dEUS on tour Official Podcast

Sorry for the delay dear readers. And thank you for your patience.
Took me some time, this time…but I had to feed the fishes…or something.

Ha ha… Hum Hum Festivals… So many good memories. Of loads of them. From the teenage kicks aka puberty and bleeding ears to the professional mayhem that can occur during a quick change-over (you’ve got 15 minutes (to fame ?), boys, always shouts the big man from the left stage corner…wearing shorts), to the greatest musical experiences and accidental discoveries that can happily and accidently take place. That’s why we’ve got ears, don’t we ? And taste. And why we are there, to put it simply. From truly disgusting food to improvised BBQ with other musicians (and tents burning, by the way) to never ending talks and laughs with many other from out-of-space(s) band members. And more, if there’s affinity. Still is, if you stay open. And use and abuse of your social skills. So many festivals travelled. Experienced. Tasted. And sometimes approved. With or without dEUS. Muddy it used to be. Still is in the UK though. But everywhere else ? It has become so well organized. An event, they call it.

dEUS did a lot of them a couple of years ago. And even more so over the last decade. Countless ones.
Let’s get back to their one and only holy gig during their sabbatical live year 2009 … – GIGS, sorry : Yes, they played twice, two nights in a row in the comfy of the Marquee, 2 completely different sets, about 28 songs were played…-by the way who has ever played 28 songs in a festival I ask myself ?…Except The Ramones, of course. Maybe. And Mauro, I guess, but that must have been at some kind of arty festival. Probably. And the Buzzcocks. And. And. No, not Adam and the Ants. They didn’t even have enough songs I guess.

Stop it. Rewind.

So our very own little d’s did it in style I dare say. And write. A few friends joined them on the first night. Credits are…there, somewhere, if you look through this… and finally deserve it. Old songs and new songs were played. Mashed up, as another famous Belgian band would say.
The second night was more direction intimacy. When songs truly matter. Where deep meets high.
Both nights, were, objectively, soulful, powerful, sexy, clever, sharp…and groovy. If you ask me.
Both nights were with extra musicians and forces on stage. A gorgeous feminine choir of four joined the party. And a multi-instrumentalist added his touches and sometimes personal views on the existing music. Printed them even. Credits, are also available. If you dig for it not so deep down. Here, somewhere, again.

I honestly think, after those two nights, that very few other bands can offer so many great tunes, different tastes, different shapes, different feelings, different approaches, different cleverness, different grooves, different melodies, and….evolving talent …other than dEUS.
Of course a few others are on my A-list, and luckily. Otherwise it would be very gloomy.
No names. Everybody has rights to the secret gardens.
And it’s great to play a home match. Twice. You know, between friends, new and old ones kind of feeling.

But I also think that dEUS needs new horizons. To expand them. New audiences to play their music to. New challenges. New history. And affinities.
From now on when I think of festivals, and dEUS, I think, for instance, of Coachella, Lollapalooza, Big day Out, Rock in Rio, Summer Sonic, Fuji Rock, Tomorrows Parties, Finch …countless others, an endless list. Katmandu would also do. Hong Kong too. Vostock would, and Ushuaia too.

Name it dear readers. And interested/ing human beings.
They’re your countries. And powers.
Read it. Share it. Peer it.
Knock on promoters doors.
And make it happen.

We would love to. You would be delighted. I swear to gOD.
Let it be. We’ll be your proud guests.
Let’s shake the planet. In 2010. Or 2011.
We let you decide.
As long as we meet.
And finally greet.

Thanks Pukkelpop. Thanks to all the artists involved.
Thank you.
And hope to see you all soon.
Somewhere on our still blue and beautiful planet.
But let them work for a while. In the confines of their studio. In the confines of their lives and their Art.
Music is a virus.
And let the end of Oasis not be an excuse.
We’ve got much better in present history.

Take care.

Vp.

 

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