May 11 2008
Deus live in Vienna – a good reason to go out tonight
This evening the Belgian band Deus comes to the flex in Vienna – a really good reason for us to go out and party tonight….
I do follow the path of Deus since their great album ‘worst case scenario’ in 1994 and try to go to their shows whenever they are near….
This band is always fresh!! In the beginning it has been extremely innovative and avant-garde – a crazy mixture of artists from Antwerp & rest of Belgium (painters, art-students, musicians…) – after Stef Kamil Carlens left DEUS to concentrate on his band Zita Swoon (my personal top favourite from Belgium ;-) the band around front man Tom Barman was re-arranged after a few years in the current band composition. Beside Tom Barman only Klaas Janzoons is left of the origin band of the early 90ies – I can remember a concert of DEUS in the Arena Vienna when a string of his Violin teared and while putting a new one on the instrument the band was doing great improvisation….
At the moment I am listening to their new album ‘vantage point’ having my 2nd coffee to wake up on this sunny Sunday here in Vienna – released just a few weeks ago – to be honest they have lost a little bit of this avant-garde style of the early years today – but the music is fresh as it’s always been – the songs are great – the sound is really cool and I do know for sure that the live show will be one of the best we will have in Vienna this year….and to be honest again: we are all getting a little bit older and that’s the way it is!
So I am looking forward for seeing a great gig tonight and having a good party until sunrise ;-)
But before this Carla wants to go out into the sunshine with me to enjoy early summer – good idea!
Keep smiling! – Martin
Related Links:
DEUS podcast (great – keep in touch!!!)