dEUS is an indie rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman (vocals and guitar), Klaas Janzoons (keyboards and violin), and Stephane Misseghers (drums), Alan Gevaert (bass) and Mauro Pawlowski (guitar).

History

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The band, whose songs are primarily sung in English, was founded in Antwerp in 1991, but does not get its form until after Humo's Rock Rally of 1992. In the tour that follows through Spain they lay the basis for their sound. dEUS displays a bewildering array of influences, including Captain Beefheart, Mingus-style jazz, Leonard Cohen and the Velvet Underground. Consequently, they incorporate a wide variety of styles, including Pop, Punk and Heavy Metal into their work. They became one of the most successful (and influential) Belgian rock bands ever.

Past members

Past members include Stef Kamil Carlens (bass), who left in 1996 to focus on his own band Zita Swoon (initially known as A Beatband and then Moondog Jr.), Rudy Trouvé (guitar), who since 1995 has pursued a career in music (Kiss my Jazz, Dead Man Ray) and art, Jules de Borgher (drums) until 2002, Danny Mommens (bass) who left in 2004 because of his other band Vive la Fête and Craig Ward (guitar) who left in 2004. Both Rudy Trouvé and Craig Ward play in The Love Substitutes along with Mauro Pawlowski.

Records

So far, they have released four studio albums: on Island Records, Worst Case Scenario (1994), In a Bar, Under the Sea (1996), The Ideal Crash (1999) and on September 12th 2005 their long awaited album Pocket Revolution was released on V2 Records. They have also released many singles, the experimental EP My Sister=My Clock (1995) (originally intended for the Belgian audience and international fan order only but given a general release on Island Records due to popular demand) and a singles collection No More Loud Music (released on PolyGram) with a companion DVD No More Video (2001).

Sabbatical

From 2000 to 2004, the band took an extended sabbatical to allow the individual members to pursue different interests, including a Barman-directed feature film entitled Any Way the Wind Blows. In June 2002 they did however play 6 concerts in Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium, supporting the then-recent CD and DVD release of their singles collection. In 2004 Tom Barman also released the debut album of Magnus, his dance-oriented project with techno producer CJ Bolland.

Current activities

In mid-2004 they began recording new material and playing live across Europe, and in August the download-only single iF You Don't Get What You Want was released. dEUS has been touring the World since September 2005, supporting the album Pocket Revolution.

Discography (albums and singles)

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• Zea (EP, June 1993)
• Worst Case Scenario (October 1994)
  • "Suds & Soda" (June 1994)
  • "Via" (October 1994)
  • "Hotellounge (Be the Death of Me)" (January 1995)
• My Sister=My Clock (EP, April 1995)
• In a Bar, Under the Sea (September 1996)
  • "Theme From Turnpike" (June 1996)
  • "Little Arithmetics" (October 1996)
  • "Roses" (December 1996)
  • "Fell Off the Floor, Man" (June 1997)
• The Ideal Crash (March 1999)
  • "Instant Street" (February 1999)
  • "Sister Dew" (May 1999)
  • "The Ideal Crash" (October 1999)
• Pocket Revolution (September 2005)
  • "If you don't get what you want" (Download only) (August 2004)
  • "7 Days, 7 Weeks" (August 2005)
  • "What we talk about (when we talk about love)" (March 2006)
  • "Bad Timing" (June 2006)

Singles collection

• No More Loud Music (November 2001)
  • "Nothing Really Ends" (November 2001)

External links

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• Official dEUS website
• Official dEUS forum
• dEUS fan site
• dEUS fan blog
• Photo gallery
• dEUS Interview, November 2005
• Interview with Klaas Janzoons and "Instant Street" (live-video) at wenn's rockt! WebTV

Alternative musical groups | Belgian musical groups

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