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Deus
Deus performing live at Cafe du Nord, San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
Background information
Origin	Antwerp, Belgium
Genre(s)	Experimental rock, indie rock, alternative rock
Years active	1989–present
Label(s)	V2, Universal
Website	www.deus.be
Members
Tom Barman Klaas Janzoons Stéphane Misseghers Alan Gevaert Mauro Pawlowski
Former members
Stef Kamil Carlens Rudy Trouvé Jules de Borgher Danny Mommens Craig Ward

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Deus (or dEUS^[1]) is an indie rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman (vocals and guitar), Klaas Janzoons (keyboards and violin), Stéphane Misseghers (drums), Alan Gevaert (bass) and Mauro Pawlowski (guitar and vocals). Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Tom Barman (born January 1 1972) is a Belgian Musician and Film director. Mauro Antonio Pawlowski (born April 24, 1971 in Koersel

1 History
2 Discography
3 References
4 External links

History

The band, whose songs are primarily sung in English, was founded in Antwerp in 1989, but did not get its form until after Humo's Rock Rally of 1992. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Humo's Rock Rally is a Belgian contest for rock bands organized every second year since 1978 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In the tour that followed through Spain, set up by Filip Eyckmans, they laid the foundation for their sound. Deus displays a bewildering array of influences, including Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Big Star, Sonic Youth, Sun Ra and Mingus-style jazz, Leonard Cohen and the Velvet Underground. Don Van Vliet (born Donald Glen Vliet on January 15 1941, in Glendale California, U Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, Legal name Le Sony'r Ra; Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Consequently, they incorporate a wide variety of styles, including Pop, Folk, Free Jazz, Prog, Punk and Heavy Metal into their work. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved 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. Stef Kamil Carlens (born 1970 is the leader of belgian rock band Zita Swoon. Zita Swoon is a Belgian indie rock group They entered the music scene of Antwerp in 1993, still under the name A Beatband with the EP "Jintro Travels ), 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. Rudy Trouvé (born January 28, 1967 in Wilrijk) is a Belgian Musician from Antwerp. Kiss My Jazz is a group of musicians based in Antwerp, Belgium. Dead Man Ray is a Belgian cult rock band originating from Berchem near Antwerp. Vive la Fête ( French for Long live the party) is an Electronic music group founded in 1997 in Ghent ( Belgium) Both Rudy Trouvé and Craig Ward play in The Love Substitutes along with Mauro Pawlowski. The Love Substitutes are a Belgian band composed of dEUS guitarists past and present Mauro Pawlowski on drums Rudy Trouvé and Craig Ward

Records

So far, Deus have released five studio albums: on Island Records, Worst Case Scenario (1994), In a Bar, Under the Sea (1996), The Ideal Crash (1999), on September 12th 2005 their long awaited album Pocket Revolution V2 Records and in 2008 they've released Vantage Point. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Worst Case Scenario is a 1994 Album by dEUS. The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouvé. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. In A Bar Under The Sea is a 1996 Album by Belgian band dEUS. The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouvé. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. The Ideal Crash is the third studio album by Belgian rock band dEUS, released in March 1999. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pocket Revolution is the fourth album by dEUS, released in 2005 V2 redirects here For the rocket see V-2 rocket. For other meanings see V2 (disambiguation. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Vantage Point is the fifth album from the Belgian band dEUS, released on April 18 2008 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). An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945

All the albums and singles before The Ideal Crash have cover artwork by Rudy Trouvé.

Hiatus

From 2000 to 2004, the band took an extended hiatus to allow the individual members to pursue different interests, including a Barman-directed feature film entitled Any Way the Wind Blows. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Any Way the Wind Blows is a film by dEUS ' singer-songwriter-director Tom Barman. 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. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those In 2004 Tom Barman also released the debut album of Magnus, his dance-oriented project with techno producer CJ Bolland. Tom Barman (born January 1 1972) is a Belgian Musician and Film director. Magnus is a Belgian joint dance project of Tom Barman (from the rock band dEUS) and CJ Bolland. C J Bolland (born Christian Jay Bolland 18 June 1971, Stockton-on-Tees, England, UK) is a British Electronic music

Soundtrack

dEUS made the soundtrack for the 2003 movie Resistance directed by Todd Komarnicki, but it was refused. Resistance is a war movie released in 2003. It was written by Todd Komarnicki and Anita Shreve, stars Bill Paxton, Julia Angelo Badalamenti was brought in to take over the production and he wrote a new soundtrack for the movie. Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22 1937 is an Italian-American Composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, notably

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. On September 12th, 2005 the new album Pocket Revolution was released. Pocket Revolution is the fourth album by dEUS, released in 2005 The release of the new album was supported by an extensive world tour of over 130 concerts. The final concert of the 2005/2006 Pocket Revolution tour took place on October 1st in the Deus hometown of Antwerp, Belgium. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Deus performed that day as part of the 0110 Festival for Tolerance. This free entrance festival, an initiative of leadsinger Tom Barman, saw possibly the largest number of Belgian artists ever assembled perform that day in Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels and Charleroi in support of Tolerance and to oppose racism, extremism and pointless violence. Tom Barman (born January 1 1972) is a Belgian Musician and Film director. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Charleroi (Tchålerwè is the largest city and municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. After finishing their Pocket Revolution tour, the band began rehearsals for the writing and recording process of their next album. In 2007 Deus built their own studio, to continue work on their next album, Vantage Point, which was released in April 2008. Vantage Point is the fifth album from the Belgian band dEUS, released on April 18 2008 The band will tour the world afterwards and could release their next album as soon as 2009.

Discography

Main article: Deus discography

References

^ The band's official typeset is "dEUS", as seen on album covers and the official website. This is a complete discography of dEUS, a Belgian rock band The band has released 5 studio albums 2 EPs 1 compilation album and 18 singles

External links

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