{"id":4357,"date":"2022-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4357"},"modified":"2022-02-27T00:16:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T08:16:30","slug":"soundwave-100-justin-broadrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-100-justin-broadrick\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE: 100 : JUSTIN BROADRICK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Justin Broadrick<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Justin is a singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the band Godflesh<\/a>, which combined metal and industrial music. Justin is also know for Jesu<\/a>, which some refer to as his \u201cshoegaze\u201d project. While those are some of Justin\u2019s more well-known projects, he\u2019s been involved with many projects over nearly four decades, including everything from remixes to ambient music. <\/p>\n\n

Every episode of Soundwave features spectacular mixes from our amazing guest deejays. Today\u2019s show is no less unique. But today\u2019s show a special to me because my I have an intimate relationship with his music.<\/p>\n\n

I discover Justin through Godflesh\u2019s Streetcleaner<\/a><\/em> album. I can tell you that the album fused metal and industrial music. I can tell you that while the album is bleak as hell, it is somehow psychedelic and cathartic. But you owe it to yourself to experience it. Loudly.<\/p>\n\n

When I learned that Godflesh would be performing in Boston for their first US tour, I interviewed Justin and his partner, G. C. Green<\/a>, for WMFO<\/a>. Unfortunately, their drum machine was fried from the US\u2019s electrical current despite the adaptor they used to protect. Justin has to go out on a Sunday morning and purchase a new drum machine. I never got the chance to interview Justin because he had to program beats into his new drum machine as quickly as possible. Instead, I smoked joints and played video games with their road crew in their tour bus. Justin eventually programmed his drum machine and delivered a pulverizing show. I believe they opened with \u201cLove is A Dog from Hell.\u201d A personal favorite of mine.<\/p>\n\n

My other story is about Justin\u2019s collaboration with Kevin Martin<\/a> called Techno Animal<\/a>. I was in a relationship with a woman that was crumbling. One night she didn\u2019t come home and was sleeping with another man. The only thing that got e through that long and painful night was listening to Peter Gabriel<\/a>\u2019s Passion<\/a><\/em> soundtrack and Techno Animal\u2019s Ghosts<\/a><\/em> album repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n

When I launched Soundwave to cope with the stress and isolation of the early days of the pandemic, Justin was the first person I reached out to be a guest deejay on the show. It was a shot in the dark. I didn\u2019t expect a response, but Justin replied to my invitation the next day and said he\u2019d be play to share a mix.<\/p>\n\n

So here we are today with a mix of some ambient music that Justin considers essential listening.<\/p>\n\n

I encourage you to listen to anything that Justin has been involved in. You might consider beginning with Justin\u2019s latest release, EXPECT NOTHING AND THE KINGDOM WILL BE YOURS<\/a><\/em>, which he records under his ambient project monicker, FINAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Justin has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

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