Pocket Revolution is the fourth album by Deus, released in 2005. The cover art is based on The Von Neumann-Machine

Von Neumann machine

Von Neumann machine may refer to:.* Von Neumann architecture, a conceptual model of a computer architecture* The IAS machine, a computer designed in the 1940s based on von Neuman's design...

, a story from Don Lawrence

Don Lawrence

Donald Southam Lawrence was a British comic book artist and author.Lawrence is best known for his comic strips The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire in the British weeklies Ranger and Look and Learn and the Storm series, first published in the Dutch weekly Eppo...

's Storm

Storm (Don Lawrence)

Storm is a soft science fiction/fantasy comic book series originally drawn by Don Lawrence. The series is primarily available in Dutch, although all the books are translated in English and German, and some in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Croatian, Serbian,...

series of graphic novels.

Pocket Revolution was the first Deus studio album to be released in six years, since The Ideal Crash in 1999. The band featuring Craig Ward and Danny Mommens disintegrated during its recording. Craig Ward who was supposed to produce the record left the band in August 2004, soon followed by Danny Mommens. They were replaced by ex- Evil Superstars

Evil Superstars

Evil Superstars was a Belgian indie rock band led by Mauro Pawlowski. Among its members was Millionaire and Eagles of Death Metal guitarist Tim Vanhamel.-History:Evil Superstars was formed in 1992 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.The original members were:...

 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....

 and bass player Alan Gevaert who completed the recording of the album. So it actually makes two different bands playing on Pocket Revolution. Other contributions include Stef Kamil Carlens

Stef Kamil Carlens

Stef Kamil Carlens is a Belgian musician and leader of Belgian rock band Zita Swoon. Carlens studied at the "Hoger Kunstonderwijs, Rijksinstituut, Antwerpen". Together with Tom Barman he co-founded Belgian Alt Rock band Deus...

 on backing vocals on Pocket Revolution and Sun Ra, CJ Bolland and Tim Vanhamel

Tim Vanhamel

Tim Wessel Vanhamel is a Belgian rock musician who has been a member of and performed with a number of bands including Evil Superstars, Deus and Eagles of Death Metal. He is also the frontman of his own bands Millionaire and Eat Lions.-Career:Vanhamel played in his first band, Sister Poopoo, when...

 of Millionaire

Millionaire (band)

Millionaire is a Belgian indie rock band led by Tim Vanhamel, drawing on influences from stoner rock, indie and industrial rock music.-History:Millionaire was formed in 1999 by former Evil Superstars and dEUS guitarist Tim Vanhamel...

 (who used to play guitar with Deus on The Ideal Crash tour). The release of the album was followed by a one year tour that led the band throughout Europe

Europe

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 and to the United States

United States

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, Canada

Canada

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, Israel

Israel

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 and Thailand

Thailand

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. It was the longest tour Deus ever did.

Pocket Revolution became the best selling Deus record in Belgium, selling more than 50,000 copies - making it Platinum. The album sold about 200,000 copies worldwide.

In December 2006, Pocket Revolution was re-released as Pocket Revolution Burnt. It contains a bonus cd with seven songs from the album remixed by Jagz Kooner

Jagz Kooner

Jagz Kooner is a UK born producer who has worked with Radio 4, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream for whom he co-produced their well-known cover version of the song 'Some Velvet Morning' sung this time by the model Kate Moss, Garbage and Infadels...

, titled The Jagz Kooner Excursions.

In February 2007, a Pocket Revolution songbook with lyrics and chords for all twelve songs of the album was released by Beriato Group. It is the first songbook to be dedicated to Deus.

Track listing

1. "Bad Timing" (Tom Barman
   Tom Barman
   Tom Barman is a Belgian musician and film director.Barman studied at the film school of St.-Lucas in Brussels, but didn't finish his studies because of he wished to pursue a career in music. He began by forming the rock band, Deus in Antwerp, in 1989...
   
   , Deus) – 7:07
2. "7 Days, 7 Weeks" (Barman, Craig Ward) – 3:53
3. "Stop-Start Nature" (Deus, C.J. Bolland) – 4:28
4. "If You Don't Get What You Want" (Barman) – 3:49
5. "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)" (Barman) – 4:44
6. "Include Me Out" (Barman) – 5:02
7. "Pocket Revolution" (Barman, Deus) – 6:01
8. "Night Shopping" (Barman) – 4:03
9. "Cold Sun of Circumstance" (Deus) – 5:44
10. "The Real Sugar" (Barman) – 3:58
11. "Sun Ra" (Deus) – 6:43
12. "Nothing Really Ends" (Barman) – 5:35

Chart positions

Country	Peak position
Belgium	1
Austria	58
France	27
Netherlands	9
Portugal	30
Switzerland	54

Singles

• "7 Days, 7 Weeks" (August 2005)
• "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)" (March 2006)
• "Bad Timing" (download only release, June 2006)