Cex "Starship Galactica" 555 Recordings 555CD28 2001 (21:59)
Intro (:25)
Cal
and Brady Style (4:04)
Tattoo of a Barcode (1:54)
Get
In Yr Squads (2:51)
Hi Scores (:48)
Cex
Can Kiss My Soft, Sensuous Lips (4:33)
Your Handwriting When You Were a Child in the Winter
(4:48)
Starship Galactica (2:36)
Cex (pronounced 'sex') is young Ryan Kidwell of Baltimore, MD. He has recorded for Underscore, Tigerbeat6 and 555 Recordings and is pals with Kid606, Lesser, Hrvatski and Electric Company. On this 22 minute, 8 track EP Cex continues to keep it real in a variety of sexy styles, namely a hip hop informed IDM. Tracks such as "Cal and Brady Style", "Cex Can Kiss My Soft, Sensuous Lips" (which perpetuates the '<insert artist here> can kiss my <insert adjective here> ass' joke begun by Lesser and Kid606) and "Your Handwriting When You Were a Child in the Winter" feature playfully impressive Autechre-ish (has this word made Webster's yet?) melody/glitch programming. "Get in Yr Squads" adds clean guitar to the mix while "Tattoo of a Barcode" foregoes beats altogether for a couple minutes of drone and crackle. Other than the brief spoken word/beat box intro, there are two more humorous tracks. "Hi Scores", possibly a poke at Boards of Canada, creates the auditory illusion of Cex in the act of sex. The title track brings the disc to a close with a rousing, lo-fi sing along by Cex and friends over generic pre-programmed riffs from a cheap keyboard. You can't help but smile from all the fun these guys are having. Cex is currently touring Japan and will hit various North American locations throughout the summer ...
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via Riouxs Records.