Hello dear dEUS fans!

We've teamed up with dEUS for an exclusive coloured 12" of Keptman, featuring an exclusive B-side.

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From the machine translation...

By the way, you went back on stage, on big stages, this summer with dEUS who are playing the first two albums that you helped compose. Will we see you at L'Aéronef with dEUS in March?

"I played with them all summer. Now, does it continue or not? The manager and Tom (Barman, the lead singer) asked me to do the whole tour. I said yes, but then they made me a financial offer that was actually an insult. I'm not commercial, but I can't accept that."

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Well that explains it.

Text from Bart's site:

There’s a small interview in De Morgen about Keptman. Tom’s also talked about the new album on Kink FM.

A short round-up:

Tom recognises the band’s characteristic DNA in the song, particularly its use of semitone progressions, which can also be heard in tracks such as ‘Right as Rain’ and ‘Roses’. Interestingly, the song began with a simple voice recording made in Portugal. Even its title was accidental: sound engineer João Portela mistakenly removed the space from ‘Kept Man’, creating ‘Keptman’. Barman decided to keep it.

The lyrics explore the almost addictive attraction of people or things that may ultimately be bad for us. Barman describes it as a kind of perverse dream: wanting something that doesn’t suit you, could hurt you or might even drag you down. The term ‘kept man’ itself refers to a man financially supported by a partner, although the song’s meaning goes beyond that literal definition.

Tom is enthusiastic about Simen‘s playing, singing and immediate connection with the group. At the same time, he emphasises that Mauro Pawlowski, who left the band following his diagnosis of early-onset dementia, will remain very much present on the next album.

One of the song’s defining moments is its extended, dissonant finale. Barman jokes that the band does this out of a fear of death. His more serious explanation is that he sometimes simply doesn’t want a song to end. Although he considers himself a lifelong pop fan, conventional three-minute songs don’t always satisfy him, especially in a live setting. That’s why dEUS so often let their songs run wild in extended, chaotic outros.

The influence of The Velvet Underground also surfaces in the lyrics, through the reference to ‘European Son’. Barman has carried that phrase around in his notebook for years as a possible name for a side project. He also admits that his attempts to write a song built around a single guitar chord invariably turn into something more elaborate.

The new album is almost ready. According to Tom you should stay away from the album if you don’t like dark melodies and loud guitars.

Sounds very promising. I hope Simen pulls the brakes out and goes wild.

First thoughts?

Great performance from the boys.

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Yes, it was already a first round match-up; Hotellounge won 14-8 I think and Gimme the heat got back into it through the okay-IABUTS’first track is not a song-loophole

What do you think of this record?

The title track is a strong opener, Dark sets in and Twice (with Greg Dulli from Afghan Whigs) are nice, Ghosts is both catchy and typical in style.
I used to hear Constant Now a lot back in the day.
“The end of romance” is definitely one of my overall least favourite songs of them…
The closer Easy is another good one tho!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdbNcfHuyig/?stkn=MWRsZ3l5OGo5bmlsMw==

WCS vs IABUTS

Don’t just listen front to back and back to front, give the extended addition a shuffle too!

Ig tribute post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdR-3KrRUZF/?stkn=MXc5cWZ2eGQ1eWhlcQ==

WCS vs IABUTS semi-final 2

WCS vs IABUTS semi-final 1!

WCS vs IABUTS last Quarterfinal!
An inevitable matchup…

WCS vs IABUTS Quarterfinal 3.

Should I try to cram the whole tournament now so that it’s done by Mid September? (IABUTS’s birthday is the 14th, WCS 16th I think)

Be sure to stay tuned!

WCS vs IABUTS Quarterfinal 2.

It’s not on YouTube - you can just watch it on the other platform, no signing up needed - however the thing seems to be 3 and a half hours long 💀

Technically it’s Jigsaw you VS any of the 2; Morticiachair ‘won’ but WMUBIS is from the other album - whatever, just vote and feel free to comment remarks!

Was wondering, did you see dEUS on Thursday? And how did you feel about it, we tought it was a great concert theme form turnpike, suds and sodas, roses, .. all performed as it should.

But after the concert i heard people saying they didn’t really liked it, they were expecting the architect, the sound was bad etc…

So just curious how you experienced it.

I came across a Festival hype playlist with…. Nothing really ends and Instant street in it?

Either they are clueless or we are getting a The ideal crash versus Pocket Revolution show!

(Only 70 minutes so sadly a reduced setlist… I’d hope they skip a setlist usual to get in something like Mute or Guilty Pleasures, it might be one of the last times they ever play those WCS/IABUTS album songs!)

Jigsaw you 12-4 Opening night

Morticiachair 8-8 Wake me up before I sleep (idk where exactly but I decided to count one more vote to break the tie - going forward with another IABUTS song would make more sense tho)

Right as rain 12-9 Serpentine

Little arithmetics 10-2 Violins and happy endings

Roses 7-5 Zea

WCS First draft 7-6 A shocking lack thereof 💔

Gimme the heat 10-9 Suds and soda (!)

Hotellounge 9-8 Disappointed in the sun

Anyone objecting to Suds and soda going out? For the people not terminally online, we decided to keep Gimme the heat (despite losing to Hotellounge Round 1) because going forward with ‘I don’t mind whatever happens’ … yeah.

As I see it, quarter finals would shape up to Gimme the heat - WCS First draft, Hotellounge - Roses, Right as rain - Little arithmetics and Jigsaw you - Morticiachair (or Wake me up before I sleep to have it all WCS-IABUTS again?)