30 December 2003
dEUS ex machina, over!
You can listen to Radio 1's complete "dEUS ex Machina" series on their website - it's here (and if you're smart you can even download it).
23 December 2003
Acoustic album reviewed
Tom & Guy's album gets 2 stars out of 5 ("satisfying") on Radio 1's website. They say it's nice, but the songs don't work that well without the intimacy of a concert room, and Tom isn't a great guitarist. River, My Funny Valentine and After Midnight are "songs you'd better stay away from, unless you're one of the very best".
Radio 1: "Barman & Van Nueten**
Live
Een stem, een piano, een gitaar. Veel meer hebben Barman & Van Nueten niet nodig om te boeien en te ontroeren. Verrassende songkeuze ook, met naast eigen werk ook Nick Drake, Don Van Vliet, Gainsbourg. Mooi hoor, maar op plaat mis je toch de intimiteit en de intensiteit van een zaaloptreden. Dan valt soms op dat Barman niet echt een grootse gitarist is. En dat 'River' van Joni Mitchell, 'My funny Valentine' of 'After midnight' songs zijn waar je beter af blijft. Tenzij je een heeeele grote bent.
Hoogtepunten:
Harry Irene
Le poinconneur des lilas
(dec. 2003)"
And listen to the 4th part of dEUS ex Machina here.
22 December 2003
dEUS ex machina pt. 4
The 4th part of Radio 1 "Cucamonga"'s long feature about dEUS will be broadcast tonight at 21:00. Don't miss it (even if you don't speak Dutch, Cucamonga just kicks ass, and you get to hear 5 or 6 dEUS songs). Radio 1's live webcast
Belgium goes acoustic
In this week's Focus-Knack, there's an article about Belgian acts who released an acoustic album in 2003. Apart from De Mens and Guy Swinnen, Tom & Guy's live album is reviewed (and gets 3 stars). You can read it here.
21 December 2003
Lees deel 3
The transcript of the 3rd part of Cucamonga's "dEUS Ex machina" can be found here.
17 December 2003
Luister naar Cucamonga
So, last Monday was the day of the 3rd part of "dEUS ex machina". You can listen to it here, click on "Beluister de jongste uitzending". You can also listen to the previous instalments, they're here.
15 December 2003
dEUS ex machina pt. 3
The 3rd part of Radio 1 "Cucamonga"'s long feature about dEUS will be broadcast tonight at 21:00. Don't miss it (even if you don't speak Dutch, Cucamonga just kicks ass). Radio 1's live webcast
14 December 2003
Serpentine on Axelle Red's new release
Axelle Red, Hasselt's most famous singer, just released a 3-CD box set with a collection of alternative versions of her hits, acoustic recordings, and a series of duets. The third CD includes Serpentine, which she sang with Tom Barman at his acoustic gig at Dranouter Folk Festival 3 years ago. Click here for more information.
Back in 1995, Tom directed the video to her single "Le Monde Tourne Mal". You can watch a 30-second snippet on Axelle Red's official website.
09 December 2003
Luister naar Cucamonga
So, yesterday was the day of the 2nd part of dEUS ex machina. You can listen to it here, click on "Beluister de jongste uitzending". The whole transcript can be found here.
08 December 2003
dEUS ex machina pt. 2
The 2nd part of Radio 1 "Cucamonga"'s long feature about dEUS will be broadcast tonight at 21:00. Don't miss it (even if you don't speak Dutch, Cucamonga just kicks ass). Radio 1's live webcast
03 December 2003
dEUS ex machina pt. 1
The 1st part of Radio 1 "Cucamonga"'s long feature about dEUS was broadcast last Monday. You can listen to its in its entirety at this address: http://www.radio1.be/R1cuca1.ram (RealPlayer required). Though it's all in Dutch, it's definitely worth a listening, because it's filled with rare tracks: Nothing Really Ends (live @ T/W 2002), Big Black TV Cat (from pre-Moondog Jr Beatband), Song For A Jacket, Teachers (from the Crazy & Tonedeaf demo), Suds & Soda (from the No More Soda For Clarence demo) and Great American Nude.
The transcript can be found on Radio 1's website. It's VERY VERY VERY interesting, so I'll translate it. [thx a bunch to Jonas]
Last Sunday, Tom was also in Titaantjes, another Radio 1 program about people with talents. Sergio de Beuckelaer, a sculptor and one of Tom's close friends, talks about him. You can hear the show here till next Sunday - no transcript unfortunately.
And on Sunday at 13:00, Belgian TV Canvas will show a profile of Tom, including footage from his recent acoustic gig in Antwerpen.
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