hi I cought the Ex live a month ago in a small club of the squat-scene in Amsterdam, OCCII. The gig was part of a series of warm-up gigs preceding apeparences in bigger venues in Holland and soon around Europe. I was a bit sceptical about the new line-up and how would the doublebass of Rozemarie blend in. And mostly, would some of the magic sound of the T.Cora cello-days be recovered? Rozemarie has been associated with the Ex in a way, having performed duo-improvisations with Terrie (very beautiful BTW, check their "fiets" CD). I think she has also been in the Ex Orkest at some point. So, the concert was a blast! They looked really revamped and happy to play together, Luc was indeed smiling from the audience. The sound was a little bit closer to the sound that they had with T.Cora present, especially when Rozemarie was using her bow. Her sound was overall full and blended greatly. So, no worries! New songs are being prepared for an upcoming album, even though Terrie says it might take some time. In the meantime a CD will be released documenting their tour with Han Bennink in Ethiopia, check their website www.theex.nl for details and upcoming dates. manolis PS: to contribute to the SY discussion, of course "Sister" is their best release. Powerful, magic, trance music. Beauty lies in the eye. An intense personal experience listening to it, was in a car, on the way back from a tiring hiking holiday, late at night through Belgium with heavy rain (surprise!). Of course none else in the car appreciated it, but for me it was a revelation! Also I found the CD of EX/ICP/SY very very good. It lives up to the potential of the combined parts and manages to really capture the feeling of seeing them live with a similar line-up a day before the recording.