The Ideal Crash is the third studio album by Belgian rock band dEUS, released in March 1999. The album was recorded in Spain, U.K. and Belgium and was mixed at Olympic Studios and includes the single "Instant Street", which became an underground hit in Europe. It was produced and mixed by David Bottrill.
The Ideal Crash | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 March 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Genre | Art rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 56:14 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | David Bottrill | |||
dEUS chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Ideal Crash | ||||
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NME | 8/10[3] |
The Ideal Crash was the first dEUS album to be directly released through a major label (Island Records) but it's also the only dEUS album that didn't get a US release. The album cover art is the first dEUS CD cover that does not feature a painting by ex-guitar player Rudy Trouvé.
Commercial performance
editThe Ideal Crash was issued to immediate success in Belgium, obtaining a gold certification for sales of 25,000 copies after one week of release. By April 2008, The Ideal Crash had sold about 250,000 copies.[4]
The singles "Instant Street" and "Sister Dew" entered the UK Singles Chart, peaking at numbers 49 and 62 respectively.[5]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Put the Freaks Up Front" | dEUS | 5:14 |
2. | "Sister Dew" |
| 5:35 |
3. | "One Advice, Space" |
| 5:46 |
4. | "The Magic Hour" |
| 5:23 |
5. | "The Ideal Crash" |
| 5:00 |
6. | "Instant Street" |
| 6:15 |
7. | "Magdalena" |
| 4:58 |
8. | "Everybody's Weird" |
| 4:51 |
9. | "Let's See Who Goes Down First" |
| 6:23 |
10. | "Dream Sequence #1" |
| 6:31 |
Total length: | 56:14 |
Personnel
editdEUS
edit- Tom Barman: vocal, guitar, keyboards, synthesiser, etc.
- Jules de Borgher: drums, percussion, etc.
- Klaas Janzoons: piano, violin, synthesiser, vocal, etc.
- Danny Mommens: bass guitar, etc.
- Craig Ward: guitar, vocal, etc.
guest musicians
edit- Bart Maris: horns (1, 8)
- Pol Mareen: horns (1, 8)
- Mark Demaseneer: horns (1, 8)
- Els Dedonker: horns (1)
- Piet Jorens: percussion (2, 6, 9)
- Browndog (Lucy Wilkins, Rebecca Doe, Robert Spriggs, Oli Kraus): strings (2, 4, 10)
- David Bottrill: piano (3)
- Kelvin Smits: keyboards (3)
- Guy Van Nueten: synthesizers (8)
- Sandra Pardo: vocal (8)
String arrangements by Klaas Janzoons
Horn arrangement on (1) by Craig Ward/Tom Barman/Klaas Janzoons
Horn arrangement on (8) by Craig Ward/David Bottrill/Ben Findlay
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[6] | Gold | 25,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Ideal Crash – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (26 March 1999). "dEUS: The Ideal Crash (Island)". The Guardian.
- ^ Goldsmith, Mike (12 April 1999). "dEUS – The Ideal Crash". NME. Archived from the original on 16 October 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Pocket Revolution - The unofficial dEUS-weblog
- ^ Deus, Official Charts Company
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.