Blaqk Audio
Encyclopedia
Blaqk Audio is an American electronic music
duo formed by current AFI
members Davey Havok
and Jade Puget
under Interscope Records
. Their debut album CexCells
was released on August 14, 2007 and reached number eighteen on the Billboard 200
.
was put out in August 2007.
AFI have increasingly included synthesized elements into their recent albums; 2003 release Sing the Sorrow
and 2006 release Decemberunderground
credit Puget with 'programming and keyboards'. These synthesized elements are particularly apparent on songs such as "Death of Seasons" and "37mm". In the August 2006 edition of Guitar World
, Puget states that AFI songs "37mm" and "Love Like Winter
" were both originally intended as part of the Blaqk Audio side project. Elements of programming, however, can be found as early as 2000's The Art of Drowning, which featured a drum machine on "The Despair Factor".
was created in February 2007. By July 27, they had filmed footage for the music video for their debut single "Stiff Kittens", but the video was never finished.
On January 12, 2008, Puget uploaded a new song to the Blaqk Audio Myspace titled "The Ligature".
Instrumental versions of the songs, "Between Breaths" and "The Love Letter" were used in trailers and on the official website for the 2008 film The Eye
. In response to the buzz it created, Puget suggested at a possible public release of all the CexCells songs in instrumental form.
of their song "Ready, Set, Go!" called "Ready, Set, Go! (AFI/Blaqk Audio Remix)" and it can be found on the CD Scream America!. Blaqk Audio contributed a cover of "No New Tale to Tell" to the tribute album for Love and Rockets
, New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets.
While promoting AFI's new single "Medicate
" on KROQ
, Havok said that Blaqk Audio's second album was already completed, but they are focused on AFI as they feel "if all of a sudden we're doing two Blaqk Audio records in a row people will think AFI is not happening or something." Puget has revealed that the name of the upcoming album is Bright Black Heaven
. They have continued writing new songs, so the new album may go through considerable changes before the release.
They have recorded over thirty new songs. Since February 2010 the California based radio station Live 105
has been playing a new Blaqk Audio song entitled "Ill Lit Ships". From July 22, 2010, BPM on Sirius XM Radio have been playing a new song entitled "Bon Voyeurs." On October 24, 2010, Live105 premiered a song titled "Mouth to Mouth".
Blaqk Audio performed at Subsonic Spookfest 2010 with eight songs, three of them being completely new songs: "This Is...", "Fade to White" and "Let's Be Honest".
On November 25, Blaqk Audio posted a song titled "Down Here" on their SoundCloud
page. On December 1, Live105 posted a song titled "Cold War".
On January 6, 2011, they performed a show at club Popscene in San Francisco, playing two new songs among others: "Say Red" and "Everyone's Friends".
On July 19, a clip of an unknown song was played on Jade Puget's Turntable.fm account.
On July 23, a previously unheard song called "Bliss" was uploaded to their Soundcloud page, along with "Ill-Lit Ships" and "Mouth to Mouth". The song "Bliss" was also premiered on Live 105.
A new Blaqk Audio song called "The Witness" is on the official soundtrack album of the 2011 movie Abduction
, released on September 20.
Another song called "Afterdark" is on the official soundtrack album of the video game Batman: Arkham City, released on October 4.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
duo formed by current AFI
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
members Davey Havok
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
and Jade Puget
Jade Puget
Jade Errol Puget is the guitarist for the alternative rock band AFI , and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the electronic duo Blaqk Audio. Puget is vegetarian and straight edge....
under Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
. Their debut album CexCells
CexCells
CexCells is the debut studio album by the American electronic duo Blaqk Audio. It was initially scheduled to be released on August 7, 2007, however, it was rescheduled and released a week further on August 14, 2007 through Interscope Records. It debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling...
was released on August 14, 2007 and reached number eighteen on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
Origins
Havok and Puget started writing music for Blaqk Audio around the year 2001, but they were too busy with AFI to devote enough time to the electronic side project. They returned to the project only in year 2006, and the debut album CexCellsCexCells
CexCells is the debut studio album by the American electronic duo Blaqk Audio. It was initially scheduled to be released on August 7, 2007, however, it was rescheduled and released a week further on August 14, 2007 through Interscope Records. It debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling...
was put out in August 2007.
AFI have increasingly included synthesized elements into their recent albums; 2003 release Sing the Sorrow
Sing the Sorrow
Sing the Sorrow is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on March 11, 2003 through DreamWorks Records. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum in December 2004 by the RIAA. The album was supported by three singles, "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving...
and 2006 release Decemberunderground
Decemberunderground
Decemberunderground is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band AFI. The album was released on June 6, 2006 through Interscope Records. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 182,000 in its first week. The album certified Gold by the RIAA on August 30, 2006 and has sold...
credit Puget with 'programming and keyboards'. These synthesized elements are particularly apparent on songs such as "Death of Seasons" and "37mm". In the August 2006 edition of Guitar World
Guitar World
Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year...
, Puget states that AFI songs "37mm" and "Love Like Winter
Love Like Winter
"Love Like Winter" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the second single from their seventh studio album Decemberunderground on September 26, 2006. A music video for the song premiered on TRL on September 26, 2006 and was directed by Marc Webb, who has also directed previous...
" were both originally intended as part of the Blaqk Audio side project. Elements of programming, however, can be found as early as 2000's The Art of Drowning, which featured a drum machine on "The Despair Factor".
CexCells
Blaqk Audio entered the studio to record several songs for their first album in January 2007. Puget kept fans apprised with updates through his blog, before the Blaqk Audio MyspaceMyspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
was created in February 2007. By July 27, they had filmed footage for the music video for their debut single "Stiff Kittens", but the video was never finished.
On January 12, 2008, Puget uploaded a new song to the Blaqk Audio Myspace titled "The Ligature".
Instrumental versions of the songs, "Between Breaths" and "The Love Letter" were used in trailers and on the official website for the 2008 film The Eye
The Eye (2008 film)
The Eye is a 2008 supernatural horror film starring Jessica Alba. It is a remake of the Pang Brothers' 2002 film of the same name.-Plot:Sydney Wells is a successful classical violinist who has been blind since the age of five. Fifteen years later, Sydney undergoes a cornea transplant, which causes...
. In response to the buzz it created, Puget suggested at a possible public release of all the CexCells songs in instrumental form.
Present
Puget did a remix for the band Tokio HotelTokio Hotel
Tokio Hotel is a pop rock band from Germany, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg Listing...
of their song "Ready, Set, Go!" called "Ready, Set, Go! (AFI/Blaqk Audio Remix)" and it can be found on the CD Scream America!. Blaqk Audio contributed a cover of "No New Tale to Tell" to the tribute album for Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets (band)
Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash , David J , and Kevin Haskins . Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy had embarked on a solo career after Bauhaus split in 1983...
, New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets.
While promoting AFI's new single "Medicate
Medicate
"Medicate" is a song by the American rock band AFI, released as the first single from their 2009 album Crash Love. It was released as a music download through iTunes on August 25, 2009, and made its radio airplay premiere on September 1. It reached #7 on Billboards Alternative Songs chart and #16...
" on KROQ
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
, Havok said that Blaqk Audio's second album was already completed, but they are focused on AFI as they feel "if all of a sudden we're doing two Blaqk Audio records in a row people will think AFI is not happening or something." Puget has revealed that the name of the upcoming album is Bright Black Heaven
Bright Black Heaven
Bright Black Heaven is the upcoming second studio album by American electronica band Blaqk Audio, side project of Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI. The album title was first revealed in October 2009 in an interview with Jade on myYearbook...
. They have continued writing new songs, so the new album may go through considerable changes before the release.
They have recorded over thirty new songs. Since February 2010 the California based radio station Live 105
KITS
KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's...
has been playing a new Blaqk Audio song entitled "Ill Lit Ships". From July 22, 2010, BPM on Sirius XM Radio have been playing a new song entitled "Bon Voyeurs." On October 24, 2010, Live105 premiered a song titled "Mouth to Mouth".
Blaqk Audio performed at Subsonic Spookfest 2010 with eight songs, three of them being completely new songs: "This Is...", "Fade to White" and "Let's Be Honest".
On November 25, Blaqk Audio posted a song titled "Down Here" on their SoundCloud
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.-History:SoundCloud was originally started in Stockholm, Sweden, but was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by sound designer Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss...
page. On December 1, Live105 posted a song titled "Cold War".
On January 6, 2011, they performed a show at club Popscene in San Francisco, playing two new songs among others: "Say Red" and "Everyone's Friends".
On July 19, a clip of an unknown song was played on Jade Puget's Turntable.fm account.
On July 23, a previously unheard song called "Bliss" was uploaded to their Soundcloud page, along with "Ill-Lit Ships" and "Mouth to Mouth". The song "Bliss" was also premiered on Live 105.
A new Blaqk Audio song called "The Witness" is on the official soundtrack album of the 2011 movie Abduction
Abduction (2011 film)
Abduction is an American action thriller film, directed by John Singleton, starring Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello, Jason Isaacs, Michael Nyqvist, and Alfred Molina. The film is about a teenager who finds out that his parents are not really his when he sees his baby...
, released on September 20.
Another song called "Afterdark" is on the official soundtrack album of the video game Batman: Arkham City, released on October 4.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Alt. Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
US Dance |
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| 2007 | CexCells CexCells CexCells is the debut studio album by the American electronic duo Blaqk Audio. It was initially scheduled to be released on August 7, 2007, however, it was rescheduled and released a week further on August 14, 2007 through Interscope Records. It debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling...
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18 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | Bright Black Heaven Bright Black Heaven Bright Black Heaven is the upcoming second studio album by American electronica band Blaqk Audio, side project of Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI. The album title was first revealed in October 2009 in an interview with Jade on myYearbook... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. |
US Dance |
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| 2007 | "Stiff Kittens Stiff Kittens (song) "Stiff Kittens" is the first track on Blaqk Audio's debut album CexCells, released on August 14, 2007. On June 13, 2007, "Stiff Kittens" was released on the band's MySpace profile... " |
20 | 38 | CexCells |
Other songs
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009) – "Stiff Kittens (Jnrsnchz Blaqkout Remix)"
- New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and RocketsLove and Rockets (band)Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash , David J , and Kevin Haskins . Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy had embarked on a solo career after Bauhaus split in 1983...
(2009) – "No New Tale to Tell" - Abduction: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2011) – "The Witness"
- Batman: Arkham City – The Album (2011) – "Afterdark"
Band members
- Davey HavokDavey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
– lead vocals, lyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:... - Jade PugetJade PugetJade Errol Puget is the guitarist for the alternative rock band AFI , and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the electronic duo Blaqk Audio. Puget is vegetarian and straight edge....
– keyboard, synthesizer, backing vocals, composer