Enormous Door

Enormous Door
Studio album by The Ex & Brass Unbound
Released	2013
Recorded	June 4-5, 2012
Genre	Punk rock, Experimental
Label	Ex Records
Producer	Riccardo Parravicini, Mats Gustafsson, Andreas Werliin, Arnold de Boer, Johan Berthling
The Ex & Brass Unbound chronology
Y'Anbessaw Tezeta (2012) Enormous Door (2013)

Enormous Door is an album by Dutch post-punk band The Ex and Brass Unbound, a quartet of horn players hailing from four different countries, who adopted their name from Johan van der Keuken's 1993 film, Bewogen Koper.^[1] The Ex and Brass Unbound had been touring as a live act since 2010 and backed Ethiojazz legend Getatchew Mekuria on his 2012 album. Released in 2013, Enormous Door features new and reworked material by The Ex and songs originally performed by Mahmoud Ahmed and Konono Nº1.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Last Famous Words"
2. "Every Sixth Is Cracked"
3. "Belomi Benna"
4. "Red Cow"
5. "Our Leaky Homes"
6. "Bicycle Illusion"
7. "We Are Made Of Places"
8. "Theme From Konono No.2"

Personnel

• Andy Moor: guitar, baritone guitar
• Terrie Hessels: guitar, baritone guitar
• Arnold de Boer: vocals, guitar, sampler
• Katherina Bornefeld: drums, vocals
• Mats Gustafsson: baritone sax
• Ken Vandermark: tenor + baritone sax, clarinet
• Wolter Wierbos: trombone
• Roy Paci: trumpet

References

1. Vandermark, Ken. "The Ex & Brass Unbound: Enormous Door". Ken Vandermark. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. Wolk, Douglas. "The Ex & Brass Unbound: Enormous Door". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 December 2014.