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'''''Tumult''''' is the third album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[punk rock]] band [[The Ex (band)|The Ex]], originally released in 1983. |
'''''Tumult''''' is the third album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[punk rock]] band [[The Ex (band)|The Ex]], originally released in 1983. It was produced by Jon Langford of [[The Mekons]] and Dolf Anonymusfortaxreasons.<ref name=of>[http://exmailorder.nl/shop/label-ex-records/tumult]</ref> |
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Stewart Mason's review of the album for ''[[Allmusic]]'' was quite positive, writing that the band "are something of a rarity in political rock circles, in that their albums are at least as musically interesting as they are lyrically pungent." He praised Jon Langford's production, who "gives the band a slightly more structured sound, which turns out to be to their advantage; in so doing, Langford minimizes the group's obvious points of comparison (singer G.W. Sok sounds more than a little like [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]]'s [[Mark E. Smith]]) and makes them sound more like their own band." The opening track "Bouquet of Barbed Wire", picked as a highlight from the album, was described as "build[ing] slowly from a hypnotic guitar riff, adding instruments one at a time before exploding into an intense [[post-punk]] roar". The "declamatory" "Squat!" was picked as another "musical and sociological high point" while the closing track "Island Race" " ends with an [[industrial music|industrial]] clanging that predates the early records by [[Test Dept|Test Department]] and [[Einsturzende Neubauten]]."<ref name=am/> An unattributed review on The Ex's official website describes the album as the "[m]usic of malcontents, rebellion and impotent rage about everything that is wrong in this world [...] But they're quite aware themselves, too, that reality is not always black and white [...] What they lack in pure originality, gets compensated by their passion and devotion. In a time during which many of their contemporaries have switched their brain off, the primeval music of The Ex sounds really beneficial."<ref name=of/> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| Released | April 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January 10–19, 1983 at Koeienverhuur Studio | |||
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| Length | 53:20 | |||
| Label | Original LP on FAI Records Reissued on CD by Ex Records (Europe) and Fistpuppet (USA) | |||
| Producer | Jon Langford and Dolf Anonymusfortaxreasons | |||
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Tumult is the third album by Dutch punk rock band The Ex, originally released in 1983. It was produced by Jon Langford of The Mekons and Dolf Anonymusfortaxreasons.[2]
Reception
Stewart Mason's review of the album for Allmusic was quite positive, writing that the band "are something of a rarity in political rock circles, in that their albums are at least as musically interesting as they are lyrically pungent." He praised Jon Langford's production, who "gives the band a slightly more structured sound, which turns out to be to their advantage; in so doing, Langford minimizes the group's obvious points of comparison (singer G.W. Sok sounds more than a little like the Fall's Mark E. Smith) and makes them sound more like their own band." The opening track "Bouquet of Barbed Wire", picked as a highlight from the album, was described as "build[ing] slowly from a hypnotic guitar riff, adding instruments one at a time before exploding into an intense post-punk roar". The "declamatory" "Squat!" was picked as another "musical and sociological high point" while the closing track "Island Race" " ends with an industrial clanging that predates the early records by Test Department and Einsturzende Neubauten."[1] An unattributed review on The Ex's official website describes the album as the "[m]usic of malcontents, rebellion and impotent rage about everything that is wrong in this world [...] But they're quite aware themselves, too, that reality is not always black and white [...] What they lack in pure originality, gets compensated by their passion and devotion. In a time during which many of their contemporaries have switched their brain off, the primeval music of The Ex sounds really beneficial."[2]
Track listing
- "Bouquet of Barbed Wire" - 6:58
- "Fear" - 2:17
- "Hunt the Hunters" - 3:34
- "Survival of the Fattest" - 5:18
- "Red Muzak" - 2:44
- "Happy Thoughts" - 5:33
- "The Well-Known Soldier" - 2:22
- "Black and White Statements" - 4:39
- "Squat!" - 2:25
- "Same Old News" - 2:08
- "F.U.N.E.I.D.Y." - 5:23
- "O.S.L. (New Schvienhunt League)" - 2:42
- "Island Race" - 7:17
Notes
- Cogan, Brian. Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-313-33340-8.
- Mount, Heather. "Three Looks into The Ex". In Crane, Larry. Tape Op: The Book about Creative Music Recording, Volume 2. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010. pp. 230–233.
- Robbins, Ira A., ed. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock: The all-new 5th edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 0684814374.
- Sok, G.W. A Mix of Bricks & Valentines: Lyrics 1979–2009. New York: PM Press, 2011.
- Temporary Services. Group Work. New York: Printed Matter, March 2007.