We have released a lot of records to date, but never so many in such a short span of time. This Friday (Black Friday, November 26th, 2010) we have a 2xLP, 2 single LPs, a CDep, and a limited 7" all hitting stores for the first time.  Here are some pics of the vinyl colors, because we know you like to look at stuff like that (click to enlarge). Order all four from the Hydra Head shop and use the coupon code: SUGARBEAR2 to get 10% off.

Harvey Milk - s/t 2xLP - available on black (not pictured), black cherry, and seafoam vinyl

Daughters - s/t LP - available on Diarrheainbow (aka light brown), Baby Blue, and black (not pictured) vinyl. Free Daughters - The First Supper b/w Boner X-Ray 7" while supplies last (Limited to 500 total!  200 available through the Hydra Head Shop, the rest through local stores)

Cave In - Anomalies Vol. 1 LP - available on black or white vinyl (no pic because you should already know what black or white vinyl looks like. Unless you are blind, in which case we apologize, but also in which case what do you care what color it is?)

Kayo Dot - Stained Glass CDep

If you count both physical formats of the new Jesu 2xCD/2xLP and we are putting out 7 releases in 11 days! Here's a look at those vinyl colors:

Jesu - Heart Ache & Dethroned

2xCD / 2xLP / Shirt now available for pre-order

Release Date: November 16th, 2010

There are few artists operative at the fringes of popular music today whose sound has not been in some way or another informed or shaped by the works of Justin K Broadrick. As a founding member or sole proprietor of seminal outfits such as Godflesh, Napalm Death, Techno Animal, and Final, Broadrick has managed to help change or even define the now widespread genres of industrial and death metal, abstracted hip hop and dub, grindcore, and ambient electronics. So is also the case with his work in Jesu, who in the course of a very productive seven year existence have taken the churning pummel of his former project Godflesh, augmented it with the textural melody of 90s shoegaze rock and spawned a new sub-genre and the inevitable legions of imitators. And while imitators may abound, as the originator of this relatively newfound musical territory Jesu is still the clearly visible leader.

For those who may only be vaguely familiar with the history and subsequent trajectory of Jesu the re-release of the debut EP, Heart Ache, may function as the most suitable starting place for the process of initial immersion and discovery. Over the span of two towering 20 minute tracks one can hear not only the smoldering remnants of Godflesh embedded in the aural tapestry, but also the foundational elements that would define the future of the Jesu lexicon - extended and hypnotic structures, overlapping multi-layered melodies, alternately harsh/beautiful sonic embellishments and a palpable sense of the human capacity to express feeling through the mode of song craft. While Heart Ache itself may be reason enough to warrant investigation by the uninitiated, the inclusion of the recently completed Dethroned EP as a part of this release gives further reason for new listeners and long time devotees to discover (or remember) why so many accolades lay heaped at the altar of Jesu. The 4 tracks from Dethroned were originally conceived and partially finished in 2004, but were only finally completed in 2010. Perhaps due to the length of time over which these tracks were created the full evolution of Jesu is apparent within their structures, fluctuating from suffocatingly heavy to delicately sparse and covering an emotional spectrum of considerable depth. While "full circle" might not be quite the appropriate term to describe the content of Dethroned there is a completeness to its statement, recalling the monuments of Jesu past while simultaneously pointing towards the ever widening path of its future.

TRACKLISTING
DISC ONE: heart ache
01 heart ache [19:42]
02 ruined [20:14]

DISC TWO: dethroned
01 dethroned [07:12]
02 annul [07:16]
03 aureated skin [06:46]
04 i can only disappoint you [07:09]

Also available from Jesu / Hydra Head

Jesu - s/t CD, MP3	Jesu - Silver CD, MP3	Jesu - Conqueror CD, MP3
Jesu - Lifeline CD, 12", MP3	Jesu - Why Are We Not Perfect CD, MP3	Jesu / Envy - split CD