The Ex – History Is What's Happening (1982)

History is What's Happening is an album by Dutch punk rock band The Ex, released in 1982.

This strong early outing had the most elliptical post-punk experiments of the Ex's discography. Keeping tracks around the minute-and-a-half mark without going for an agitprop squall, "History Is What's Happening" was well suited for fans of PiL or the Durutti Column. The demented disco of "Life Live" and the anti-superficial "H'Wood-W'ton" stood out, serious anxiety filtered down to its basic rock-based elements. With irregular rhythms and the usual unsettled guitar sounds, and also G.W. Sok's patented socialist drawl, the Ex's innate ability to make a statement collide with admirers and enemies was significant.                

 Tracklist                                                       

A1	Six Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other	0:57
A2	Barricades	1:03
A3	Life Live	1:38
A4	Machinery	0:45
A5	E.M. Why	1:47
A6	Moving Pictures	1:32
A7	Shoes	1:44
A8	Watch-Dogs	1:49
A9	Dutch Disease	1:21
A10	Blessed Box At The Backseat	1:13
B1	Who Pays	2:44
B2	Strong & Muscled	1:30
B3	Grey	2:22
B4	Equals Only	1:46
B5	H'wood-W'ton	0:56
B6	Sports	1:01
B7	$	0:56
B8	Pep Talk	1:58
B9	Attacked	1:55
B10	148	2:25

 The Ex – History Is What's Happening (1982)
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