Dignity of Labour

by The Ex

Dignity of Labour cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1983
  • Label: Cold Front
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Rinus Groeneveld, Marcel Schmidt, Dolf Planteijdt

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded entirely within the confines of an abandoned paper factory in Wormer, this deeply unconventional project acts as an abrasive, primarily instrumental tribute to the ruins of industrial labor. 'Dignity of Labour' sees the fiercely political Dutch punk collective utilizing the actual decaying machinery and metallic acoustics of the facility to generate punishing, rhythmic noise structures. The challenging release cemented their transition into one of Europe's premier avant-garde forces.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, dissonant, noisy, protest, DIY, improvisational, unconventional, long-form, repetitive, rhythmic, political

Tracklist

  1. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 1
  2. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 2
  3. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 3
  4. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 4
  5. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 5
  6. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 6
  7. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 7
  8. (Sucked Out Chucked Out) 8

Credits

  • Marcel Schmidt - drums
  • Porky - lacquer cut by
  • Bas Masbeck - performer [the ex]
  • GW Sok - performer [the ex]
  • Sabien Witteman - performer [the ex]
  • Terrie Ex - performer [the ex]
  • Rinus Groeneveld - saxophone

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