A World Lit Only by Dub
| A World Lit Only by Dub | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | 6 December 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2024 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 46:35 | |||
| Label | Avalanche | |||
| Producer | Justin Broadrick | |||
| Godflesh chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Decibel | Positive[1] |
| Kerrang! | 4/5[2] |
| Thrashocore | 8.5/10[3] |
A World Lit Only by Dub is the second remix album by English industrial metal band Godflesh, released on 6 December 2024 through frontman Justin Broadrick's label Avalanche Recordings. It features remixed dub versions of tracks from the band's seventh studio album, A World Lit Only by Fire (2014), created by Godflesh. Broadrick described the remix album as a way to celebrate A World Lit Only by Fire ten years after its original release.[4]
Background
After reforming in 2009, Godflesh released the 2014 EP Decline & Fall and the 2014 studio album A World Lit Only by Fire, both of which saw Japanese versions with bonus dub remixes.[5][6] This combined with a history of in-house remixing (for example, 1997's Love and Hate in Dub) led to interviewers asking frontman Justin Broadrick if A World Lit Only by Fire would receive a fuller remix treatment.[7][8] Broadrick first spoke publicly about A World Lit Only by Dub as early as 14 October 2014, a week after A World Lit Only by Fire's release and a decade before the remix album's release.[7] He stated that the original intent of A World Lit Only by Dub was to explore the post-punk side of Godflesh's sound, and he planned to employ former Godflesh drummer Ted Parsons to provide live drumming.[7][8] However, Parsons does not appear on the final release.[4]
Broadrick characterized the five remixes on A World Lit Only by Dub as "extended mutated versions; exploring and pushing the inherently experimental nature of Godflesh, now finalised and somewhat re-contexdtualised 10 years later."[4] Reviewers emphasised how "calling [the songs] remixes feels like something of a slight disservice" given how altered they are, featuring numerous new and rerecorded parts, entirely new structures and titles more reminiscent of new songs than remixes.[1][2][3][9]
Track listing
All songs written by Justin Broadrick.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cursed by You All" | 9:07 |
| 2. | "Dead Ending" | 10:10 |
| 3. | "Life Given Life Taken" | 9:23 |
| 4. | "Our Fathers in Heaven" | 9:11 |
| 5. | "Towers" | 8:44 |
| Total length: | 46:35 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from A World Lit Only by Dub liner notes.[4]
- Justin Broadrick – guitars, vocals, machines, production
- Ben Green – bass
References
- ^ a b Bellino, Emily. "ICYMI: Godflesh Release Remix Album, A World Lit Only By Dub". Decibel. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b Law, Sam. "Album review: Godflesh – A World Lit Only by Dub". Kerrang!. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b Ikea, Tristan. "Godflesh – A World Lit Only by Dub" (in French). Thrashocore. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Godflesh (2024). A World Lit Only by Dub (digital liner notes). Avalanche Recordings. AREC084. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Godflesh (2014). Decline & Fall (Japanese edition) (CD liner notes). Daymare Recordings. DYMC-222.
- ^ Godflesh (2014). A World Lit Only by Fire (Japanese edition) (CD liner notes). Daymare Recordings. DYMC-230.
- ^ a b c Tfaaon (14 October 2014). "Justin K. Broadrick, guitariste et chanteur de Godflesh". La Grosse Radio (in French). Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b Valjean, Jean. "Godflesh by Mail October 2014". Metal Orgie (in French). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Yücel, Ilker. "ReView: Godflesh – A World Lit Only by Dub". Regen Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2025.