Cex
Cex has no qualms about his desire to be a Rolex-wearing pop and rap star, and his music actually lies in the realm of intelligent dance music. At the age of 19, Rjyan Kidwell already had a catalog of releases and a record label behind him. His upbeat and over the top personality splattered a large dash of color across a subgenre of techno that is often bland and too mechanical. In 1998, Kidwell started Underscore Records and released a triplet of CD-Rs, one by him and two by friends. Only 600 of the CD-Rs were made and given to a handful of friends and sold to a few distributors. With the label, he released two more singles, and eventually put it to rest to start another label, Tigerbeat6, with San Francisco's Kid 606. Slowly the label moved to the forefront of the San Francisco IDM scene, comparable to Orthlorng Musork and L.A.'s Plug Research. Continuing his lucky streak, Cex released an applauded full-length, Role Model, in August 2000. His pop culture goofiness can be seen in such songs as "Academy Award [Cex's Radio Edit]" and "Wallstreet Kid." He has also been included on compilations such as Ricci's Pieces (on Mindfield) and Kid606 and Friends, Vol. 1 (on Tigerbeat6), and has recorded for Stewart Anderson's label 555 Recordings of Leeds.
In 2000, he toured with Kid 606, Gold Chains, and Blectdum from Blechdom, wowing audiences with his energetic and comical show. The constant touring also helped support his 2001 release, Starship Galactica. Cex only continued confounding expectations by following a 2001 electronic pop LP (Oops, I Did It Again!) with a record named Tall, Dark & Handcuffed, indebted to the golden age of hip-hop. Being Ridden appeared in 2003 (in both a regular and instrumental version) before Cex made his Jade Tree debut in the fall of that same year with Maryland Mansions. The Know Doubt EP followed in 2005 and the charmingly titled Actual Fucking was issued by Automation Records a year later. After a slow-paced instrumental release on Temporary Residence, titled Sketchi, Kidwell dabbled in experimental techno for the remainder of the decade, with Dannibal, Bataille Royal, and a number of underground cassette releases. Then, in 2011, he changed styles once again for Tiny Creature, an album that showcased his new glitchy approach.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Maryland Mansions
Alternative & Indie - Released by Epitaph on Nov. 10, 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Oops I Did It Again
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on May 6, 2002
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Sketchi
Alternative & Indie - Released by Temporary Residence Ltd. on Jun. 19, 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Shamaneater
Electronic - Released by Automation Records on Apr. 1, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Being Ridden
Electronic - Released by Temporary Residence Ltd. on May 6, 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Presumed Dead
Electronic - Released by Automation Records on Dec. 6, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Actual Fucking
Trip Hop - Released by Automation Records on Jan. 1, 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tall, Dark & Handcuffed
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on Jan. 1, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Starship Galactica
Electronic - Released by Temporary Residence Ltd. on Feb. 22, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Being Ridden Instrumentals
Electronic - Released by Temporary Residence Ltd. on May 6, 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
DVN006 - Cave Paintings
Ambient - Released by DeVine Records on Feb. 17, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Megamuse EP
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on Jan. 25, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tiny Creature
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on Mar. 15, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Secret Monog
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on Jun. 13, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Yalanlarını Gördüm (feat. Cumhur Kılıç & Tufa)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Zaten Records on Mar. 1, 2024
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Evargreaz
Electronic - Released by Automation Records on Dec. 7, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Exotical Privates
Electronic - Released by Automation Records on Jan. 1, 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lorena
Electronic - Released by Automation Records on Dec. 25, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cobweb and Colossus
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on Oct. 5, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bataille Royale
Electronic - Released by Tigerbeat6 on Aug. 4, 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo