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Joggers And Smoggers

The Ex

Terrie (guitar), G.W. Sok (vocals), Luc (bass), Katrin (drums, vocals), plus grill, birdcage, double-bass, fire-extinguisher + hammer, bamboos, piano, electric razor, dobro, spoons, human batbox, wire, glass, castanets, bow, crackle-box, cowbells, kabassa.

Guest musicians - Wilf Plum (organ 02, drums 03,21,24, birdcage 03, voice 12, bodhran 23, kabassa 26, bamboos 27, spoons 32, backing-vocals 31), Jeroen (birdcage 03, voice 12,23, backing-vocals 31, piano-sequenzer 12, various soundscapes), Dolf (guitar 02, acoustic guitar 05, voice 24, space-stations 26), Ab Baars (saxophones 14,15,18,32,34), Bram (guitar 10,34), Doan Gurkensalat (saz 09), Dorpsoudste de Jong (voice 01,19), Ferrie Meurkerrie (trumpets, trombones 22), Floris van Manen (control-programma orkaterdrum 20), Gabi Kenderesi (voice, violin 16), Gerhard Bornefeld (piano 33), Harry Roberts (bamboos 27, backing-vocals 31), Jeroen de Groot (bagpipes 02,07), Lee Ranaldo (guitar 08), Lena (accordion, voice 20), Nick Hobbs (voice 27, announcement 25), Thurston Moore (guitar 11), Thijs Vermeulen (bass 06,17,21), Wolter Wierbos (trombone 14,15,18,32).

Recorded at ADM's Koeienverhuurbedrijf, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Produced by Dolf Planteijdt.

2LP Released November 1989.
2CD Released February 1992.

Ex Records LPcat# EX 040/041 CDcat# EX 040/041D

Tracklisting

01. Humm (The Fullhouse Mumble)
02. At The Gate
03. Pigs + Scales
04. Coughing
05. Morning Star
06. Wall Has Ears
07. Invitation To The Dance
08. Tightly Stretched
09. Ask The Prisoner
10. To Be Clear
11. Gentlemen mp3
12. Make That Call
13. The Buzzword Medley
14. Shopping Street
15. Crackle Engines Vrôp Vrôp
16. Greetings From Urbania
17. Wired
18. Got Everything?
19. Waarom Niet
20. Courtyard
21. Burst!Crack!Split!
22. Brickbat
23. Hieronymus
24. Nosey Parker
25. People Who Venture
26. Watch The Driver
27. Let's Get Sceptical
28. Tin Gods
29. State Of Freedom
30. Provisionally Untitled
31. Kachun-K Pschûh mp3
32. The Early Bird's Worm
33. Catkin
34. Upstairs With Picasso

Reviews

‘‘From folk and ethnic to freedom and postpunk skronk.’’

‘‘This record is a joyful testimony to music's continuing ability to communicate ideas. They have opened up their frenetic grind to encompass 1,000 different rhythms. They're caught up in something unique.’’