Cex

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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. Around this time, Cex contributed a remix to Aaron Ackerson’s album, The Sexiest Man on Earth.

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Top Tracks

1	First for Wounds full track	64
2	Theme Song To Cex full track	58
3	Kill Me free download	56
4	I Said It Knowing Full Well I Had No Intention of Doing It full track	48
5	Texas Menstruates full track	47
6	Take Pills full track	45
7	Eleven Million Dollars Worth of Bearer Bonds full track	43
7	Julia Walsh full track	43
9	Denton full track	36
10	At Least I Can Say I Tried full track	34
11	Am I Soundboy full track	33
12	OD'd on First Base full track	32
13	A Mansion as the Body She Resides In full track	31
14	Other Countries	29
15	(You're) Off the Food Chain full track	28

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dirtiboots wrote:
last month

ice pirate = idm group therapy = me likey

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lagginswag wrote:
August 2008

llol ryjan bitched me out on myspace and then deleted the profile. shit was classsic

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W00GREN wrote:
July 2008

the guy in the pic looks like an Altmer.

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n0umena wrote:
July 2008

never win a fight but i got the cex stamina

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myliverandlungs wrote:
July 2008

ahh i miss baltimore!

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Twistedspleen wrote:
July 2008

ADAM YOU LISTEN TO CEX? THAT SUCKS, YOU SUCK! ps. Did ANYONE hear Dannibal? If not, look for it, it's probably one of the best things Cex has ever produced.

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RedArmada wrote:
June 2008

I'm just a boy in his father's suit, what do I know? I should be here... But since I am... Can I interest you in a little snake oil?

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RedArmada wrote:
June 2008

Maryland Mansions is fantastic.

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RedArmada wrote:
June 2008

Just so fascinating.

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Haarry wrote:
June 2008

Can't believe I don't think you do sin, Julia isn't in the top 50.. it's the best Cex song and one of the best songs ever.

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June 2008

Join this group if your tired of people saying your music taste sucks http://www.last.fm/group/Stop+saying+that+band+sucks
jonaschrist wrote:
May 2008

So where should I start? someone randomly sent me Sketchi, and I've downloaded any free ones from last.fm, enjoyed everything I've heard... but I don't want to buy a massively dissapointing album!

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Sofkhia wrote:
April 2008

Theme song to cex, love it¡ My favorite track in da world¡ love from Mexico

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strwrngpurple wrote:
March 2008

Where is Get In Yr Squads in the top 50... that song is the shit! And yeah, I like his entire catalog as well.

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theorder18 wrote:
January 2008

<3 luv from baltimore. *_*

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automationrec wrote:
January 2008

I celebrate his entire catalog.

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NGC_1976 wrote:
January 2008

His vocal stuff is decent, but his instrumental stuff is extraordinary. The newest release, Exotical Privates, is remixes from Actual Fucking. If you like IDM and pop music, get it! There are clips here: http://tinyurl.com/25uehv

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Arhielanto wrote:
January 2008

'Cex can kiss my soft, sensuous lips' is one of the greatest IDM tracks ever! I can't believe it's not even in the top 50. You people have homework to do...

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lunacode wrote:
December 2007

Q!

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Haarry wrote:
November 2007

Fucking amazing.. all of it.

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