dEUS on tour Official Podcast

So here we are ! Another tour bus was waiting for us. Everybody picked their own bunk. Some people consciously close to the party lounge. Others close to the never ending quietness (does such a thing truly exist on a tour bus you ask yourself…well, you’d be amazed !)
From now on, from too early in the morning to way too late in the evening we’ll be seeing each other. Talking about important stuff… but mostly about loads of (mainly funny) crap ! Sharing ideas, impulses, compulsions, pictures, thoughts, moments, feelings, clothes, toilet necessities… and other restless and never ending stories. Sometimes even kind of arguing. If we really feel like it. Always with a tender cheek given to the counterpart, though. Naturally.

I personally spent, oh, much more than five years of my life, almost counting day by day, on such ” celebratory ” moments. And it’s still amazing to see how different people/bands react to a given situation. Some don’t care, and are exactly what they are like at home: messy, cool, clever, sexy. Some do care, and are exactly not what they are like at home: clean, sharp, gentle. And still sexy, I guess. In a way. No names. Who cares.

This is pod two of the new dEUS Vantage Point tour. Too early to really get you into the buzz. But not too late, I hope, to make you want to know more about what’s going on. In crescendo. Still so much to come. To live through. To have fun with. And be serious about what we do at the same time.
Hum hum hum.

For your personal record this one starts with a messy -I chose the effect, don’t know if the band will like it though!- a cappella version of the new song « Slow » -guess you all know it by heart by now, innit ?- recorded during soundcheck at rehearsal in Breda, Holland, on April 5th.
Following it you can enjoy the same song -in full flavor- recorded live in Mannheim, Germany, on April 10th.
You’ll then be delighted to hear a small interview with our lovely support band from Brussels, The Black Box Revelation. Followed by an extract recorded live in Amsterdam, Holland, on April 15th.
We will be ending with a beautiful acoustic version of « The Vanishing of Maria Schneider » recorded for the BBC on April 17th, live, in London. Somewhere in the city centre. To be vague enough.
And, oh, almost forgot… finally a little birthday cake will be served…

Hope you like it.
And hope you’re OK !

vp.

 

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952- 554

952 days between the public birth of dEUS’ last album Pocket Revolution and the brand new studio album Vantage Point, which is to be released on April 21st.

554 days between that magic day of October 1st when dEUS finished their Pocket Revolution world tour in their home town Antwerp, and the first show of the brand new tour in Breda, Holland, last Sunday. Numbers both including our current sexy bissextile year for those who care… or pay attention. Because musically sexy this year sure will be. And groovy. And funky. Wait until you hear/live through it!

With a new album and tour coming up, here you go, you got it, the first one of the new series of dEUS official podcasts, straight from Stef (drums) and Mauro (guitar). And, to be honest, straight from our hearts.

There’s an interview, recorded track by track in a cosy backstage -some terrible acoustics though- just a few minutes before dEUS was about to hit the stage again and play the first notes of the new album… in front of an audience. The podcast also includes extracts of the ten new songs on Vantage Point. A teaser, so they say.

Hope you’ll enjoy it, and hope you’ll get to experience a bit what it’s like to do this wonderful job, that is to be on the road with a band like dEUS. ‘Ooooh your god’ (track two) do I hear you all say.

So, take care, keep posted (we’ll try to get you a new podcast every ten days or so) and hope to see you on tour… and/or at your nearest record shop. And no! Not your laptop! You know it doesn’t sound and look (wait until you see the Vantage Point artwork!) as good as the real thing.

Enjoy.

VP.

 

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