In 1990 The Ex release a split live-cassette with the Dog Faced Hermans called Treat. When Dog Faced Hermans take a year off their guitarist Andy Moor joins The Ex. More releases follow that year, including the first ever Ex release on cd.

In January 1991 The Ex and New York cellist Tom Cora go into the studio to record 12 songs. At the same time the group start their singles project “6″: every two months subscribers receive a 7″ single with extras, such as posters and pamphlets. Every issue has a special theme, and the music goes from rock and folk to jazz and rap, either on their own or together with Kurdish saz-player Brader, Dutch improvisers or the Belgian comedians Kamagurka and Herr Seele. During the summer The Ex tour for four weeks through Canada with NoMeansNo, in November they tour Britain and Ireland with Dog Faced Hermans. On top of this The Ex and Tom Cora release the album Scrabbling At The Lock in which The Ex add a new musical dimension to their expanding oeuvre. On this album the urge to experiment and the search for sounds that don’t fall under the specific rock music category come to full growth. Scrabbling At The Lock is the best selling record in their history so far. Listen to the classic track State Of Shock taken from the Scrabbling album here below.

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