JeezJesus fed industrial corrosion through darkwave defiance in ‘I See You’

JeezJesus cast no illusions in his latest single, I See You, a politically incensed darkwave hymn for the disillusioned. The London-based multimedia artist, formerly known for his work with VALA and The Peace Pipers, invites listeners to where the echoes of early industrial pioneers are dragged through modern malaise. Like a transmission of a distress signal, he exposes every last fracture in society’s surface and offers a place to purge the repressed rage of existing under its suffocating systems. This track marks the final single ahead of his upcoming fourth album Somewhere Between Love & Misery, and the weight behind it leaves little question as to why it was chosen to close the chapter. The corrosive synths churn like they’ve been caught in acid rain, fizzing under the strain of a system too bloated to fix itself. As they grind and whine, they’re met with slow, dark, drawled vocals, standing somewhere between the nihilism of Public Image Limited and the melancholy fervour of Bauhaus. While there’s a clear nod to Throbbing Gristle’s confrontational sonics, the percussion slaps with a distinctly NIN-shaped hand, pushing the sound beyond nostalgic homage into something fiercely current. Written from the centre of discontent, I See […] The post JeezJesus fed industrial corrosion through darkwave defiance in ‘I See You’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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JeezJesus cast no illusions in his latest single, I See You, a politically incensed darkwave hymn for the disillusioned. The London-based multimedia artist, formerly known for his work with VALA and The Peace Pipers, invites listeners to where the echoes of early industrial pioneers are dragged through modern malaise. Like a transmission of a distress signal, he exposes every last fracture in society’s surface and offers a place to purge the repressed rage of existing under its suffocating systems. This track marks the final single ahead of his upcoming fourth album Somewhere Between Love & Misery, and the weight behind it leaves little question as to why it was chosen to close the chapter. The corrosive synths churn like they’ve been caught in acid rain, fizzing under the strain of a system too bloated to fix itself. As they grind and whine, they’re met with slow, dark, drawled vocals, standing somewhere between the nihilism of Public Image Limited and the melancholy fervour of Bauhaus. While there’s a clear nod to Throbbing Gristle’s confrontational sonics, the percussion slaps with a distinctly NIN-shaped hand, pushing the sound beyond nostalgic homage into something fiercely current. Written from the centre of discontent, I See […]

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