In a Bar, Under the Sea


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 and welcomes guests such as Scott McCloud from Girls Against Boys, Dana Colley from Morphine and Bart Maris from X-Legged Sally.
In a Bar, Under the Sea reached Gold in Belgium and sold around 250,000 copies worldwide.

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" - #68 UK
  • "Little Arithmetics" - #44 UK
  • "For the Roses" - #56 UK
  • "Fell Off the Floor, Man" - Belgian only single
Charts references: https://www.officialcharts.com/