Since nearly seven years had passed since dEus had issued an album (The Ideal Crash dropped in 1999, and it wasn't exactly easy to locate in the U.S.), it was certainly understandable for fans to figure that the band had quietly packed it in.
This proved not to be the case, though, as longtime members Tom Barman (vocals, guitar) and Klaas Janzoons (violin, keyboards) assembled a whole new dEus lineup, which included former members of Soulwax and Chris Whitley's band.
Pocket Revolution finally arrived in 2006 (the album was first made available in 2005 as an import, however), and once more, the group offers an album that refuses to be pinned down to a single style.
It's easy to pick out modern-day bands which sound comparable, such as the Coldplay-ish "7 Days, 7 Weeks" and the Eels-ish "If You Don't Get What You Want," but dEus has been around a heck of a lot longer.
Other standouts include the title track, which alternates between calm verses and a grandiose choruses, as well as a tribute to jazz visionary Sun Ra titled, uh, "Sun Ra." Despite the extended break between albums, dEus picks up right where they left off with The Ideal Crash.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad TimingTom Barman, dEUS | dEUS | Play | 07:07 | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| 2 | 7 Days, 7 WeeksTom Barman, Craig Ward | dEUS | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Stop-Start NatureTom Barman, dEUS | dEUS | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | If You Don't Get What You WantTom Barman | dEUS | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)Tom Barman | dEUS | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Include Me OutTom Barman | dEUS | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | Pocket RevolutionTom Barman, dEUS | dEUS | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 8 | NightshoppingTom Barman | dEUS | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Cold Sun of CircumstanceTom Barman, dEUS | dEUS | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 10 | The Real SugarTom Barman | dEUS | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Sun RaTom Barman, dEUS | dEUS | Play | 06:40 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 12 | Nothing Really EndsTom Barman | dEUS | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 61 mins | 139 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 406 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Barman | Composer, Guitar, Guitars, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | CJ Bolland | Engineer, Programming |
| 3 | Esme Bos | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Stef Kamil Carlens | Vocals |
| 5 | Peter Deimel | Engineer, Mixing |
| 6 | Saartje DeMuynck | Strings |
| 7 | dEUS | Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Peter Diemel | Engineer, Mixing |
| 9 | Michel Dierickx | Digital Editing, Engineer, Mixing, Programming |
| 10 | Alan Gevaert | Bass, Bass Instrument, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 11 | Anton Janssens | Percussion, Wurlitzer |
| 12 | Klaas Janzoons | Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Percussion, String Arrangements, Violin |
| 13 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 14 | Sabine Kabongo | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Donald Lawerence | Cover Illustration |
| 16 | Donald Lawrence | Cover Illustration |
| 17 | Nicole Letuppe | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Lies Lorquet | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Marc Meulemans | Artwork |
| 20 | Stéphane Misseghers | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Danny Mommens | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Mauro Pawlowski | Guitar, Mastering, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Kobe Proesmans | Percussion |
| 24 | Radio Candip | Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Alex Salinas | Photography |
| 26 | Slow Up Quintet | Strings |
| 27 | Mark Steylaerts | Violin |
| 28 | Anneliese Van Der Pol | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Lieven Vandewalle | Strings |
| 30 | Tim Vanhamel | Guitar |
| 31 | Guy Van Nueten | Piano |
| 32 | Lode Vercampt | Strings |
| 33 | Peter Vermeersch | String Arrangements |
| 34 | Craig Ward | Composer, Guitar |
| 35 | Angelique Willkie | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Tom Wouters | Vibraphone |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |