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Released in 1995, this double-CD set is the culmination of a series of albums that saw the longstanding Dutch punk institution head in a stridently avant-garde direction, beginning with the Joggers and Smoggers album and explored extensively with cellist Tom Cora -- from the punchy chaotic punk rock of the band's '80s releases to total free improvisation. Collected here are collaborations with avant-garde jazz musicians such as the famed Dutch percussionist Han Bennink (whose work in improvisation began with Eric Dolphy no less), the late master of cello and longtime Ex collaborator Tom Cora, and saxophonist Ab Baars, to name a few. The collection covers a lot of ground, from noisy vignettes in the vein of Fred Frith and Chris Cutler's workouts to subdued passages that recall even atonal avant-garde classical works; AMM and Derek Bailey also spring to mind. Instant is not all free-form, however -- in fact, the forms are held together by vague folk themes and the band's classic angular Captain Beefheart-like arrangements. A two-CD set is certainly substantial in covering the band's multifaceted work, and with a group this unique and with so many compelling approaches that mix folk, punk, free jazz, and ethnic forms in such a singular fashion, there are few other recordings of this nature around.
© Skip Jansen /TiVo
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Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Ab Baars, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Wolter Wierbos, FeaturedArtist
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Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Wolter Wierbos, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Tristan Honsiger, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist - Tristan Honsiger, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Wolter Wierbos, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Tristan Honsiger, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Tristan Honsiger, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Ab Baars, FeaturedArtist
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Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Wolter Wierbos, FeaturedArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Ab Baars, FeaturedArtist
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Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
The Ex, Composer, MainArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist - Tristan Honsiger, FeaturedArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Tristan Honsiger, FeaturedArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Wolter Wierbos, FeaturedArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
Michael Vatcher, FeaturedArtist - The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Wolter Wierbos, FeaturedArtist
1995 The Ex 1995 The Ex
The Ex, Composer, MainArtist - Han Bennink, FeaturedArtist
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Album review
Released in 1995, this double-CD set is the culmination of a series of albums that saw the longstanding Dutch punk institution head in a stridently avant-garde direction, beginning with the Joggers and Smoggers album and explored extensively with cellist Tom Cora -- from the punchy chaotic punk rock of the band's '80s releases to total free improvisation. Collected here are collaborations with avant-garde jazz musicians such as the famed Dutch percussionist Han Bennink (whose work in improvisation began with Eric Dolphy no less), the late master of cello and longtime Ex collaborator Tom Cora, and saxophonist Ab Baars, to name a few. The collection covers a lot of ground, from noisy vignettes in the vein of Fred Frith and Chris Cutler's workouts to subdued passages that recall even atonal avant-garde classical works; AMM and Derek Bailey also spring to mind. Instant is not all free-form, however -- in fact, the forms are held together by vague folk themes and the band's classic angular Captain Beefheart-like arrangements. A two-CD set is certainly substantial in covering the band's multifaceted work, and with a group this unique and with so many compelling approaches that mix folk, punk, free jazz, and ethnic forms in such a singular fashion, there are few other recordings of this nature around.
© Skip Jansen /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:32
- Main artists: The Ex
- Composer: The Ex
- Label: Ex Records
- Genre: Classical Experimental
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