They have collaborated on records with fellow indie musicians Chumbawamba, Dog Faced Hermans, Tortoise and Sonic Youth, improvisers like Tom Cora and the Instant Composers Pool, and toured with African musicians Konono Nº1 and Getatchew Mekurya.
Members of The Ex also run small labels through which they release solo material and collaborations with other artists.
These include Terrie Hessels' Terp Records, Andy Moor's Unsounds, and Arnold de Boer's Makkum.
The Ex distribute all these through their website, along with recordings and publications by founding member and former vocalist G.W.
[1] Andy played in Dog Faced Hermans prior to joining The Ex and appears on all of that group's recordings, as well as his subsequent solo and collaborative work.