THE EX - LIVE @ PARADISO AMSTERDAM (12.12.2010) DEEL 2 (The Ex + Ab Baars)

The Ex is an underground band from the Netherlands. They formed in 1979 at the height of the original punk explosion and have released more than twenty full length albums since. Known as an anarcho-punk band in their first years, in later years they also became known for their musical experiments and numerous collaborations.
The band has collaborated with many disparate artists, including UK anarchist band Chumbawamba (sometimes using the name Antidote), the Dog Faced Hermans (one former member, Andy Moor, currently plays electric guitar in The Ex), and with the late avant-garde cellist Tom Cora in the early 1990s, resulting in the album Scrabbling at the Lock (1991) and the follow-up And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders (1993). The album In the Fishtank 5 (1999) was made with Chicago's Tortoise, and on In the Fishtank 9 (2001) they collaborated with members of Sonic Youth and the Dutch improvisers ICP.
The Ex's music has undergone significant evolution over the years from their beginnings as a punk band. Founded in 1979 by singer Jos Kley (better known as G.W. Sok),[2] guitarist Terrie Hessels, drummer Geurt and bassist René, the band debuted with a song titled "Stupid Americans" on the Utreg-Punx vinyl 7" compilation released by Rock Against records in Rotterdam. The release of their first 7" All Corpses Smell the Same followed shortly after that, in 1980. Through the decades their music has gradually developed into its current form of highly intricate, experimental punk/post-punk/no wave-inspired work.
Breaking from the relatively narrow confines of punk rock, The Ex have incorporated a wide array of influences, often from non-Western and non-rock sources. Some include Hungarian and Turkish folk songs, and more recently music from Ethiopia, Congo and Eritrea (the independence song of Eritrea is covered by The Ex to kick off their 2004 album Turn). Other examples of branching out stylistically include the improvised double album Instant and a release under the moniker Ex Orkest, a 20 piece big band assembled for performances at Holland Festival.

The Ex is sinds het ontstaan in 1979 uitgegroeid van een punkband uit de Amsterdamse krakersbeweging tot een buitensporig veelzijdige band die punk, noise, rock, jazz en Afrikaanse muziek combineert. In 2009 verliet zanger G.W. Sok na dertig jaar de band, waarop Arnold de Boer diens plaats achter de microfoon innam. 2010 bracht een nieuw album, getiteld 'Catch My Shoe' dat werd opgenomen met de legendarische knoppendraaier Steve Albini. Tussendoor speelde The Ex nog met de Ililta Band uit Ethi

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