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Concert Mon Dec 04 2006
Double EX-posure
Dutch anarcho-punk collective The Ex have been around for donkey's years, haven't they? And they've had strong ties to the Chicago indie rock scene for a good long stretch of their 25-plus year existence. The group's remained unslowed and unblunted throughout; and their latter-day zag into more folky territory -- mainly involving Magyar, Slavic, and Gypsy influences -- has only made their music richer and kept their performances unflaggingly impassioned. They'll be in town to play the Bottle this Friday night; but this time around, one thing about the band's Chicago stop-over might confuse a few fans -- that being their choice of accompaniment.
They're touring with DJ /Rupture, who's recently been working on a collaborative project with Ex guitarist Andy Moor. Ever since his mp3 mix Gold Teeth Thief became a runaway viral success back in 2001, /Rupture's stacked up a broad, adventurous listenership with his 3-turntable mixes of deftly-layered hip-hop, Middle Eastern music, dancehall, dub, shrapnel-spewing breakcore, and occasional forrays into straight-up noise. The sample mp3 currently up on Moor's website gives us a taste of what we can expect from the collaboration; with Moor volleying improvised, tumultuous guitarwork against /Rupture's mix of rough-and-tumble beats.
This Wednesday night will see Moor and /Rupture engaging in their soundclash collab at the Hideout. Two nights later, you can catch a headlining appearance from The Ex at the Empty Bottle, where DJ /Rupture will be opening up with one of his mix sets. Japanese avant-pop artist comorevi-ButtEr fLy plays first on the Bottle bill.
[mp3]: DJ /Rupture "Gold Teeth Thief, pt. 2"
[mp3]: The Ex & Tom Cora "State of Shock"