Ex

Blueprints For A Blackout (2lp/usa)

Emerging out of Amsterdam's vibrant squat scene in 1979, The Ex - a name chosen for the ease and speed with which it could be spray-painted onto a wall - have for four decades been an entirely self-sustaining musical entity, charting a course through the global underground with a spirit of freedom and radical exploration. 'Blueprints For A Blackout,' The Ex's fifth album and first double LP, combines caustic studio experimentations and loose songs from their gripping live-set at the time. The band consisted of singer G.W. Sok, guitarist Terrie Ex, two new recruits on bass, Luc and Yoke, and drummer Sabien Witteman, along with a plethora of guests including Mekons' Jon Langford and long-serving sound engineer Dolf Planteijdt, among others. Originally released in 1984 on the band's own Pig Brother Productions, 'Blueprints' veers from jagged punk explosions to sharply focused improvisations featuring field recordings that would become a hallmark of their subsequent forays into free jazz and experimental music. The overall effect is not unlike the menace of a slowly building winter storm. Tracks like 'Rabble With A Cause,' 'U.S. Hole' and 'Scrub That Scum' stand out as exemplars of this phase of The Ex. Comparisons can be made to contemporaries Einstürzende Neubauten, NoMeansNo and Svätsox as well as later Crass label bands. Comes with 24-page booklet.

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Format
LP - 2 disk
Release date
22-03-2024
Label
Item-nr
544785
EAN
0857661008926
Availability
Exp. 22-03-2024
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. STREETCARS NAMED DESIRE/ANIMAL HARM (MEDLEY)
2. BLUEPRINTS FOR A BLACKOUT
3. RABBLE WITH A CAUSE
4. REQUIEM FOR A RIP-OFF
5. PLEASED TO MEAT YOU
6. A GOODBUY TO YOU
7. THE SWIM
8. BOOHOO
9. U.S. HOLE
10. (NOT) 2B CONTINUED
11. GRIMM STORIES

Disk 2

1. A PLAGUE TO SURVIVE
2. THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC
3. KIDNAP CONNECTION
4. FIRE AND ICE
5. JACK FROST IS INNOCENT
6. LOVE YOU TILL EH
7. FOOD ON 45
8. SCRUB THAT SCUM