Turn (The Ex album)
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| Studio album by The Ex | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | September 16-18, 2003 at Electrical Audio, Chicago November 22, 2003 and February 20, 2004 at Studio Le Roy, Amsterdam |
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| Genre | Punk rock, Post-punk, Experimental, African music | |||
| Length | Disc one: 44:16 Disc two: 42:40 |
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| Label | Touch and Go Records | |||
| Producer |
Steve Albini (Chicago sessions) Mikel Le Roy (Amsterdam sessions) |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (favorable) |
| CMJ | (unrated) |
| Dusted Magazine | (mixed) |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10 |
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| Robert Christgau |  |
Turn is a double album by Dutch anarchist post-punk band The Ex. After 20 years of working with Luc, their former bass guitarist, Turn is the only Ex album to feature double bass player Rosemarie giving the band a sound akin their prior work with cellist Tom Cora. In tandem with The Ex's drummer Katrin, Rosemarie also contributed significant female vocal harmonies to the album.
On Turn, The Ex also displayed their love and interpretations of African rhythms and melodies. On "Theme From Konono" The Ex's guitars imitate amplified thumb pianos in a tribute to the infectious rhythm of Congolese percussion group Konono Nº 1 who had toured Europe with The Ex. "Getatchew" pays tribute to Ethiopian Saxophone legend Getatchew Mekuria with whom The Ex would later record an album. Turn also features The Ex playing the Eritrean revolutionary song "Huriyet" set to a traditional Tigrinya beat.
Turn was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio, Chicago, and mixed by Mikel Le Roy and The Ex at Studio Le Roy, Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2012, Tom Breihan of Stereogum named it the 19th best album recorded by Albini.
Peter Margasak of the Chicago Reader wrote in 2006 that Turn might be the Ex's best album yet, writing that "the addition of upright bassist Rozemarie Heggen, whose classical technique allowed them to explore dissonant textures without sacrificing rhythmic power, seemed to give the band a new focus and energy."
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