Julia Walsh - Music

Cex Is A Musical Project Helmed By Ryan "Rjyan" Kidwell And Started In 1998. Although Cex And Kidwell Are Frequently Used Interchangeably Cex Expands To Several People At Sporadic Points Such As Particular Tours Or Albums. In The Past It Has Included Kidwell's Musical Associates Friends Touring Partners Or High School Bandmates. All Of His Music Up Until Oops! I Did It Again Were Classified As IDM Intelligent Dance Music And Had Very Little Vocals Or Lyrics For The Most Part. However Kidwell Was Not Content To Stay Behind The Laptop While On Tour And Quickly And Openly Aspired To Become "#1 Entertainer". He Started To Hone Freestyling Skills And Performing New Songs. In 2002 He Won A Coveted Tour Spot Opening For The East Coast Leg Of The Death And Dismemberment Tour With Death Cab For Cutie And Old Friends From Washington DC The Dismemberment Plan. Later That Year Tall Dark And Handcuffed His First Album With Full Vocals Was Released. 2003 Was A Pivotal Year For Kidwell - After Spending His Entire Life Living In Or Around Baltimore He Packed Up And Drove Out To Oakland California. Car Malfunctions And A Week Stranded In The Western US Became The Inspiration For His Second Album Of That Year Maryland Mansions An Album About Suicide Which Pushed The Motifs Of His Previous Album Being Ridden Further And Was Modelled Somewhat On The Nine Inch Nails EP Broken. Two Music Videos For Maryland Mansions Were Released Early In 2004 And Kidwell Moved Again To Chicago A Few Months Later. Shortly Thereafter He Married Roby Newton From The Band Milemarker And Reorganized Cex As A Three-Piece Kidwell Newton And Cale Parks From The Bands Joan Of Arc And Aloha . This Configuration Released An EP Know Doubt In 2005 On A Chicago Label Called Record Label. The Next Cex Album Is Titled Actual Fucking And Will Be Released July 4th 2006. The Album Is Heavy On Vocals And Will Be Released By Seattle Label Automation Records. read less