Jesu (album)

Jesu is the first full-length album by British experimental music band Jesu, released through Hydra Head Records on 8 December 2004. Unlike the Heart Ache EP, where Justin Broadrick executed all instrumentation himself, this release features Ted Parsons on drums, Diarmuid Dalton on bass, and a guest appearance by Paul Neville on guitar on the track "Man/Woman". The album was released in Japan by Daymare Recordings and contains two additional instrumental remixes on a bonus disc. In February 2005, a double vinyl picture disc set was released by Hydra Head, limited to 1000 copies.

In 2022, Broadrick described Tired of Me as "one of my most favorite songs I ever wrote" as it documented an extremely painful period in his life following the dissolution of Godflesh (the musical group he'd led since the 1980s) and the break-up of a long-time romantic relationship.

Personnel

 * Jesu
 * Justin Broadrick – guitar, vocals, bass, programming
 * Ted Parsons – drums, percussion
 * Diarmuid Dalton – bass ("Your Path to Divinity", "Tired of Me", "We All Faulter", "Guardian Angel")
 * Paul Neville – guitar ("Man/Woman")


 * Technical personnel
 * Justin K. Broadrick – production, photography
 * Lars Klokkerhaug, Lars Sorensen – engineering
 * Aaron Turner – design, layout