The Ideal Crash

dEUS

1999

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Genres: Rock Styles: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock

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Album Summary

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 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.

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Feb 24 2026 Author

The Ideal Crash is an indie rock album by Belgian band dEUS. At the time this album was everywhere in The Netherlands. The songs "Sister Dew", "One Advice, Space" and "Instant Street" are fantastic. The other songs are good too. The album has a certain 1990s sound that some will dislike and I must say I like their earlier, more experimental work better.

Feb 26 2026 Author

Good 4

Mar 01 2026 Author

Yeah, I quite like this. Let's add dEUS along with Plastic Bertrand and Stromae to the list of Belgians that are fun to hear.

Feb 23 2026 Author

This one didn't leave much of an impression, the LP dips its toes into several 90s' indie tropes with a slight grungey haze but doesn't do much to innovate or make those sounds their own. It was a decent listen, but not anything I would say is necessary to listen to before you die.

Feb 25 2026 Author

Pretty forgettable album.

Mar 02 2026 Author

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Sister dew, The magic hour, Everybody’s weird

Mar 04 2026 Author

Nice album - never heard of this before and would never have guessed this came out of Belgium.

Mar 07 2026 Author

Good rock with a good variety of sounds keeping it fresh

Mar 09 2026 Author

Instant Street is a fantastic song. Altough I like dEUS, I never listened a full album of theirs. Some songs do seem to drag along just a bit too much.

Feb 28 2026 Author

Art rock, indie rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Feb 28 2026 Author

This ideally doesn't really crash it just plays while you listen

Mar 06 2026 Author

These Scandinavian and European rock band sort of perplex me. This just sounds like fairly middle of the road American alt rock. What's the point of being Belgian? I guess its probably a smart business decision. Do they sing in Belgian for home concerts? (I know, I know, just kidding). It's decent, I didn't mind it, I just don't exactly get it.

Feb 27 2026 Author

Points for a Belgian band...1st on the list? Ok. Now I've heard a Belgian band.

Feb 28 2026 Author

This was rough. I like the theory in concept but it's way too long. Every song felt way too long and lopping off 1-2 minutes from each would be a good edit. My personal rating: 2/5 My rating relative to the list: 2/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Mar 02 2026 Author

listening to this gave me a migraine.

Mar 05 2026 Author

Nobody needs an album this long, but especially for an artist new to them.