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dEUS continues to bring out its best and then some on The Ideal Crash, which in many ways might be the group's best all-around effort yet. That makes it a further pity it didn't get an American release, relegating the quintet further into the realms of cult appreciation stateside -- an undeserved fate for a band that has so clearly worked well with its sources of inspiration there. If anything, though, dEUS has moved into the realms of removed elegance on The Ideal Crash -- the aggressive push mixed with nightclub shadows of the past turned into a strange, calming dream at many points. Consider "One Advice, Space," whose trippy keyboard whines and drones layer over the core song to create an unsettled murk, suddenly broken by the subtle shift to strings and sweetly layered vocals on the chorus. The gentle descending chime of "The Magic Hour" and the banjo and string-tinged slow building brawl "Instant Street" further capture the mood of seemingly relaxed intensity. David Bottrill's production is a secret element in the success of The Ideal Crash, his skilled ears helping to really bring out the sly but strong tension in so many of the band's songs. Opening number "Put the Freaks Up Front" in particular, shifting fluidly as it does into a mélange of motorik-inspired rhythm trance and dark lounge jazz horns, with Barman's vocals and the overall results suggesting what Nirvana might have tried in another lifetime and a wider range to work with, sets a high bar at the start, even if much of the album works in lower-key ways. Nods subtle and otherwise to bands like Portishead (whose "Mysterons" seems to have suggested the start to "Sister Dew") give further evidence of a band that keeps its ears open while still retaining its own counsel on what to finally sound like.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Craig Ward, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Craig Ward, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Kelvin Smits, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Tom Barman, Composer - Craig Ward, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Tom Barman, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Danny Mommens, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Danny Mommens, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Craig Ward, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Tom Barman, Composer - Danny Mommens, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Dave Bottrill, Producer, MixingEngineer - Deus, MainArtist - Craig Ward, Composer
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
Album review
dEUS continues to bring out its best and then some on The Ideal Crash, which in many ways might be the group's best all-around effort yet. That makes it a further pity it didn't get an American release, relegating the quintet further into the realms of cult appreciation stateside -- an undeserved fate for a band that has so clearly worked well with its sources of inspiration there. If anything, though, dEUS has moved into the realms of removed elegance on The Ideal Crash -- the aggressive push mixed with nightclub shadows of the past turned into a strange, calming dream at many points. Consider "One Advice, Space," whose trippy keyboard whines and drones layer over the core song to create an unsettled murk, suddenly broken by the subtle shift to strings and sweetly layered vocals on the chorus. The gentle descending chime of "The Magic Hour" and the banjo and string-tinged slow building brawl "Instant Street" further capture the mood of seemingly relaxed intensity. David Bottrill's production is a secret element in the success of The Ideal Crash, his skilled ears helping to really bring out the sly but strong tension in so many of the band's songs. Opening number "Put the Freaks Up Front" in particular, shifting fluidly as it does into a mélange of motorik-inspired rhythm trance and dark lounge jazz horns, with Barman's vocals and the overall results suggesting what Nirvana might have tried in another lifetime and a wider range to work with, sets a high bar at the start, even if much of the album works in lower-key ways. Nods subtle and otherwise to bands like Portishead (whose "Mysterons" seems to have suggested the start to "Sister Dew") give further evidence of a band that keeps its ears open while still retaining its own counsel on what to finally sound like.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:52
- Main artists: dEUS
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Play It Again Sam
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam 1999 dEUS released under exclusive licence to Play it Again Sam
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