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On this edition of EXD, a feature on the Neder anarcho band the Ex. Some music to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. A feature on the More Reality fest. New releases from Christian featuring VALTATYHJIÖ, INDUSTRY, and DEATH CULTURE DEPRIVATION and from Stephen featuring REEK MINDS, VIOLINS, and USURA. Chain Block (Mtl) in our demo feature.
SEX AIDS - Back On The Piss Again (Riot City)
More Reality Hardcore Weekend Toronto April 5-6th 2024 (André)
Anarchist Corner
Demo Feature
ANTIDOTE - Irish Joke (Looney Tunes)
Celtic punk (Stephen)
BLOOD OR WHISKEY - Oh Oh (Self-Released)
MICKEY RICKSHAW - Home in Song (MacSlon's Irish Pub Radio)
THE DREADNOUGHTS - Hej Sokoly (Zal Za Ukraina) (Self-Released)
THE TEMPLARS OF DOOM - Saint Patrick Saved Ireland (Poe)
THE GRINNING BARRETTS - 10 Tera Ohm (Outhouse)
BORN AGAIN HEATHENS - Wild in the Streets (Self-Released)
S.H.I.T - Automatic (Shout Recordings)
BÉTON ARMÉ - Victoire (Primator Crew)
BEYOND THE PALE - Force (Self-Released)
GRAND SCHEME - Tossed Out (11PM)
FAZE - We Don’t Wanna (11PM)
ALL4ALL - Hard To Accept (Self-Released)
DIZTORT - Internal War (Advanced Perspective)
REAL WORLD - Lose Control (Homie Shit Mag)
Get Tickets at Emissions or here at Homie Shit
New Releases (Christian)
VALTATYHJIÖ - Kuristusleikki (Sorry State)
VÄHÄKYRO DRIVE-BY - Loiset (Self-released)
KUVOTUS - Tree Spiker (Self-released)
INDUSTRY - Totalitarian Domination (Static Age)
DEATH CULTURE DEPRIVATION - Fucktory (Phobia)
New Releases (Stephen)
REEK MINDS - No Escape (Iron Lung)
BEYOND THE PALE - Break (Self-Released)
PAPRIKA - Dream (Iron Lung)
VIOLIN - Grim Depths (Iron Lung)
Oi! (Christian)
KING SIZE BRACES - Beer (Steel Wool Pussy)
THE PROWLERS - We’re Taking Back the Pubs (Mad Butcher / KOB)
SUBWAY THUGS - Morning After (Oink!)
ULTRA RAZZIA - La Dernière Bièr (Warthog Speak / Primator Crew)
THE LAGER LADS - Alcoholics R Us (GMM)
KING SIZE BRACES - Let’s Get Pissed (Steel Wool Pussy)
New Releases (Nicky)
FLESH COMMODITY - Paralyzed (Self-released)
48 HEURES - La Vieille et la Mort (self-released)
JUG - My bodies doomed (Neon Taste)
MEDICINAL - Handball Courts (Council)
UNDIVIDED ATTENTION - Subject II Change
(Self-released)
THE EX were a band from Amsterdam that started out in 1979. The band started out in the squat movement and were inspired by bands like the Fall and the Mekons. The band was known as an anarcho-punk band but they were also associated with the post punk scene. Rumour is that the band spent the first six months on graffiti advertising. The first release is this song on the Utreg Punx compilation.
THE EX - Stupid Americans (Rock Against)
THE EX - Cells (He / Superior Viaduct)
In June 1980, The Ex released their first EP, All Corpses Smell the Same. The most striking features of the music are the strongly rhythmic guitar attacks and the dogged way in which Sok spit the words into the microphone. The lyrics deal with politics, squatting, and social injustice. The band's first full-length album, Disturbing Domestic Peace, was released later the same year.
THE EX - Outlook-Army (Verrecords / Eh)
Shortly after these recording were released, Geurt left the band and was replaced by Willem from the Rondos. René left the band and was replaced by Bas on the bass.
In 1982, The Ex released their second album, History is What's Happening; this album is seen as a musical evolution. Many of the songs were created during live performances. Two tracks from The Ex were included on the compilation album Oorwormer. In 1982, Willem left the band and was replaced by Sabien on the drums.
THE EX - Dutch Disease (More Dirt Per Minute)
In April 1983, the Ex released their third album, Tumult, produced by Jon Langford of the Mekons. A few months later, their 12 inch Gonna Rob The Spermbank was also released; this record contained four songs that were also recorded during the recording session of Tumult. In 1983, The Ex also released the album Dignity Of Labor, which appeared as a box containing four 7" singles and a book. The singles each contained eight untitled tracks that deal with the demise of the Wormer-based Van Gelder paper factory. Bas left the band and was replaced by the new bassists Luc and Joke. In the fall of 1983, The Ex did their first tour of England. A product of this tour is the split 12" The Red Dance Package that The Ex released in collaboration with the band Alerta.
THE EX - The Well-Known Soldier (F.A.I. / Fist Puppet)
THE EX - Kidnap Connection
This is off the double album “Blueprints For A Blackout” released in March 1984. This album included more improvisation, and new musical instruments were used, including violin, oboe, marimba, and oil barrels. During this period, The Ex consisted of five band members who adopted "Ex" as their last name.
In 1986, The Ex recorded the double single 1936: The Spanish Revolution. The double single contained Spanish folk songs, and a 144 page booklet on the Spanish Revolution. I remember the band talking about how they were exhausted by all the research put into this project.
THE EX - They Shall Not Pass (Ron Johnson / The Ex)
In 1987, the EX teamed up with the English punk band Chumbawamba under the name Antidote to record the single Destroy Fascism! which is released on Loony Tunes Records.
ANTIDOTE - Education (Part 2) (Looney Tunes)
In October 1989, the Ex launched their first American tour with the Canadian band NoMeansNo. That’s when I would see them at a show at the Rivoli.
In November, the Ex release their next album which is a double album Joggers & Smoggers. This album is more experimental and jazzy, and features many guest musicians, including members of Sonic Youth and Ab Baars.
THE EX - Nosey Parker
In 1991, the Ex started their singles project. They offered a subscription where subscribers paid 36 guilders to receive a new single every two months for a year. Each single contained four songs recorded during a performance at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, where The Ex was supported by guest musicians Ab Baars, Han Bennink, and Wolter Wierbos.
The Ex also start their collaborations with Tom Cora who is a celloist. Adds a different dimension to what they are doing. Here’s a song off their second record together which comes out in 1993 (And the weathermen shrugs their shoulders). The first one comes out in 1991.
THE EX - Conviction Going Gaga
The following year the EX start doing dance performances and the year after they start experimenting with blues. The band would continue to be very active until 2011 doing many interesting things, but that is for wikipedia to tell you and not a punk show.
Came across Chain Block in one of our shows and thought it would make a great demo feature.
CHAIN BLOCK - Stuck (Self-released)
CHAIN BLOCK - Bridges (Self-released)
CHAIN BLOCK - Lies(Self-released)
CHAIN BLOCK - Blade (Self-released)
CHAIN BLOCK - Knot (Self-released)
PUSSYRIOT - Putin Lights up the Fire (Self-released)