Deus in general

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... violin helped as the frenetic and frantic Suds & Soda initiated their necessary love-hate relationship with Britain and it's press. The odd lyrics, which between language barriers (which the singer, Tom Barman, worries about) with his Continental Americanesque accent, all contributes to the quirkiness of the sound, held together with ever emerging beautiful melodies. The departure of Rudy Trouve after the first album and Stef Kamil Carlens after the second (in a Bar Under the Sea) and taking with them their e...more

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Deus in general: The gODS of rock...er...pop? (465 words)
by - written on 25/05/01 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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When dEUS are mentioned in the press, the term 'art-rock' invariably turns up within the same paragraph. When this is put to them they laugh and say they're pop...the gods of pop (Deus meaning God in a variety of languages although they were named after some Sugarcubes lyrics) The Belgian music scene is thriving at the moment, dEUS leading the way although in recent times being somewhat eclipsed by Soulwax (if you're interested there's also bands such as DAAU, Dead Man Ray, Think of One, Flowers for Breakfast, LIonel Horrowitz and of course Zita Swoon [the singer used to be in dEUS], all of which are worth investigating. So how have ... Read the complete review

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