Dark, claustrophobic Belgian indie rock. Pre-millennium tension of the highest order. Practically every song is a slow-burner in one way or another, built on knotty, interwoven guitars and layered densely with synths, pianos, and cinematic strings that amplify the haunting, druggy, noir lyrical themes. The first time I heard this record was about two weeks into Covid: I had put it on to go for a walk around the neighborhood just to get out of the house -- masked up the entire time, as was the custom -- and ended up completely drawn-in, taking all these weird side streets to prolong the walk and finish the record. "Instant Street" in particular is god-tier.
Track listing:
1. Put the Freaks Up Front
2. Sister Dew
3. One Advice, Space
4. The Magic Hour
5. The Ideal Crash
6. Instant Street
7. Magdalena
8. Everybody's Weird
9. Let's See Who Goes Down First
10. Dream Sequence No. 1
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Love this album! New dEUS record and European tour coming in early 2023.
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This album is probably 10/10 for me ... did not listen to it a long time (ony a few songs), but once in my life I was so much into it. "Sister Dew" and "Dream Sequence No. 1" are probably my favorites... beside the lovely "Instant Street"
ReplyDeleteThe early to mid-nineties was a great time for Belgian 'Alternative' rock. Suddenly there were a lot of great bands; Evil Superstars, Mad dog Loose, Dildo Warheads, Metal Molly, and so on.
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