EX is a cover and the second studio album by the Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Trigger. The album, featuring covers of songs by acts from the former Yugoslav rock scene (the album title refers to the phrase "ex yu rock" commonly used in the successor states), was released in three parts, all three available for free download from the band's official website.[5]

EX
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2011 (Part 1)[1]
May 23, 2012 (Part 2)[2]
November 23, 2012 (Part 3)[3]
RecordedStudio Dž
2010 – 2012
GenreHard rock
Heavy metal
Alternative metal
Length33:34
LabelSelf-released
Trigger chronology
Metropolis Live
(2009)
EX
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Serbian-metal.org [4]

Concept and release

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The album mainly features songs by the acts from the former Yugoslav new wave scene, but also from Jakarta and Beograd, who were not a part of the scene, but were closely associated with it.[6] The album also features a cover of Haustor song "Ena", from the band's post-new wave phase,[7] as well as a cover of the song "Bejbi, bejbi" by the fictional band VIS Simboli from the 1985 film Strangler vs. Strangler. The band's leader, Dušan Svilokos Đurić stated in an interview that the band "didn't want to record an album with 'pure' new wave songs, but rather choose the ones that represent the spirit of the time".[8]

The album was released in three parts. The first part, featuring the first three tracks, was released in May 2011,[9] the second, featuring the following three tracks, was released in May 2012,[10] and the third part, featuring the last two tracks from the album, was released in November 2012.[11] All three parts of the album were available for free download from the band's official website.[12]

Đurić stated that several more covers were recorded, but were not released on the album because the band did not get permission from the songs' authors to do so.[13]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Ne veruj u idole" ("Do Not Believe in Idols")Kiki LesendrićPiloti3:30
2."Ena"Darko RundekHaustor4:13
3."Kurvini sinovi" ("Sons of Whores")Branimir ŠtulićAzra4:23
4."Trenutni lek" ("Momentary Remedy")Nenad Stamatović, Marina TucakovićBulevar5:03
5."Ogledalo" ("Mirror")Bojan Banović, Goran Sinadinović, Vojin JovanovićPetar i Zli Vuci4:56
6."Bejbi, bejbi" ("Baby, Baby")Srđan ŠaperVIS Simboli3:38
7."Spiritus"Jane Parđovski, Igor PopovićJakarta4:27
8."Opasne igre" ("Dangerous Games")Dejan StanisavljevićBeograd3:24
Total length:33:34

Personnel

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  • Milena Branković - vocals
  • Dušan Svilokos Đurić – guitar, arrangements, recording, production
  • Petar Popović - bass guitar
  • Marko Antnonić - keyboards
  • Zoran Jović - drums

Additional personnel

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  • Vladimir Petrović - design
  • Sibin Arsenijević - photography

References

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  1. ^ "„Trigger“ poklanja prvi deo albuma", b92.net
  2. ^ ""Trigger i TMM poklanjaju drugi deo albuma "EX"" timemachinemusic.org". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  3. ^ "Trigger: Novi talas u metalnom pakovanju", timemachinemusic.org Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Trigger - EX". Serbian-metal.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  5. ^ "Trigger: Novi talas u metalnom pakovanju", timemachinemusic.org Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ ""Dušan Svilokos Đurić (Trigger): 'Obradu je često teže uraditi'", balkanrock.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  7. ^ ""Dušan Svilokos Đurić (Trigger): 'Obradu je često teže uraditi'", balkanrock.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  8. ^ ""Dušan Svilokos Đurić (Trigger): 'Obradu je često teže uraditi'", balkanrock.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  9. ^ "„Trigger“ poklanja prvi deo albuma", b92.net
  10. ^ ""Trigger i TMM poklanjaju drugi deo albuma "EX"" timemachinemusic.org". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  11. ^ "Trigger: Novi talas u metalnom pakovanju", timemachinemusic.org Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Trigger: Novi talas u metalnom pakovanju", timemachinemusic.org Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ ""Dušan Svilokos Đurić (Trigger): 'Obradu je često teže uraditi'", balkanrock.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-07.