Actual Fucking
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Actual Fucking is an album by Cex
Cex
Cex is a musical project run by Rjyan Claybrook Kidwell and started in 1998 at the age of 16. Although Cex and Kidwell are frequently used interchangeably, Cex occasionally expands to several people at sporadic points, such as particular tours or albums...

 released in 2006. Each track is named after and written about a city (Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, Denton
Denton, Texas
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, etc.). The album is heavy on vocals and was released by Seattle label Automation Records
Automation Records
Automation Records is a Seattle based independent record label. The label's first release was in 2003 and as of 2009 the label has nineteen releases.Automation Records roster of artists include Abiku, Cex, DJ Strapon, Gonken, Hopen, Kid Camaro, Mr...

.

Both the CD and LP versions come with a booklet of eight anonymous, explicit sex stories written by friends of Cex.

Track listing

  • Lyrics By Ryjan Kidwell. Music By Cex.
  1. "Baltimore" 4:52
  2. "Denton" 5:52
  3. "Chapel Hill" 4:22
  4. "Ybor City" 3:34
  5. "Covington" 6:15
  6. "Chicago" 4:08
  7. "Los Angeles" 6:39
  8. "Tucumcari" 4:44

Cex

  • Ryjan Kidwell: Vocals
  • Jason Buehler: Guitars
  • Cale Parks: Keyboards & Additional Drums
  • Roby Newton: Bass, Vocal Backing
  • Mark Shirazi: Drums

Additional Personnel

  • Jason Caddell: Additional Vocal Backing
  • Tim Kinsella: Hook
    Hook (music)
    A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...


Production

  • Produced & Mixed By Ryjan Kidwell & Jason Caddell
  • Engineered By Ryjan Kidwell, Bobby Burg & Jason Caddell
  • Mastered By Shanw "Twerk" Hatfield
  • All Songs Published By Pain-Based Lifeform (ASCAP), We Go Towards (ASCAP), Stay And Fight (SESAC
    SESAC
    SESAC, originally the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers, is the smallest of the three performance rights organizations in the United States. SESAC was founded in 1930, making it the second-oldest performing rights organization in the U.S. SESAC is also the fastest-growing PRO in the...

    ) & Songs That Keep Me Here (SESAC).

Production Notes

  • According to the CD
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     liner notes
    Liner notes
    Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...

    , "Producers' names contain consecutive Ls (Kidwell & Caddell). Recordists
    Audio engineering
    An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...

    ' names contain at least three of the same letter (not true, as the only engineer whose name has three letters is Bobby Burg). Singers
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

     always have a W in their names (vocalist Kidwell & bassist Newton). The difference between the number of consonants and vowels in the names of Instrument Players is never four or five. Producers are also Recordists as well as Backup Singers. Singers made the Artwork. The person whose name contains the greater number of consonants wrote the lyrics (meaning Kidwell; his name contains nine consonants).
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