Mudbird Shivers

Mudbird Shivers
Studio album by The Ex
Released	June 1995
Recorded	February–March 1995 at the Koeienverhuurbedrijf, Purmerland, Holland
Genre	Punk rock, Experimental
Length	49:23
Label	CrossTalk (US) Ex Records/RecRec Music (Netherlands)
Producer	Dolf Planteijdt & Colin McLean
The Ex chronology
And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders (1993) Mudbird Shivers (1995) Instant (1995)

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Mudbird Shivers is an album by Dutch punk/experimental band The Ex. The album prominently features vocals by guest musician Han Buhrs, who also plays a number of different instruments on the recording. It was released the same year as The Ex's entirely instrumental improv album Instant.

Track listing

1. "Thunderstruck Blues" - 6:22
2. "Only If You Want 3" - 5:00
3. "Ret Roper" - 4:27
4. "Embarrassment" - 4:10
5. "House Carpenter" - 4:07
6. "Newsense" - 2:50
7. "Former Reporter" - 3:58
8. "Shore Thing" - 5:51
9. "Things Most People Think" - 2:41
10. "Audible Bacillus" - 4:52
11. "Hunt Hat" - 5:13

Personnel

• Terrie (guitar)
• G.W. Sok (vocals)
• Luc (bass)
• Andy (guitar, viola)
• Katrin (drums)
• Han Buhrs (vocals, saxophone, mouth-harp, panlids, grater)

Notes

• Cogan, Brian. Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-313-33340-8.
• Mount, Heather. "Three Looks into The Ex". In Crane, Larry. Tape Op: The Book about Creative Music Recording, Volume 2. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010. pp. 230–233.
• Robbins, Ira A., ed. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock: The all-new 5th edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 0684814374.
• Sok, G.W. A Mix of Bricks & Valentines: Lyrics 1979–2009. New York: PM Press, 2011.
• Temporary Services. Group Work. New York: Printed Matter, March 2007.

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