The Love Substitutes
Encyclopedia
The Love Substitutes are a Belgian
band composed of dEUS guitarists past and present; Mauro Pawlowski
on drums, Rudy Trouvé
and Craig Ward on guitar, and completed by Bert Lenaerts on bass. They were formed midway 2004.
Their debut album Meet the Love Substitutes while the house is on fire (released 14 February 2004) was recorded in a day and a half. Well known for their improvised and often shambolic live shows (see Love Substitution) the Love Substitutes embarked on their first UK shows in January 2006. Their next studio album More songs about hangovers and sailors was released 8 May 2006.
If one or more members aren't available, the group will often perform improvisational gigs under the name "I H8 Camera", with other guest musicians.
In August 2006 Craig Ward pulled the band's MySpace
page after the networking site was taken over by News Corp.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
band composed of dEUS guitarists past and present; Mauro Pawlowski
Mauro Pawlowski
Mauro Antonio Pawlowski is one of the key figures in the Belgian contemporary music scene. He was born in Koersel and is of Italian and Polish descent....
on drums, Rudy Trouvé
Rudy Trouvé
Rudy Trouvé is a Belgian musician from Antwerp.In the early nineties he founded the Heavenhotel record label and released dozens of records since...
and Craig Ward on guitar, and completed by Bert Lenaerts on bass. They were formed midway 2004.
Their debut album Meet the Love Substitutes while the house is on fire (released 14 February 2004) was recorded in a day and a half. Well known for their improvised and often shambolic live shows (see Love Substitution) the Love Substitutes embarked on their first UK shows in January 2006. Their next studio album More songs about hangovers and sailors was released 8 May 2006.
If one or more members aren't available, the group will often perform improvisational gigs under the name "I H8 Camera", with other guest musicians.
In August 2006 Craig Ward pulled the band's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page after the networking site was taken over by News Corp.
Discography
- Meet the Love Substitutes while the house is on fire (Feb 2004)
- The Velvet Sailor EP (12" Vinyl only, Dec 2005)
- More songs about hangovers and sailors (May 2006)