dEUS look back to their beginnings with the single “Keptman”
dEUS return to their origins with “Keptman”, their first unreleased song since the publication of “How To Replace It” (23).
The song was born spontaneously as a demo recorded on a dictaphone during a stay in Portugal, before being transferred and completed in his studio in Antwerp. The result is a single that rescues the raw and experimental energy that defined the first works of the Belgian group, a combination of art rock and angular guitars in an exploration of desire and fascination for beautiful things.
In “Keptman”, a crunchy, circular riff makes way for the voice of Tom Barmanwhich swings between informal conversation and confrontation. Klaas Janzoons and the new guitarist Simen Følstad They superimpose layers of noise and opposing melodies, while the rhythm section made up of Stephane Misseghers and Alan Gevaert It maintains a firm and insistent pulse until it leads to an explosive climax.
This release comes after the conclusion of the tour Worst Case vs In a Bara review trip of his initial repertoire –“Worst Case Scenario” (94), “In a Bar, Under the Sea” (96) – which culminated in a vibrant concert in Reykjavík. Returning to playing songs with more than thirty years of history rekindled the creative freedom of their beginnings, leading to the imminent release of a new album.
dEUS have returned to the studios for this topic Antwerp Vantage Pointwhere they are already working on a new, as yet untitled, studio album. “Keptman” is the first preview of this stage, demonstrating that after more than three decades of experience, the Belgian band continues to know how to navigate its own territory where elegance, tension and noise coexist.
