"Second album 'In A Bar Under The Sea' (1996) was produced by Eric 'Drew' Feldman, a Captain Beefheart Magic Band veteran who had also played in PJ Harvey's band and The Pixies. dEUS, with the inhibitions of a band in a sweetshop, created an album which surprised not only with the ebullient eclecticism of the music but even more so with how it segued so beautifully together: Moving from the 60s cinematic panorama of 'Theme From Turnpike' to the sweetly beguiling dance floor pop nugget of 'Little Arithmetics' onwards to the brooding avant-grunge explosion of 'Roses' to the spine tingling gentility of love song 'Serpentine'. The end of the album, again, was to see another founding member of dEUS depart (guitarist Rudy Trouvé had left after the making of the "My sister = my clock" ep and was replaced by Scotsman Craig Ward), bass player Stef Kamil Carlens decided to call it a day in order to concentrate on his own band, Zita Swoon. The gap he left was bridged by Danny Mommens."
The above is some information from the dEUS-website. This record is one of my all-time favourites. dEUS have now released four albums (with a six-year break inbetween and not counting the ep), and it's hard to say which is my favourite, but I think this one still tops the list...
www.deus.be and www.zitaswoon.be
March 30, 2006In few words, amazing! If you don't have it, please buy it. Please. It's an experience out of this world. What a delight to the senses. To me, it's a five star album only because i'm unable to rate it six star here.
December 10, 2005Almost surely the best work of Deus, this album is both full of great ideas and flawless, unconventional interpretations. Hats off to a real masterpiece.
September 1, 2005dEUS's disregard for most of rock's conventions and rules coupled with their admiration for some of music's most notorious oddballs(John Cale,Captain Beefheart,Gordon Gano)has made them the creators of some of the 90's most rewarding and brainiest pop songs,being"In a bar,under the sea"their magna opus.
The impressive array of styles covered by the album goes from Captain Beefheartesque stomps(Theme from Turnpike)to pure pop bliss(Little Arithmetics),late night lounge music(Serpentine),two chord progressions(For the Roses)or simply everything thrown in a blender,with the help of long standing underground favorites Girls Against Boys to mesmerizing effect(Fell off the floor Man).
As one would expect from a band from Belgium whose name means god in portuguese dEUS are an acquired taste but one that rewards greatly the listener that acquires it.
June 3, 2005It a bit frustrating trying to explain how important this band has been to me as most of it probably will sound like someone recommending something for the sake of having a strong healthy opinion. But at the risk of sounding redundant dEUS simply should be famous. Not because they deserve the stardom (which they do) but because they really have it in them to touch so many people in the world. They kind of fit it in to the time of albums like "The Bends", "Nevermind" etc ... and that kind of stuff ... its different but with the same amount of b@!!s ... This album certainly changed my life, or the way I listened to music, the bar to which I compare different bands to. They have given me a lot and I certainly recommend it to anyone who likes music with a multidimensional flavour. This band is simply amazing.
May 20, 2005More reviews at Amazon.com ...
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