Pale Sketches

Pale Sketches
Compilation album by Jesu
Released October 9, 2007 (Worldwide)
August 19, 2009 (Japan)
Recorded 2000 - 2007
Genre Electronica, ambient, shoegazing, post-metal, experimental rock
Length 46:36
Label Avalanche
(AREC009)
Daymare
(DYMC97)
Producer Justin Broadrick
Jesu chronology

Jesu / Eluvium
(2007)
Pale Sketches
(2007)
Lifeline (EP)
(2007)
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A Distorted Reality

Pale Sketches is a full length compilation of previously unreleased studio material recorded by Jesu between 2000 and 2007. It was released worldwide on October 9, 2007 through Justin Broadrick's own Avalanche Recordings label and limited to 2,000 copies on CD, and 1,200 on double gatefold vinyl.[1][2]

On August 19, 2009, Daymare Recordings re-issued Pale Sketches as a two-disc CD set. The second disc features three exclusive, previously unreleased, remixes.

On August 24, 2010, Justin Broadrick released Jesu: Pale Sketches Demixed on Ghostly International under the name "Pale Sketcher". The album was a release of "demixed" remixes of the album and was preceded by the lead single of "Can I Go Now (Gone Version)".

Track listing

  1. "Don't Dream It" - 5:30
  2. "Can I Go Now?" - 5:49
  3. "Wash It All Away" - 5:22
  4. "The Playgrounds Are Empty" - 5:37
  5. "Dummy" - 6:46
  6. "Supple Hope" - 6:39
  7. "Tiny Universes" - 4:59
  8. "Plans That Fade" - 5:44
  9. "Don't Dream It (2009 Instrumental Version)" †
  10. "Supple Hope (2009 Mix)" †
  11. "The Playgrounds Are Empty (Slumber Mix)" †

† indicates a track exclusive to the Japanese re-release edition of the album.

Personnel

References

  1. "Jesu Discography". godflesh.com. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  2. "A V A L A N C H E S T O R E". Avalanche Inc. Retrieved 2008-01-07.