Dizzy Spells (album)

Dizzy Spells
Studio album by The Ex
Released April 24, 2001
Recorded November 28-December 4, 2000 at Black Box Studio, Noyant-la-Gravoyère, France
Genre Punk rock, Experimental
Length 59:22
Label Touch and Go Records
Producer Steve Albini
The Ex chronology
In the Fishtank 5
(1998)
Dizzy Spells
(2001)
Een Rondje Holland
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Dizzy Spells is an album by Dutch anarchist band The Ex. According to Douglas Wolk, the lyrics are "either punning geopolitical rants" or "based on texts by obscure poets"; Wolk praised the album for its grimness and density.[2]

Track listing

All tracks by The Ex except where noted

  1. "Town of Stone" - 5:12
  2. "Nobodies' Dream" (Eduardo Galeano) - 4:00
  3. "Walt's Dizzyland" - 4:22
  4. "Time Flies" - 4:20
  5. "Oskar Beck" - 5:43
  6. "Burnsome" - 5:10
  7. "The Chair Needs Paint" (Drs. P) - 5:06
  8. "Fistful of Feed" - 4:21
  9. "Haydays" (Lucebert) - 4:38
  10. "River" - 5:45
  11. "Karaoke Blackout" - 5:06
  12. "Little Atlas Heavyweight" - 5:39

Personnel

Recorded at the Black Box Studio, Noyant la Gravoyère, France. Produced by Steve Albini.

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Wolk, Douglas (April 2001). "Rev. of The Ex, Dizzy Spells". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 71. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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