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G.W. Sok (born 1957, real name Jos Kleij) is a Dutch singer, best known for his 30-year career as the frontman of The Ex from 1979 until 2009.. G.W. Sok left the Ex to focus on a solo career and collaboration projects with other musicians, participation in theatre performances and spoken word performances. Apart from his musical career he's also active as a writer and a graphic designer.

APPEARANCES +


Sopa Boba
That Moment
2025
Bazip Zeehok
In de Sloop Der Tijd
2023, 10xFile, WAV, Album, Tractor Notown
Titty Twister BB
Sueur et Tremblements
2023, LP, Album, Alfred Productions
Tago Mago
Traversée Sauvage
2023
Oiseaux-Tempête
Live At Le Guess Who? 2019
2022, 5xFile, FLAC, Album, Not On Label (Oiseaux-Tempête Self-released)
Zea, Xavier Charles
It's Quiet
2022, Cass, Album, Makkum Records, Protagoniste, ,
Electroacoustic/Avantgarde
dUASsEMIcOLCHEIASiNVERTIDAS
2022
Unik Ubik
I'm Not Feng Shui
2022
L&S
When The Vowels Fall
2022
Oiseaux-Tempête
What On Earth (Que Diable)
2022
Oma
Under The World
2021, LP, Fortissimo Records
The Ex
Two Films: 11 Ethio-Punk Songs / 27 Passports
2021, DVD-V, Comp, RE, PAL, All, La Huit, ,
Alternative Rock/Free Improvisation/Experimental
King Champion Sounds
Between Two Worlds
2021
Gran Kino
It Is What It Is
2020, 6xFile, MP3, Album, Du Goudron & Des Plumes
Zoikle
Zoikle
2020, LP, Album, Tractor Notown, Red Wig
Coddiwomple
The Walk and other Stories
2020
Chapi Chapo & Les Jouets Electroniques
Collector
2020, ,
Synth-pop/IDM
Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl With G.W. Sok
Forget All This
2019, CD, Album, Music 'A La Coque, ,
Art Rock/Avantgarde/Post-Punk/Post Rock
Oiseaux-Tempête
From Somewhere Invisible
2019
Club Cactus
5
2019
King Champion Sounds / Surplus 1980
International Static Split 7"
2019
OMA
OMA
2018, Cass, Album, Dlx, Ltd, Tombed Visions
Come Holy Spirit
Asters And Disasters
2018, LP, Album, Water Wing Records, ,
Alternative Rock
King Champion Sounds
Paradiso 3 Song EP
2018, 7", EP, Num, Red, Paradiso Vinyl Club
King Champion Sounds
For A Lark
2018,
Oiseaux-Tempête
TARAB طرب
2018, ,
Experimental/Avantgarde/Post Rock
Luca Sigurtà
Grunge
2017, CD, Album, silken tofu, ,
Experimental
Oiseaux-Tempête
Al-'An! الآن (And Your Night Is Your Shadow — A Fairy-tale Piece Of Land To Make Our Dreams)
2017
King Champion Sounds
Fool Throttle b/w Debby One Day
2017
King Champion Sounds
To Awake In That Heaven Of Freedom
2016, ,
Post-Punk/Experimental/Free Improvisation
Oiseaux-Tempête
Unworks & Rarities (2012-2015)
2016
Oromocto Diamond
Opononi
2015, CD, Album, Num, P572
Gran Kino
Sundanese
2015, File, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, Single, Du Goudron & Des Plumes, ,
Indie Rock
The Ex
At Bimhuis (1991-2015)
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Ex Records, Bimhuis Records, ,
Punk/Art Rock/Avant-garde Jazz
The And
Straw​/​Town Of Stone
2015, 7", EP, Maxi, Tractor Notown
The And
The And
2015, 10", MiniAlbum, Tractor Notown
Filiamotsa
Like It Is
2015, ,
Noise/Psychedelic Rock
Cannibales & Vahinés
Songs For A Free Body
2015
Oiseaux-Tempête
Ütopiya?
2015, ,
Experimental/Shoegaze/Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Indie Rock
Detective Instinct
A Christmas Carol
2014, 9xFile, WAV, Album, Ack! Ack! Ack! Records, ,
Experimental/Field Recording/Lo-Fi/Audiobook
King Champion Sounds
Songs For The Golden Hour
2014
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp
Rotorotor
2014, ,
Post-Punk/African/Experimental
Chapi Chapo & Les Petites Musiques De Pluie
Robotank-Z
2013
King Champion Sounds
Different Drummer
2013
Surplus 1980
Arterial Ends Here
2013, CD,
Various
Record Store Day 2012 C60 Compilation; Ack! Ack! Ack!
2012, Cass, RSD, Comp, Ltd, C60, Ack! Ack! Ack! Records, ,
Post-Punk
Cannibales & Vahinés
N·o·w·h·e·r·e
2012, CD, Album, Tractor Notown
Various
Noise And Chillout - Ethiopian Groove Worldwide
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Buda Musique,
Detective Instinct
ECT At Christmas
2012, 11xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Ack! Ack! Ack! Records, ,
Lo-Fi/Punk/Experimental
L'Étrangleuse
L'Étrangleuse
2012
Zoikle
Illusies 1 & 2
2011, 7", Tractor Notown, ,
Experimental
Detective Instinct
The History of Headaches / American Novels
2011, LP, Album, Ltd, Third Uncle Records, ,
Indie Rock/Lo-Fi
Gran Kino
1989
2011
The Bent Moustache
Pastures New Seasons Turn
2011
Surplus 1980
Relapse In Response
2011, CD, ,
Post Rock/Experimental
Various
Two Summers
2010
Chapi Chapo & Les Petites Musiques De Pluie
Chuchumuchu
2009, CD, Album, Chapimusic Records, ,
Lounge/Acoustic/Lo-Fi
Various
KFJC 89.7 FM - Fifty Blowing Minds Since 1959
2009, 2xLP, Comp, KFJC, ,
Punk/Psychobilly/Post Rock/Experimental
Detective Instinct
Rid
2009
The Ex
30
2009, ,
Punk/Avantgarde/Experimental/Noise Rock/Post-Punk/Free Improvisation
Gétatchèw Mèkurya* & The Ex + Guests
11 Ethio-Punk Songs
2007, DVD-V, NTSC, All, Buda Musique, ,
Alternative Rock/Free Improvisation/Experimental
Dog Faced Hermans
Mental Blocks For All Ages
2007
The Ex
Building A Broken Mousetrap
2007
Getatchew Mekuria*, The Ex & Guests
Moa Anbessa
2006, CD, ,
Punk/Fusion/African
Various
Knormalities V.3 Posthumorites
2005, 7", EP, Comp, Ltd, Num, Ora, Dephine Knormal Musik, ,
Post-Punk/Avantgarde/Experimental/Alternative Rock/Post Rock/Math Rock
The Ex
Singles. Period. (The Vinyl Years 1980-1990)
2005
Têtes Raides
Fragile
2005, ,
Alternative Rock
The Ex
Turn
2004
The Ex
Beautiful Frenzy
2004, ,
Art Rock/Punk/Experimental
Ex Orkest
Een Rondje Holland
2001, CD, Album, Ex Records, ,
Contemporary/Free Improvisation/Punk
The Ex
Dizzy Spells
2001, ,
Avantgarde/Indie Rock/Punk
Various
Hallelujah, Anyway- Remembering Tom Cora
1999, 2x CD, ,
Free Jazz/Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz
Tortoise + The Ex
In The Fishtank
1999, ,
Post Rock/Indie Rock
The Ex
Starters Alternators
1998, ,
Alternative Rock/Noise
Danbert Nobacon
The Unfairy Tale
1997
The Ex
Mudbird Shivers
1995, ,
Avantgarde/Punk
The Ex
History Is What's Happening
1994
The Ex + Tom Cora
And The Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders
1993, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk/Art Rock
The Ex
6.6
1992, 12", Ex Records, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
The Ex & Guests
Live At The Bimhuis June 29 1991 Amsterdam
1992, VHS, PAL, Moskwood Video, ,
Punk/Experimental/Post-Punk
The Ex
Joggers & Smoggers
1992
The Ex
Blueprints For A Blackout
1992, ,
Punk/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Villa 65 (Volume 1 - Nederlandse Bands)
1991, CD, Ariola, ,
Alternative Rock/House/Blues Rock/Indie Rock/Funk Metal
The Ex & Brader Mûsîkî
6.2
1991, 7", Ex Records
The Ex
Hidegen / She Said
1991, 7", Ex Records, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
The Ex & Guests
Bimhuis 29/06/91: 6.4¹ & 6.4²
1991, 2x7", Ex Records, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
The Ex with Kamagurka & Herr Seele
6.5: This Song Is In English
1991, 7", Single, Ex Records, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
The Ex & Brader Mûsîkî & Guests* With Herr Seele & Kamagurka
The 6 Series: 6.1 - 6.6
1991, Box + 6x7", Single + 12", EP, Ex Records, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
The Ex + Tom Cora
Scrabbling At The Lock
1991, ,
Avantgarde/Punk/Art Rock
The Ex
Lied Der Steinklopfer / Stonestampers Song
1990, 7", Single, Ex Records, ,
Punk
The Ex
Dead Fish
1990, ,
Post-Punk/Punk
The Ex
Hands Up! You're Free
1988, ,
Punk/Anarcho-Punk
The Ex
Aural Guerrilla
1988
The Ex
Too Many Cowboys
1987, ,
Punk
The Ex
1936, The Spanish Revolution
1986, ,
Punk
The Ex
Pokkeherrie
1985, ,
Punk
The Ex
Tumult
1983
The Ex
Dignity Of Labour
1983, ,
Industrial/Punk/Experimental/Anarcho-Punk
The Ex
War Is Over (Weapons For El Salvador)
1981
The Ex
New Horizons In Retailing
1980, Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Ping Pong Records
The Ex
All Corpses Smell The Same
1980, ,
Punk/Anarcho-Punk
The Ex
Disturbing Domestic Peace
1980
Various
The Wire Tapper 64
2024, CD, Comp, Wire Magazine, The Wire Tapper, ,
Experimental
Various
Wszyscy Jesteśmy Masz Nosa
2023, CD, Comp, DIY Koło, ,
Punk
Jon Langford
Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 1
2020
Various
Sonic Protest 2014
2014, 3xCass, Comp, Sonic Protest, ,
Experimental/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Contemporary/Noise/Alternative Rock/Modern Classical/Post Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Folk Rock/Synth-pop/Freestyle
Various
Punk's Not Deaf
2013, 2xLP, Comp, Blu, Repunkerator Records, ,
Punk/Spoken Word
FiliaMotSa*
Sentier Des Roches
2013
Various
Africantape​ /​ Sickroom Sampler 2009
2009, ,
Alternative Rock/Noise