WORST CASE SCENARIO

The majority of dEUS fans (that's half of Belgium) would be quite astonished to find their band on a prog site. Belgium, the Dutch speaking part especially, has a long-standing tradition of anti-prog, so finding out Prog Archives embraces a favoured alternative rock band like dEUS here might be quite a shock.

Still, it's not entirely far-fetched. Their first two albums feature very prominent violin usage and plenty of rhythmic and sonic experimentation and innovation, placing them in the grey area inbetween Sonic Youth and Tom Waits, meaning the best of indie mixed with stubborn dissonance and smart song writing. People who recently enjoyed the addition of Motorpsycho should sure lend their ears to this album. The first 6 songs are simply excellent; the remainder of the album is less strong

Let the 3 stars not frighten you; this is a very interesting album of which the first half is sure worth four!