''Opiate Sun'' is the fifth EP and tenth overall release by Jesu. It was released in America through

Mark Kozelek Mark Edward Kozelek (born January 24, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and occasional actor. He is known as the vocalist and primary recording artist of the indie folk act Sun Kil Moon and founding member of ...

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label on 27 October 2009. Kozelek had been impressed by Justin Broadrick's performance when he saw him live in San Francisco in 2007, and approached Broadrick about putting a release out on Caldo Verde.NEWS: JESU release an Opiate Sun
/ref> Daymare Recordings released the album in Japan on 6 November 2009. The Daymare version of the album contains an exclusive bonus track. Broadrick had originally mentioned the EP in 2008 but a title and official release date had yet to be announced. It was later announced that ''Opiate Sun'', would be released in July 2009, although that date was later rescheduled. Initially, the EP was intended to be the first studio recording to include the lineup of Justin Broadrick, Dave Cochrane, and Phil Petrocelli. This lineup was to be featured on two of the four tracks, with the classic lineup of Broadrick, Ted Parsons, and Diarmuid Dalton performing the other two tracks. The released version of the album features Broadrick performing solo.

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Justin K. Broadrick. # "Losing Streak" – 6:15 # "Opiate Sun" – 7:09 # "Deflated" – 6:59 # "Morning Light" – 5:31 # "Deflated" (Demo Version) – 7:02 † † indicates a track exclusive to the Japanese edition of the album.

Personnel

Justin Broadrick Justin Karl Michael Broadrick (born 15 August 1969) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and i ...

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* Nyree Watts – photography * Brian Azer – sleeve design

Release history

References

{{Authority control Jesu (band) albums 2009 EPs Post-metal EPs Caldo Verde Records albums