In collaboration with the anarchist quarterly Gramschap (Anger), The Ex release a split 7″ with the Iraqi Kurdish group Awara in 1984, their first encounter with non-western musicians. Non-western music will prove to be of great importance for The Ex in their later developments. In the same year they do a benefit tour with Morzelpronk and Zowiso for the striking British miners and release a benefit live album of the tour called Support the Miners’ Strike. More politically engaged tours and releases follow in the years after.

In 1985 they go on a benefit tour with BGK and the Wandas for the anti-militarist Onkruit organization. A year later they release the double single 1936 dedicated to the Spanish revolution. The release is accompanied by a 144 page photo book and partly consists of arrangements and adaptations of Spanish folksongs.

The Ex will perform and curate an evening at Incubate 2010 on Monday September 13th.

Inlog also published the following related posts:

• The Ex Files: The early years (1987-1988)
• The Ex Files: The early years (1980-1984)
• The Ex Files: The early years (formation, 1979)
• The Ex Files: The early years (1989)
• The Ex Files: Come see them at Incubate!

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