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Jesu/Battle [Vinyl]

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Not to shabby at all. Justin is on point again with his cuts. Falling From Grace is an obvious progression in his amazing balance of ethereal sound and his signature riffs. Reminded me a little of his first LP. Clear Stream was a bit of a surprise as he has recently pulled away from the straight instrument driven tracks. This is however my first encounter of Battle of Mice. Reminds me of a female lead singer version of a Zozobra or Old Man Gloom. I like the juxtaposition of the calm Jesu and chaotic Battle of Mice. Just a little harder and louder. I must say I enjoyed it very much. Not as much as the Eluvium/Jesu or Envy/Jesu Split EP's mainly because they did a great job in mixing the sounds together. They felt like they belonged on the same album. This one however almost felt like a mixtape. But maybe thats a good thing.

I find it interesting (and often accurate too) that Jesu and their cohorts get comparisons to Neurosis, Isis, Mouth of the Architect, et al. But what surprises me is how there's never a mention of Codeine. Maybe I am dating myself, but they are one of the originators of slow/loud and while they were never a metal band, their pace and volume has to be factored in to comparisons of similar bands.

Especially on this split. "Clear Stream" actually sounds like a Codeine cover. And if I didn't know who Jesu were, I'd put my money that this was some lost Codeine b-side. Check them out if you are a fan of any of the bands mentioned.