Joggers and Smoggers is a double album by punk artists The Ex, released in 1989 as a double vinyl record album, and issued as a double CD in 1992. It is the first of the Ex's albums to feature extensive use of improvisation and instruments outside of the standard guitar/bass/drums arrangement of punk rock, as well as great numbers of international guest musicians, most notably New York's Sonic Youth, Glasgow's Dog Faced Hermans, Amsterdam's Instant Composers Pool, as well as numerous folk musicians from a variety of European and Middle Eastern traditions. The album marked a turning point in The Ex's artistry, foreshadowing many collaborations and delvings into avant-garde, experimental, improvisational, folk and world music that the band would mix with their abrasive trademark post-punk sound in the 20 years to come.
Dean McFarlane of Allmusic called the album the groups's "magnum opus" and it was selected as the sole highlight of The Ex's discography. He wrote that the sessions were similar to "the extended collages of the Crass albums, whereby the sessions were not strictly performed by the entire group, but were in fact collections of solo tapes, ad-hoc collaborations, and improvised sketches. There are plenty of full-throttle Ex avant-punk tracks, however, and collaborators include numerous players from the free improvisation world, as well as members of Sonic Youth, who contribute their parts by tape and even apparently via telephone on one piece featuring Kim Gordon." He wrote that the album "marks a turning point in the group's sound; from this point they would embrace more fully the aesthetics and methods of avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, and delicate Europeanfolk. Over the four sides, this is an excellent introduction to the labyrinthine world of one of the most inspired and inventive groups in European post punk."[1] According to Trouser Press, the album "reroutes the music from its usual head-on collision and spotlights a few guests [...] While tracks like "Shopping Street" are brash cacophony, others are far more restrained."[3]
Many reviewers now consider the album to be one of the band's best or as a possible starting point for listeners unfamiliar with the band's discography.[4][5][6]
Wolter Wierbos - trombone (tracks: 14, 15, 18, 32)
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Cogan, Brian. Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006. p. 70. ISBN978-0-313-33340-8.
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. ISBN0684814374.
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.
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^"Dusted Reviews: Xavier Charles and Terrie Ex - Addis". www.dustedmagazine.com.
^"Music Review: The Ex - Catch My Shoe". Tiny Mix Tapes.
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Joggers and Smoggers is a double album by punk artists The Ex released in 1989 as a double vinyl record album and issued as a double CD in 1992 It is the first of the Ex s albums to feature extensive use of improvisation and instruments outside of the standard guitar bass drums arrangement of punk rock as well as great numbers of international guest musicians most notably New York s Sonic Youth Glasgow s Dog Faced Hermans Amsterdam s Instant Composers Pool as well as numerous folk musicians from a variety of European and Middle Eastern traditions The album marked a turning point in The Ex s artistry foreshadowing many collaborations and delvings into avant garde experimental improvisational folk and world music that the band would mix with their abrasive trademark post punk sound in the 20 years to come Joggers and SmoggersStudio album by The ExReleased1989RecordedJune 8 25 1989StudioADM s Koeienverhuurbedrijf Amsterdam GenreExperimental rock art punk free improvisation no wave folk world musicLength1 32 14LabelFist Puppet RecordsProducerDolf PlanteijdtThe Ex chronologyAural Guerilla 1988 Joggers and Smoggers 1989 Treat 1990 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Tom HullB 2 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 The Ex 3 2 Guest musicians 4 Notes 5 ReferencesReception editDean McFarlane of Allmusic called the album the groups s magnum opus and it was selected as the sole highlight of The Ex s discography He wrote that the sessions were similar to the extended collages of the Crass albums whereby the sessions were not strictly performed by the entire group but were in fact collections of solo tapes ad hoc collaborations and improvised sketches There are plenty of full throttle Ex avant punk tracks however and collaborators include numerous players from the free improvisation world as well as members of Sonic Youth who contribute their parts by tape and even apparently via telephone on one piece featuring Kim Gordon He wrote that the album marks a turning point in the group s sound from this point they would embrace more fully the aesthetics and methods of avant garde jazz free improvisation and delicate European folk Over the four sides this is an excellent introduction to the labyrinthine world of one of the most inspired and inventive groups in European post punk 1 According to Trouser Press the album reroutes the music from its usual head on collision and spotlights a few guests While tracks like Shopping Street are brash cacophony others are far more restrained 3 Many reviewers now consider the album to be one of the band s best or as a possible starting point for listeners unfamiliar with the band s discography 4 5 6 Track listing edit Humm The Full House Mumble 2 48 At the Gate 3 08 Pigs and Scales 2 34 Coughing 2 05 Morning Star 2 22 Wall Has Ears 1 55 Invitation to the Dance 5 03 Tightly Stretched 2 35 Ask the Prisoner 1 12 To Be Clear 2 06 Gentlemen 2 53 Make That Call 1 47 The Buzzword Medley 5 07 Shopping Street 2 12 Crackle Engines Vrop Vrop 6 57 Greetings from Urbania 0 52 Wired 1 13 Got Everything 2 10 Waarom Niet 1 40 Courtyard 2 14 Burst Crack Split 0 59 Brickbat 2 59 Hieronymus 1 25 Nosey Parker 0 54 People Who Venture 3 54 Watch the Driver 1 52 Let s Get Sceptical 3 50 Tin Gods 2 33 The State of Freedom 5 33 Provisionally Untitled 2 59 Kachun K Pschuh 3 42 The Early Bird s Worm 3 48 Catkin 1 24 Upstairs with Picasso 3 29Personnel editAdapted from liner notes The Ex edit Terrie guitar G W Sok vocals Luc bass Katrin drums vocalsAdditional instruments grill birdcage double bass fire extinguisher hammer bamboos piano electric razor dobro spoons human beatbox wire glass castanets bow cracklebox cowbells cabasa Guest musicians edit Wilf Plum organ track 2 drums tracks 3 21 24 birdcage track 3 voice track 12 bodhran track 23 kabassa track 26 bamboos track 27 spoons track 32 backing vocals track 31 Jeroen birdcage track 3 voice tracks 12 23 backing vocals track 31 piano sequencer track 12 various soundscapes Dolf guitar track 2 acoustic guitar track 5 vocals track 24 space stations track 26 Ab Baars saxophones tracks 14 15 18 32 34 Bram guitar tracks 10 34 Doan Gurkensalat saz track 9 Dorpsoudste de Jong vocals tracks 1 19 Ferrie Meurkerrie trumpets trombones track 22 Floris van Manen control program orkaterdrum track 20 Gabi Kenderesi voice violin track 16 Gerhard Bornefeld piano track 33 Harry Roberts bamboos track 27 backing vocals track 31 Jeroen de Groot bagpipes tracks 2 7 Lee Ranaldo guitar track 8 Lena accordion vocals track 20 Nick Hobbs vocals track 27 announcement track 25 Thurston Moore guitar track 11 Thijs Vermeulen bass tracks 6 17 21 Wolter Wierbos trombone tracks 14 15 18 32 Notes editCogan 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 amp Schuster 1997 ISBN 0684814374 Sok G W A Mix of Bricks amp Valentines Lyrics 1979 2009 New York PM Press 2011 Temporary Services Group Work New York Printed Matter March 2007 References edit a b Joggers and Smoggers at AllMusic Tom Hull Grade List The Ex TrouserPress com Ex www trouserpress com Inc CMJ Network 1 December 1998 CMJ New Music Monthly CMJ Network Inc via Google Books a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last has generic name help Dusted Reviews Xavier Charles and Terrie Ex Addis www dustedmagazine com Music Review The Ex Catch My Shoe Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joggers and Smoggers amp oldid 1043561122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
