Disturbing Domestic Peace

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Disturbing Domestic Peace is the debut album by The Ex, a Dutch anarchist band. The group formed in 1979, in the heyday of the squatters' movement. After the EP All Corpses Smell the Same the bassist left for New Zealand and the fifteen-year-old Bas took his place. In Dolf Planteijdt's studio they recorded ten songs about the Dutch housing shortage and squatting (Squatsong), police violence (Warning-Shot), environmental illness (A Sense of Tumour) and sexual violence (Meanwhile).

Because the studio material did not last half an hour, they pressed the record at 45 rpm and added a bonus single with four live tracks. The sleeve shows the police at the eviction of squatters. A lyric booklet was included, the beginning of a habit of putting a lot of extras in the sleeve. The first pressing of 1000 copies sold out within a week in October 1980.

Listening

Track list

1. 1The Sky Is Blue Again2:02Apple Music ↗
2. 2Map1:14Apple Music ↗
3. 3Outlook-Army0:40Apple Music ↗
4. 4Sucking Pig1:58Apple Music ↗
5. 5A Sense of Tumour4:00Apple Music ↗
6. 6Meanwhile3:55Apple Music ↗
7. 7Rules1:42Apple Music ↗
8. 8Squatsong1:51Apple Music ↗
9. 9Warning-Shot2:56Apple Music ↗
10. 10New Wars2:46Apple Music ↗
11. 11Introduction (Live)2:20Apple Music ↗
12. 12Human Car (Live)1:48Apple Music ↗
13. 13Punk (Live)1:47Apple Music ↗
14. 14Horse (Live)1:12Apple Music ↗

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