Rjyan Kidwell

Rjyan Kidwell, aka Cex, is often called the Jackie Robinson of Playing a Laptop on Stage at a Concert. His most recent album Shamaneater is available here. You can follow him on Twitter here.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers Should Bring Back the Socks

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By Rjyan Kidwell | June 23, 2016

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Should Bring Back the Socks

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) dives into the Peps’ The Getaway.

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Pictureplane’s Technomancer

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By Rjyan Kidwell | October 30, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Pictureplane’s Technomancer

Pictureplane's latest album chases You across eleven songs — and sometimes it actually seems to see exactly who You is.

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Public Image Ltd’s What the World Needs Now

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By Rjyan Kidwell | September 4, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Public Image Ltd’s What the World Needs Now

The new PiL album is OK, but our society is chaotic, and its future uncertain only in the rate of the acceleration of the creeping bleakness.

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Owl City’s Mobile Orchestra

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By Rjyan Kidwell | July 17, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Owl City’s Mobile Orchestra

The outspoken electronic musician tells us how the new Owl City album should have been made — complete with downloadable examples.

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks the Prodigy’s The Day Is My Enemy

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By Rjyan Kidwell | April 15, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks the Prodigy’s The Day Is My Enemy

The Prodigy ignore EDM and get the party started on their own terms with their new album.

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Robin Thicke’s Paula

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By Rjyan Kidwell | July 2, 2014

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Robin Thicke’s Paula

By naming his seventh album Paula, Robin Thicke imbues the album with a concrete identity that is immediately understandable and irrevocable.