In 2010 the band performed at the Incubate festival in Tilburg , and toured later that year with, among others, the RaaskalBOMfukkerZ . In 2011 the Ex were chosen by Caribou to perform at and co-curate the All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival in Minehead, England. During this period the band…
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In 2009, after 30 years with the group, singer and co-founder G.W. Sok announced his departure from the band. Sok did so, believing he lacked the energy to continue and wanted to concentrate more on writing and graphic design, as well as singing in new musical projects with several other…
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In 2008 the band was featured in the film Roll Up Your Sleeves , directed by Dylan Haskins .
In 2005, the Ex performed in “A Clockwork Orange” together with theater group d’Electrique , the production core around Ko van den Bosch , in a huge ship shed in the About the IJ Festival . This performance was very well received by press and public. In May and July…
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In 2005, the band released the album In The Event together with the French sound poet Anne James Chaton, as well as the single compilation Singles.Period . In 2005 double bass player Rozemarie left the band and Colin (formerly of the Dog Faced Hermans) served as the band’s bass player…
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The Ex is the subject of a documentary, Beautiful Frenzy (2004) by Christina Hallström and Mandra U. Wabäck, and the concert film Building a Broken Mousetrap (2006), directed by Jem Cohen .
In 2002, the Ex put on concerts in Ethiopia together with Han Bennink. In 2003 bass player Luc left the band, and was replaced by double bassist Rozemarie Heggen, who had played in the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest . In 2003, the Ex brought the Congolese band “Konono Nr. 1” to Europe.…
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In 2001 the Ex’s new album Dizzy Spells was produced by Steve Albini, after which the band went on tour throughout Europe and the United States. In 2001 the album In the Fishtank was released; this album was a collaboration with members of Sonic Youth and the Dutch improvisers Instant…
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In June 2000, the Ex performed at the Holland Festival , where they collaborated with a twenty-piece big band . Columnist Jan Mulder and conductor Hamisch McKeich contributed to this performance, among many others. Guitarist Terrie also released two improvised albums, one with Ab Baars and one with Han Bennink.
The Ex’s 1999 album In the Fishtank 5 was a collaboration with the Chicago-based band Tortoise .