In a Bar, Under the Sea
In a Bar, Under the Sea | ||||
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Studio album by dEUS | ||||
Released | 16 September 1996[1] | |||
Genre | Experimental rock, art rock, jazz rock | |||
Length | 60:26 | |||
Label | Bang!, Island | |||
Producer | Eric Drew Feldman | |||
dEUS chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[4] |
Spin | 8/10[5] |
In a Bar, Under the Sea is the second studio album by Belgian rock band dEUS. The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouvé. The original Belgian release was by Bang!, with the only difference that track 14 is simply named "Roses", like the single.
The album was produced by Eric Drew Feldman (who was keyboard and bass player for Captain Beefheart in the late seventies and early eighties) and welcomes guests such as Scott McCloud from Girls Against Boys (on Fell Off the Floor, Man), Dana Colley from Morphine (on Supermarketsong) and Bart Maris from X-Legged Sally (on Nine Threads).
In a Bar, Under the Sea reached Gold in Belgium (selling over 25,000 copies) and sold around 250,000 copies worldwide.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Don't Mind What Ever Happens" | Stef Kamil Carlens | 0:46 |
2. | "Fell Off the Floor, Man" |
| 5:13 |
3. | "Opening Night" |
| 1:38 |
4. | "Theme from Turnpike" | Barman | 5:46 |
5. | "Little Arithmetics" |
| 4:30 |
6. | "Gimme the Heat" |
| 7:38 |
7. | "Serpentine" | Barman | 3:17 |
8. | "A Shocking Lack Thereof" |
| 5:52 |
9. | "Supermarketsong" |
| 1:56 |
10. | "Memory of a Festival" | Barman | 1:52 |
11. | "Guilty Pleasures" |
| 4:23 |
12. | "Nine Threads" | Ward | 3:34 |
13. | "Disappointed in the Sun" |
| 6:03 |
14. | "For the Roses" (also named "Roses") |
| 4:57 |
15. | "Wake Me Up Before I Sleep" | Tom Barman | 2:53 |
Total length: | 60:26 |
Personnel
dEUS
- Stef Kamil Carlens: vocal, guitar, bass, double bass, percussion, claps
- Tom Barman: vocal, guitar, Hammond, Talkback, samples, percussion, synthesiser, cma^s
- Jules de Borgher: drums, percussion, bells, claps
- Craig Ward: vocal, guitar, sax, mandolin, claps, ukulele, slide guitar
- Klaas Janzoons: vocal, percussion, Talkback, piano, violin, synthesiser, beatbox, claps
- Rudy Trouvé: vocal, piccolo, harmonica, guitar, ukulele
guest musicians
- Didier Fontaine: Vocal
- Scott McCloud: "philosophy"
- Eric Drew Feldman: Hammond, percussion, egg, piano
- Pieter Lamot: trombone
- Ian Humphries: violin
- Charles Mutter: violin
- Nic Pendlebury: viola
- Deirdre Cooper: cello
- Dana Colley: saxophones
- Vincienne: claps
- Jim Brumby: claps, rate and depth
- Piet Jorens: piano, gong
- Bart Maris: trumpet
Singles
- "Theme from Turnpike" (June 1996)- #68 UK
- "Little Arithmetics" (October 1996)- #44 UK
- "For the Roses" (December 1996)- #56 UK
- "Fell Off the Floor, Man" - Belgian only single (June 1997)
Charts references: https://www.officialcharts.com/ [7]
References
- ^ "dEUS albums". Ultratop.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "In a Bar, Under the Sea – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Sweeney, Kathy (1 November 1996). "dEUS: In a Bar, Under the Sea (Island)". The Guardian.
- ^ Josephes, Jason. "dEUS: In A Bar Under The Sea". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 13 October 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Gehr, Richard (April 1997). "dEUS: In a Bar, Under the Sea". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 1. p. 160. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Pocket Revolution - The unofficial Deus-weblog
- ^ Chart Stats – Deus
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- Tom Barman
- Klaas Janzoons
- Stéphane Misseghers
- Alan Gevaert
- Mauro Pawlowski
- Stef Kamil Carlens
- Rudy Trouvé
- Jules de Borgher
- Danny Mommens
- Craig Ward
- Tim Vanhamel
- Worst Case Scenario
- In a Bar, Under the Sea
- The Ideal Crash
- Pocket Revolution
- Vantage Point
- Keep You Close
- Following Sea
- C.J. Bolland
- DAAU
- Dead Man Ray
- Evil Superstars
- Magnus
- Millionaire
- Vive la Fête
- X-Legged Sally
- Zita Swoon