dEUS on tour Official Podcast

This one is quite different.
This one is based on Mauro.
Huuuuuuuuuum…musicians, we do know them, right ?
And what they do. Create, Play, Tour, Rehearse, Record.
Drink sometimes. Laugh most of the time.
Even go to museums…when they feel like it.
Play again. Tour again. And Laugh again.
But you’ll never (except Tomy in a Manu Riche movie) see them on a bike.
Strangely. The nice people in Vienna had bikes ready for us…32 people in the traveling party.
Ultima Vez on tour it was, this time. Well…25 were taken, used and abused (by dancers, techs…), 7 stayed untouched.
Yeap you got it…6 musicians and… ???
Guess guess…

I was lucky to be part of one of Mauro’s many collaborations, again.
This time with Wim Vandekeybus.
I kind of knew him.
We’re from the same city.
We share the same bars.
But Í never expected to meet such a creative and vivid mind.
No rest (for the best).
Amazing.
He, to put it simply, never stops.
Keeps looking and searching for new ideas…and talents.
Reminded me of somebody else I know…Tomy B…maybe !

Mauro created the soundtrack for Wim’s last creation: Nieuw Zwart.
They toured together. For almost a year.
And I’ve been told it’s not over yet. Far from it even.
(This is not what you’ll see here. What you see here first happened a few years ago, based on an improvisation that took place @ the Ancienne Belgique venue in Brussels).
But that’s not gonna be before 2012 or something.
Because, until then, Mauro will be full time busy with dEUS. Until… ???

They are now @ the VP studio. They now have a producer.
And he has already done some damn fine work with them in the past.
Producing, if you ask me, one of dEUS’ finest albums to date.
Ooooohhh yeahhhh…
Shuuuut…
We all have different dEUS finest… that’s (also) what makes them so special, innit ?
So… Patience.
Wait. Hear. Discover. And decide for yourself.

But, in the meantime, and above all, thanks again Portugal for the amazing welcome you gave us, in lovely Porto, a few weeks ago.
Again, and again, and again: Portugal, YOU ROCK.
See you in 2011.
With a new album to celebrate.
And thanks to Mauro for…well…being himself I guess.

Cheers, as he would probably say.

See you soon.
Vp.

 

 dEUS on tour Official Podcast - 89 hours in the life of a dEUS, part II [07:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 dEUS on tour Official Podcast - 89 hours in the life of a dEUS, part II: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey Hey Hey, welcome back.
How are you doing ?
It’s been a while …damn it…but we’re back.
With a bright future, I’d say.
Oh yeah.
Anyway.
If you live in Belgium, you must have heard the news: dEUS gave a free gig, in their home town, Antwerp, a few days ago.
In one of the cutest, nicest places the country has to offer. Hidden in the middle of a beautiful park. Where nature is at its best. And so are the humans. We know the influence of surroundings to human spirit. It is a pleasure to play at such an open air festival.
If only they were all like this one.
And a bit of a secret place as well…known by locals only…and music lovers.
Nice nice niiiiiiiiice.

About 2000 VIP’s showed up.
A last minute treat.
The word was spread on Friday.
The password to let you in was: MESSI.
Yeap, you heard me: no one had to pay a penny to come and enjoy the show.
Why ?
Well, some people say it was a warm up gig for the few festivals dEUS will play this summer.
Other people say it was an excuse to have a gigantic party, with dear and beloved friends.
Some others…
I’ll tell you why.
No.
You’ll find out why.
At the very end of this movie is the answer…the celebration.
The reason why.
The proud father.
And if you still believe in Saint Nicolas…it’s even better.
Don’t we all?

See you soon,
And enjoy the beautiful summer we have.
Right here. Right now.

Take care.
And it’s great to be back.

Vp.

Bonus: a StuBru report of dEUS at the OLT Rivierenhof in Antwerp:
note: our own podcast video is a little bit further down below.

 

 dEUS on tour Official Podcast - dEUS @ OLT Rivierenhof, Antwerp, July 6th 2010 [05:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 dEUS on tour Official Podcast - dEUS @ OLT Rivierenhof, Antwerp, July 6th 2010: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hi everyone, Barman checking in…

Just to tell you we’ve been hibernating in our studio in Antwerp, working on an album that will hopefully be so good it’ll make your earflaps wiggle, your legs jerk in perfect unison and your heart feel like the love-trampoline it’s always been! We start recording this summer, so expect a release early next year.

Meanwhile, some summerdates will be announced soon, so look out for that too.

On a more serious note, I would like to apologize to our Italian fans for the use of Everybody’s Weird in a Toyota-commercial. Turns out those cars didn’t have any brakes. Ouch! Nobody ever tells us anything…

Ciao + talk soon!

Tom and the guys

On November 3rd 2009 Sander Jurkiewicz (sander.uk.com) visited dEUS for a photo shoot while they were working in their Vantage Point studio. A selection of photos taken that day can be seen in the photo viewer below.

dEUS

DELUXE VERSION OF WORST CASE SCENARIO ALBUM

Universal Music and Island Records will be re-releasing dEUS’s Worst Case Scenario on December 4th 2009. Originally released in 1994, Worst Case Scenario is considered as a brilliant breakthrough album (300,000 units sold in Europe). It incorporates a wide variety of styles, including pop, folk, free jazz, noise rock and this album made them the most successful (and influential) Belgian rock band ever!

The album will be released in a Deluxe version, consisting of two CD’s and a DVD. The original version of Worst Case Scenario has been re-mastered in London at the Metropolis Studio under supervision of Tom Barman (front man of the band); this is CD1. The second CD includes their first EP Zea (very rare) and a collection of B-sides, unreleased lives tracks and demos.

The DVD is a brand new documentary about the making of the album + Unreleased live performances recorded in 1994 and 1995.

A 24 page booklet with liner notes packed with new information, pictures and other memorabilia and liners notes from Mark Paytress completes this Deluxe edition.

Worst Case Scenario (remastered) Track listing:

1.   Intro
2.   Suds & Soda
3.   W.C.S. (First Draft)
4.   Jigsaw You
5.   Morticiachair
6.   Via
7.   Right As Rain
8.   Mute
9.   Let’s Get Lost
10.   Hotellounge (Be The Death Of Me)
11.   Shake Your Hip
12.   Great American Nude
13.   Secret Hell
14.   Divebomb Djingle

Extra CD Track listing:

1.   Zea Intro Replica
2.   Zea
3.   Texan Coffee
4.   It. Furniture In The Far West
5.   Violins and happy endings
6.   Great American Nude (Strip Mix)
7.   Niche
8.   Jigsaw You (Live At The Oasis, Brussels)
9.   Whose Vegas (Is It Anyway)
10.   Morticiachair (Live London Astoria)
11.   Let Go
12.   Suds & Soda (By Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung)
13.   Kinderballade
14.   Dea (demo)
15.   Suds & Soda (demo)
16.   Secret Hell (Live)
17.   Mute (Live)

DVD

Time is the state of my jeans (the making of Worst Case Scenario)

LIVE FOOTAGE

Suds & Soda (MTV-Live at London Astoria II 1995)
W.C.S (Live at the Pinkpop Festival 1995)
Let’s get lost (Live at the Pinkpop Festival 1995)
Great American nude (MTV-Live at London Camden underworld 1994)
Hotellounge (MTV – Most wanted 1994)
Shake your hips (MTV – Most wanted 1995)
Via (MTV 120 minutes – Live at the studio)
Whose vegas it is anyway (MTV 120 minutes – Live at the studio)
Jigsaw you (MTV 120 minutes – Live at the studio)

EXTRAS

On the road to England (VPRO documentary from 1995)
Photo Slide Show (W.C.S. / Via / Great American nude live at Wuk Vienna)

(Pre-)order your copy of Worst Case Scenario – Deluxe Edition now:

Belgium:
> Proxis
> cosmox
> Free Record Shop
Alternatives.

The Netherlands:
> Velvet Music
> Bol.com
> Sounds Venlo
Alternatives.

UK:
> Amazon.co.uk
> HMV.co.uk

France:
> Fnac.com
Alternatives.

Germany:
> Amazon.de
> Libri.de
> jpc.de

Italy:
> CDBOX

Don’t forget to visit our official YouTube page for 5 exclusive promo clips for Worst Case Scenario Deluxe Edition, taken from the Making Of documentary ‘Time Is The State Of Me Jeans’, which is part of the bonus DVD listed above.

ps. as a bonus, we’ve uploaded the video for W.C.S. (First Draft) to our YouTube channel.

 

 W.C.S. (First Draft) (from Worst Case Scenario): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download