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
Source	Rating
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

• Katrin (drums, vocals)
• Terrie (guitar)
• Andy (guitar)
• Luc (bass)
• G.W. Sok (vocals)

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.

External links

• Review in The Phoenix
• Review in Pitchfork
• Review in Baltimore City Paper