Messiah [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Godflesh

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2003)
• Original Release Date: April 1, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Relapse
• ASIN: B00008MJ8I
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,650 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Originally recorded in 1994 & released on Godflesh mastermind Justin Broadrick's Avalanche Recordings, the highly sought-after Godflesh EP 'Messiah' was once only available via the official Godflesh website. Containing four lost songs & ambient remixes of those same songs, 'Messiah' is a dark, chilling glimpse inside the mind of one of heavy music's most revered martyrs. Relapse proudly resurrects 'Messiah', giving long-time Godflesh worshippers a precious memento, while laying to rest this omnipotent musical beast. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Missing Piece of the Puzzle, May 7, 2003

By A Customer

Godflesh always were a messy work in progress, and Messiah is really no exception. It was originally recorded between Selfless and Songs of Love and Hate and as a transition album it's pretty fascinating. The four original tracks layed down here are some of Godflesh's most downtrodden and gloomy to date. Messiah is decidedly forlorn, like wind whistling through desolate trees, and everything has a alien, marooned quality. Overall I'd say Messiah patterns itself more after Selfess then Songs of Love and Hate, though you can definately feel them trying to break out of the cold, clinical cycle they were trapped in and inject some swing into their music. Messiah is kind of like a long-buried archeological find; it gives us context and provides the right perspective. Stay away from four remixes, though, which are extremely pointless and should have never made the album.

4.0 out of 5 stars Messiah, September 15, 2009

By	M. R. Golde - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Originally recorded 94-95 and initially released on Broadrick's label Avalanche ( I own a copy of this version) in 2000 only to be re-released a few years label on Relapse...
Nice to see that it can now be heard by people that maybe didn't hear it before. My thoughts?
The first 4 tunes are great feeling somewhat like a cross between the gloomy but experimental atmosphere of Merciless while containing some of the accessible qualities of Selfless on the title track "Messiah". The vocals are more in the "sung" vien than in the gutteral yells Justin's vocals at this point were more known for- he does finally go for the throat towards the end of "Scape Goat". The rest of this EP are basically 4 re-envisioned Dub versions of the first 4 tracks. While not a huge fan of the dub and remix stuff- is nice to have on as a background piece- the first four reign supreme- for that alone, this disc is worth finding. Heavy, machine oriented, and pychedelic- just the way GF is meant to be heard.