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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