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CD in the player.
Play. A catchy and delightful bass line, then the voice kicks in:
"i might act real cool
pretend i know the rules
but that is no exc…"
Pause. "No way... "
Play. But yes.
"This is Tom Barman 10 years ago." Identical.
Of course, he's not the singer of dEUS, but a less pronounceable Philip Bosschaerts, leader of Mintzkov Luna.
I browse the site, while this blatant plagiarism plays in the player, the guy is about twenty, even physically resembles the Barman. From Belgium (of course...), this is the debut album from 2003 and for now, remains the only one.
The first reaction is to crush the CD with my hands. How annoying. They could be the non-existent "Barman on a trip with Serafin." Or with Placebo, you choose. Prefer Soulwax? All heard a thousand times already: the slightly pissed-off guitars, the catchy choruses, the usual two chords, and blablabla. Then that voice, I mean, that voice has spoken to me for years in my ears. I could take offense and I do.
While thinking about this nonsense, it occurs to me that I’m also fickle, I feel that the opening of United Something, (“So welcome my twilight…”), grabs my brain and I already know that for a few days it won't let me go; then that phrase, "...sugar's on the left side, and sorrow's up front...", fits me well like a new suit these days.
It takes little to change my mind. It was enough even for Cargo, the reverberation of a note accompanying the whole song, the short text repeated several times, and the crescendo at the end. Despite the clear similarity with the Flemish god highlighted earlier, the singer has a more melancholic tone, a resigned mood. I am definitively convinced by In Every Crowd and Mimosa, they really seem like dEUS from The Ideal Crash period and not only thanks to that voice.
I Do has certain refined decorations, the piano and that classical touch given by the cello. From the booklet, I discover that it was played by Simon Lenski of DAAU and for this, they gain points.
I surrender, it's a good album, despite the evident mannerism of some songs, I recommend it to those who like British-style pop-rock and the bands I mentioned earlier, without involving others.
They are not original but have a certain good taste in seeking the perfect pop song (has anyone ever found it?), so much so that you can forgive them that voice, so important to me. If you need something that will shake up your life, something to spend whole days studying and analyzing every single crease or niche in songs, move on, you will probably soon forget about Mintzkov Luna.
Here everything is very simple and transparent, like only pop can be. A soap bubble to be admired with the eyes of a child, nose up while it floats, rises and...
*POP*
Disappeared.
Tracklist and Lyrics
03 United Something (03:34)
so welcome my twilight
you have been here before
so make yourself at home
and i'll be with you when you go
well sugar�s on the left side
and sorrow�s up front
although the area�s surrounded
you can have anything you want
united something changed
and made me rearrange
it got nowhere fast somehow
united something wins
i've been losing ever since
it started out
so welcome my twilight
won't you have a seat
and what will you be having
now that you've got everything
i welcome back something
united as i love
but the area�s surrounding
all i am thinking of
united something changed
and made me rearrange
it got nowhere fast somehow
united something wins
i've been losing ever since
it started out
so welcome my twilight
i'm sorry for the mess
but feel free to help yourself
while i am cleaning up the scraps
so welcome my twilight
and goodbye daytime
the area might be closing
but you'll stay in here a while
so welcome my twilight...
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