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Tumult remains a high-water point of early Ex, serving as both developmental guide and way-station. The next 18 months would see the departure of Bas and Witteman and the arrival of long-serving bassist Luc Klaasen and drummer Kat Bornefeld (whose supple rhythms propel the group to this day). The album stands as one of the most compelling and unique documents of early '80s DIY exploration. If Mark E. Smith had only one favorite Dutch punk band, then it would undoubtedly be The Ex.
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credits
released August 6, 2021
Side A
1. Bouquet Of Barbed Wire
2. Fear
3. Hunt The Hunters
4. Survival Of The Fattest
5. Red Muzak
6. Happy Thoughts
SideB
1. The Well-Known Soldier
2. Black And White Statements
3. Squat!
4. Same Old News
5. F.U.N.E.I.D.Y.
6. O.S.L. (New Schvienhunt League)
7. Island Race
Bass – Bas*
Drums – Sabien*
Guitar – Terrie*
Recorded By – Dolf Anonymousfortaxreasons, Jon Langford (2)
Voice – Cobie*, GW Sok
Written-By – The Ex
Hard to pick the best track as this is an absolutely magnificent release. Funkiest Jazz Versions of Curtis Mayfield ever and all live too. Features the legendary Leena Conquest on vocals. Which begs the question; Why are there not more recordings by this superb vocalist? Just listen to "If There's A Hell Down Below" it's intense!! Paul Murphy
i never thought it possible ever again being impressed, shaken, thrown down to earth, lifted up into at least the third of heaven before i came across this album of don cherry today: glory be to jah, om shanti om, om mani padme hum, hare krishna, bismillahir rahmanir rahim ... here within music transcends itself into transcen_dance ... the cosmic play lila ... or one might say: dance: the dance of shiva nataraj ... to the supreme truth: tat tvam asi - you're it. torsten
music that got me into Spiritual Jazz. having listened to 100s of records from the genre, this (trio of) album remains the most underrated in my mind. Idris Ackamoor and his band were really onto something.. something that I don't think many have replicated since Harsh Agarwal