Justin Broadrick

<p>Today’s guest deejay is <a href="https://www.justinkbroadrick.com" title="Justin Broadrick">Justin Broadrick</a>.</p> <p>Justin is a singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godflesh" title="Godflesh">Godflesh</a>, which combined metal and industrial music. Justin is also know for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesu_(band)" title="Jesu">Jesu</a>, which some refer to as his “shoegaze” project. While those are some of Justin’s more well-known projects, he’s been involved with many projects over nearly four decades, including everything from remixes to ambient music.</p> <p>Every episode of Soundwave features spectacular mixes from our amazing guest deejays. Today’s show is no less unique. But today’s show a special to me because my I have an intimate relationship with his music.</p> <p>I discover Justin through Godflesh’s <a href="https://godfleshband.bandcamp.com/album/streetcleaner" title="Streetcleaner"><em>Streetcleaner</em></a> 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> <p>When I learned that Godflesh would be performing in Boston for their first US tour, I interviewed Justin and his partner, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._C._Green" title="G. C. Green">G. C. Green</a>, for <a href="https://www.wmfo.org" title="WMFO">WMFO</a>. Unfortunately, their drum machine was fried from the US’s 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 “Love is A Dog from