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List of songs recorded by Godflesh

List of songs recorded by Godflesh

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The English industrial metal band Godflesh have released 184 songs;[lower-alpha 1] 129 are original tracks, 50 are remixes done by the band of their own songs and 5 are covers. The group, initially composed of B. C. Green and Paul Neville, formed in 1982 as Fall of Because but did not release any complete music until 1988 after Justin Broadrick joined, became frontman and renamed the project Godflesh.[2][3] Though their debut, a self-titled EP, was released on a small, independent label named Swordfish, it was successful and drew the attention of Earache Records.[4][5] After being picked up by Earache, Godflesh released the albums Streetcleaner (1989) and Pure (1992)[6][7] and were then acquired by Columbia Records.[8]

Godflesh performing at Roadburn 2018

Following the disappointing sales of their third album, 1994's Selfless, and the ban of the music video for "Crush My Soul", Columbia dropped Godflesh, and the band returned to Earache.[9][10] They then released Songs of Love and Hate in 1996, Love and Hate in Dub (an experimental remix album) in 1997 and Us and Them in 1999.[11] The band again parted from Earache and released Hymns in 2001 before breaking up in 2002.[12][13] Broadrick and Green reunited in 2009 with plans to create music together again,[14] officially reformed Godflesh in 2010 and released A World Lit Only by Fire in 2014 and Post Self in 2017.[15]

Musically, Godflesh's songs are characterised by machine percussion played in repetitive loops, driving bass and distorted guitar.[11] Though two of their albums (Songs of Love and Hate and Hymns) featured human drummers, Broadrick saw these inclusions as a dilution of what the band set out to achieve.[16] As pioneers of industrial metal,[17] Godflesh's earliest songs are exceptionally slow and mechanical, employing a blend of heavy metal and industrial music.[8] The bass and drums are unusually loud (as on the track "Avalanche Master Song" from the Godflesh EP), and the guitars and vocals play a secondary, more background role (as on "Pulp" and "Life Is Easy" from Streetcleaner).[6][16] On their second album, Pure, Godflesh began to experiment with sprawling ambient pieces (as on "Pure II"), hip hop and breakbeats (as on the introductory song "Spite") and extreme degrees of heavy repetition (as on "Predominance").[7][18][19] Selfless saw the band taking a more straightforward metal approach, with a heavy emphasis on riffs (as on "Bigot" and "Toll").[20] This era of Godflesh (1988 to 1994) would retrospectively be seen as Broadrick's favorite.[9]

Throughout their career, Godflesh have only released a handful of singles and music videos.[21] None of their songs have charted individually despite Columbia's efforts to augment Godflesh's popularity and raise it in line with that of Nine Inch Nails.[22][23] Within the band's catalogue are many remixes that were made by Broadrick. Aside from studio cover songs, Godflesh have performed "Requiem" by Killing Joke live.[24]

Songs

Justin Broadrick playing guitar over a backdrop of fire
Justin Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2015
Justin Broadrick playing guitar on a red-tinted stage
Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2016
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B. C. Green performing with Godflesh in 2018
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Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 1992
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Robert Hampson of Loop performing with Godflesh in 1991
Justin Broadrick playing a seven-string guitar with Godflesh
Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2011
Justin Broadrick playing a seven-string guitar with Godflesh
Broadrick performing with Godflesh in 2014
B. C. Green playing bass to a backdrop of apocalyptic imagery
Green performing with Godflesh in 2014
A close-up of Diarmuid Dalton playing bass during the day
Diarmuid Dalton, an occasional member of Godflesh, performing with Broadrick's Jesu in 2009
B. C. Green and Justin Broadrick performing as Godflesh
Godflesh performing in 2015
 B. C. Green playing bass in a red haze
Green performing with Godflesh in 2013
B. C. Green and Justin Broadrick performing as Godflesh in a red haze
Godflesh performing in 2018
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Demos, live recordings and remixes for other artists

Demos

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Live recordings

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Remixes for other artists

Justin Broadrick has created a number of remixes over his career,[84] and the distinction between a Broadrick remix and a Godflesh remix is often unclear; there is little effective difference since Broadrick is Godflesh's main creative force and sole remixer.[85] The ones listed below are explicitly labeled with the Godflesh title or are inextricably tied to Godflesh (such as the two remixes for Pantera).[lower-alpha 25] For a more complete list of Broadrick's remixes, see his discography.

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Notes

  1. Additionally, Godflesh have recorded at least three songs with unknown titles that have never been released.[1]
  2. This song is an altered version of "Wake" from Songs of Love and Hate (1996) with different vocals and guitar. It was made for the Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) soundtrack but was ultimately rejected.[26]
  3. This was at one point the official website for several of Justin Broadrick's projects.[27] "Absorber" was released here for exclusive download.[26]
  4. Some releases list this track as "Deadhead".[45]
  5. This song was originally recorded between 1988's Godflesh and 1989's Streetcleaner for an EP entitled Tiny Tears, but it was shelved and eventually released on Streetcleaner as an appended CD-only bonus track.[46]
  6. Some releases combine "Devastator" and "Mighty Trust Krusher" into one track.[40]
  7. This song was originally recorded in the early- to mid-eighties when the band went by the name Fall of Because.[2]
  8. This song is a remix of "Angel Domain" from Songs of Love and Hate.[29]
  9. This song is a deconstructed remix (or "demix", as the liner notes put it) of "Don't Bring Me Flowers" from Pure.[38]
  10. Originally recorded during the Post Self sessions[51]
  11. An untitled hidden song is included in this track after a minute of silence.[55]
  12. This song was originally recorded in 1995 but was shelved for four years before being released.[56]
  13. This song is a remix of "Spite" from Pure.[44]
  14. This song is a remix combining elements of "Pure" and "Spite" from Pure.[65]
  15. This song only appears on a reissued version of the release.[70]
  16. This song was originally created for Us and Them in Dub, a remix album that was never released.[71]
  17. This song is a rerecording of "Wound" from the Tiny Tears bonus tracks on Streetcleaner.[72]
  18. This song was released by Fall of Because,[77][78][76] an early version of Godflesh.[82][83]
  19. This song was later released as "Lifefucker-Shitsucker".[77]
  20. This song was later released as "Malewhoreslag".[77]
  21. This song was later released as "Middle Amerika".[77]
  22. This track comprises a fifteen-minute live performance of Fall of Because, including the songs "Empire of Lies", "Whiterock-Blackdeath", "Christian Motherfucker" and "Ecstacy of Hate".[77]
  23. Though not explicitly labeled as such on the track listing of its original release, this song was recorded at a Peel session.[81]
  24. This track comprises a fifteen-minute live performance of Fall of Because, including the songs "Life Is Easy", "Calling" and "Submit-Suppress".[77]
  25. This remix is credited to Justin Broadrick (the Godflesh frontman), but it uses the same remix title that he employed for Godflesh songs on the Merciless EP.[38] In 1997, Broadrick referred to the remix as something "we" did, speaking of him and B. C. Green, the two constituents of Godflesh.[88]

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  90. Needles into the Ground – Deconstructed and Reconstructed by Godflesh (CD liner notes). Khost. Cold Spring. 2016. CSR215CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  91. Carving Songs (CD liner notes). Controlled Bleeding. Artoffact Records. 2017. AOF293CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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