''Wasplike'' is the fifth EP by

JK Flesh JK Flesh is a moniker of English musician Justin Broadrick employed for his solo work within electronic music. Broadrick's usage of the title spans back to his work in the 1990s with Kevin Martin in Techno Animal, but he first released a solo s ...

, a moniker of English musician

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 ...

, and was released on 15 June 2018. It was his first release on

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label Inner Surface Music. The EP was inspired by the

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works of

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, amongst others.

Release and reception

''Wasplike'' was released on 15 June 2018 as a limited 12-inch EP.

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gave the EP a rating of 3.7/5 and called it "one track shy of brutal perfection", saying that when compared to one of Broadrick's previous EPs, 2017's ''

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'', ''Wasplike'' is "even colder and more smothering, dialling up the tension between paranoia and pleasure, weariness and euphoria."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Wasplike'' liner notes ;JK Flesh *

– instruments,

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;Technical personnel * Ajna Design – artwork * Lewis Hopkin – mastering

References

{{JK Flesh Justin Broadrick albums Albums produced by Justin Broadrick 2018 EPs