Nothing Is Free
| Nothing Is Free | ||||
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| EP by JK Flesh | ||||
| Released | 7 September 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2015[1] | |||
| Studio | Avalanche Studios | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 55:05 | |||
| Label | 3BY3 and HHR | |||
| Producer | Justin Broadrick | |||
| JK Flesh chronology | ||||
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Nothing Is Free is the debut EP of JK Flesh, a moniker of English musician Justin Broadrick, and was released digitally for free on 7 September 2015 through 3BY3 and HHR.[2] It is Broadrick's third release under the JK Flesh title, following the debut studio album, Posthuman (2012), and a split album with Prurient, Worship Is the Cleansing of the Imagination (2012).
The EP's title track was released as a 12-inch single on 12 May 2016. It features a remix by Broadrick's fellow Birmingham musician, Surgeon.[3]
Content
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"Hide & Seek"
"Hide & Seek" showcases the EP's shift from heavy metal guitar to a more purely electronic sound. |
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Unlike Posthuman, Nothing Is Free adopts a sparser, more sterile drum and bass sound. Most of the traditional metal riffs are gone and replaced with abrasive washes of bass and other synthesizer noises,[4] which Broadrick saw as a more honest realization of what he set out to do with the JK Flesh project.[5] The EP has been noted for its high level of aural aggression as well as ability to be both disturbing and danceable.[6] Greg Kennelty of Metal Injection wrote, "The album is a compilation of works Broadrick did between 2013 and 2015, though I wouldn't call these b-sides or anything. They sound like fully-formed, well-produced songs that belong on pretty much any of his projects."[7]
Despite being categorized as an EP, Nothing Is Free clocks in at 55:05, which is longer than many traditional studio albums, including JK Flesh's 2016 follow-up release Rise Above.
Track listing
All music composed by Justin Broadrick.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nothing Is Free" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Hide & Seek" | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Boundless Submission" | 6:10 |
| 4. | "Peace in Pieces" | 6:18 |
| 5. | "Kontorted" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Pleasurer" | 10:02 |
| 7. | "Offering" | 6:48 |
| 8. | "They Own You" | 5:54 |
| 9. | "Nails" | 5:24 |
| Total length: | 55:05 | |
Personnel
Taken from the Nothing Is Free liner notes.[2]
- Justin Broadrick – instruments, production
References
- ↑ "Justin Broadrick shares name-your-price album under JK Flesh alias". Fact. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- 1 2 Nothing Is Free (digital liner notes). JK Flesh. Avalanche Recordings. 2015. AREC031. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Nothing Is Free" (12-inch single) (vinyl liner notes). JK Flesh. Downwards Records. 2016. LINO-71. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom. "Stream JK Flesh Nothing Is Free EP". Stereogum. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Songs Of The 'Flesh - The Strange World Of... Justin Broadrick". The Quietus. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ↑ "JK Flesh 'Nothing Is Free' streaming article". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Kennelty, Greg. "GODFLESH's Justin Broadrick Releases Nothing Is Free Under Solo Moniker JK FLESH". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 1, 2018.