EX, THE - All Corpses Smell The Same

"RSD 2020 release. "Emerging out of Amsterdam's vibrant squat scene in 1979, The Ex -- a name chosen for the ease and speed with which it could be spray-painted onto a wall -- have for four decades been an entirely self-sustaining musical entity, charting a course through the global underground with a spirit of freedom and radical exploration. All Corpses Smell The Same, The Ex's first single, marks the beginning of this DIY odyssey -- appearing in June 1980 on Hé Records, a precursor to the band's own stalwart Ex Records imprint. The core of The Ex's propulsive sound can be found in these tracks, as they show a band starting to push beyond the boundaries of punk. The exuberant jag and slash of Terrie Ex's guitar drive 'Human Car' and 'Rock 'N' Roll-Stoel,' while the rhythmic churn of 'Cells' and 'Apathy Disease' hints at the shape of Ex music to come -- centering on vocalist G.W. Sok's incisive poetic invective. With only 500 copies pressed originally and gone in a flash, All Corpses