{"product_id":"the-ex-blueprints-for-a-blackout","title":"The Ex- Blueprints For A Blackout","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Superior Viaduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued 3\/29\/2024, Originally released 1984\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBlueprints For A Blackout, The Ex’s fifth album and first double LP, combines caustic studio experimentations and loose songs from their gripping live-set at the time. The band consisted of singer G.W. Sok, guitarist Terrie Ex, two new recruits on bass, Luc and Yoke, and drummer Sabien Witteman, along with a plethora of guests including Mekons’ Jon Langford and long-serving sound engineer Dolf Planteijdt, among others. Originally released in 1984 on the band’s own Pig Brother Productions, Blueprints veers from jagged punk explosions to sharply focused improvisations featuring field recordings that would become a hallmark of their subsequent forays into free jazz and experimental music. The overall effect is not unlike the menace of a slowly building winter storm. Tracks like “Rabble With A Cause,” “U.S. Hole” and “Scrub That Scum” stand out as exemplars of this phase of The Ex. Comparisons can be made to contemporaries Einstürzende Neubauten, NoMeansNo and Svätsox as well as later Crass label bands. This first-time vinyl reissue comes with 24-page booklet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStreetcars Named Desire \/ Animal Harm (Medley)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlueprints For A Blackout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRabble With A Cause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRequiem For A Rip-Off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePleased To Meat You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Goodbuy To You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Swim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoohoo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eU.S. Hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Not) 2B Continued\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrimm Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Plague To Survive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise Of The Dutch Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKidnap Connection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire And Ice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Frost Is Innocent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove You Till Eh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFood On 45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScrub That Scum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Waiting Room Records","offers":[{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":41489665425523,"sku":"","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/4315\/0908\/files\/ScreenShot2024-03-28at6.47.59PM.png?v=1711669734","url":"https:\/\/waitingroomrecords.com\/products\/the-ex-blueprints-for-a-blackout","provider":"Waiting Room Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}