, the 24th to be precise, the cover reminds me of something from an old Techno Animal inlay. Can't recall which. Symbiotics perhaps?

It's obvious that Godflesh hasn't been the focus of these pages for...oh...8 years or so. Has it been that long? Hell, it didn't even get top notch for news! Heh, well, they reunited for the Hellfest festival and things didn't go spectacularly, according to Justin's Facebook Page. Surely those over at Avalanchers have more to say about it.

I didn't feel such euphoria over the reunion, probably b/c I couldn't see it live. It's more than that though. I felt that the end of Godflesh was a natural thing. Maybe Justin himself put it that way. Can't complain about this, would love to get audio of it, but...well...I don't really know. Justin did post some images and I quite liked them. Here are two, check his site out for more.

The reissue of Streetcleaner is out and I haven't even looked into it. That's sad, really. You should though, as that's a pretty good record, had you forgotten. If I go around editing those discographies, I'll get disgusted with the decade-old presentation and then I'll have to redesign all of them. It sounds so daunting.

I came across an old page on the site...February 2001. Talked about a new album called Disconnected. CF is 15 this year. That's just brutal insanity. I'll reminisce that one for a few months. October is the birthday. Be sure to send me a gift. Or a small cake. Maybe even a torte? Sounds delish but it's past bedtime and I weigh too much as is. Thanks for reminding me.

[11th April, 2010] - etc.
Pale Sketcher - Pale Sketches is easily one of my favorite JKB releases ever. The feelings this disc evokes mix everything I like about JKB music. Justin's creation of a(nother) side project, this time based upon the electronic element of Jesu, sounds awfully promising. A debut release featuring demixes of Pale Sketches is due out in August. You can check out a sample over at Ghostly International. 2 minutes of the Faded Dub version of Plans That Fade is available. This track is being featured on a comp, available tomorrow.

Blood Of Heroes - Wow! I'd heard of this ages ago, but only just heard all the samples at Ohm Resistance. OK, I wrote WOW, but in actuality I said, "Holy Shit!" The collaboration with Laswell, the first since JKB and Ben's guest appearance on 1992's Buried Secrets Painkiller release sounds awesome. You ever hear a sample from a new record and get all pumped and then hate the record? (the new Katatonia gave us one song, the best by far, I hate the rest) Well, this isn't the case here, b/c I friggin' love every single one. Well, almost, but whatever, I'm pumped.

Will update discographies shortly. Time is slim as of late. Kairi is now 2, for anyone counting, and CF does turn 15 this year.

Update: Tossed up a Pale Sketcher discography. One track from the forthcoming release is from the Japanese version of Pale Sketches (Supple Hope (2009 Mix)). I tossed it on, but don't see how that warrants a new project. The sample listed above, sure, but that one? *shrug* Yeah, I know, I'll buy it anyway. Already have 3 copies of PS as is! What's another?