On March 16, 1999, “Island” label released “The Ideal Crash”, the third dEUS studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by David Bottrill.

Personnel:

• Tom Barman – vocals, guitars
• Craig Ward – vocals, guitar
• Klaas Janzoons – violin, keyboards
• Danny Mommens – bass
• Julle DeBorgher – drums
• David Bottrill – piano, mixing
• Guy Van Nueten – synthesizer
• Piet Jorens – percussion
• Bart Maris – horns
• Ben Findlay – engineer

Track listing:

1. Put the Freaks Up Front – dEUS
2. Sister Dew – Tom Barman, Craig Ward
3. One Advice, Space – Tom Barman, Craig Ward, Kelvin Smits
4. The Magic Hour – Tom Barman, Craig Ward
5. The Ideal Crash – Tom Barman, Craig Ward, Danny Mommens
6. Instant Street – Tom Barman, Craig Ward, Danny Mommens
7. Magdalena – Tom Barman, Craig Ward, Danny Mommens
8. Everybody’s Weird – Tom Barman, Craig Ward
9. Let’s See Who Goes Down First – Klaas Janzoons, Craig Ward
10. Dream Sequence #1 – Tom Barman, Craig Ward