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Post by Crushcrushchris on Jun 28, 2007 0:47:02 GMT -5
Side project of two members of AFI (Jade and Davey) now getting play on KROQ.
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Post by tortuga on Jun 28, 2007 1:24:13 GMT -5
myspace.com/blaqkaudioVery electronic. I really like it. I thought this sounded like a dumb idea for a band but now that I've heard it, I want to hear more.
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Post by pen on Jun 28, 2007 1:37:30 GMT -5
Apparently the songs "Love Like Winter" and "37MM" were originally meant for this side-project.
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Post by American Idiot on Jun 28, 2007 17:19:32 GMT -5
I was wondering what this band was like since I saw they were getting some airplay and am glad to know this. Damn it sucks that I'll have to wait until I get back home to Florida on Monday night to hear this. I'm out of state using a relative's computer so I'm sure they wouldn't want me blasting this around their house right now :)
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 29, 2007 2:18:34 GMT -5
This song isn't as good as "Bitter for Sweet," which was the first song on their MySpace earlier this year. So that's kind of a bummer.
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Post by American Idiot on Jul 1, 2007 23:28:55 GMT -5
Alright I'm finally able to listen to this as I'm hiding down here in the basement of my aunt and uncle's house in New York. It's kind of like I expected from the previous posts here. I like it a lot and it really does sound like a b-side or something that AFI would put on one of their newer albums.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 2, 2007 3:35:37 GMT -5
I recently came to the realization that Blaqk Audio is more than likely the reason AFI aren't going with a 4th single from Decemberunderground. Clearly, "The Missing Frame" didn't keep the momentum going as well as I had assumed it would, so there's no telling just what "Summer Shudder" (and with the golden, season-appropriate opportunity, too) would've done, assuming it would have actually been released next. Dammit. It was such an obvious choice too, that I would have loved to hear on the radio.
If AFI had put out "Summer Shudder," then Blaqk Audio's record would've likely gotten pushed back to late 4th quarter and gotten lost in the holiday shuffle. If it would've meant giving "Summer Shudder" a fair shot, I'd have no problem at all waiting for Blaqk Audio's CD in 1st quarter 2008.
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Jul 2, 2007 13:36:20 GMT -5
July 24th is the add date.
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Post by alexcuse on Jul 6, 2007 15:52:01 GMT -5
Love this, very Depeche Mode-esque
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Post by Slinky on Jul 10, 2007 16:52:43 GMT -5
Great song. I had no idea they were associated with AFI.
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jul 18, 2007 9:22:25 GMT -5
Billboard.biz: AFI's side project Blaqk Audio debuts at No. 38 on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart this week with its debut single, "Stiff Kittens." The act comprises AFI members Davey Havok and Jade Puget, and will release its debut album, "CexCells," Aug. 14.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jul 22, 2007 13:26:20 GMT -5
Love this, very Depeche Mode-esque This is the closest ANYONE has come to Depeche Mode's sound. I think its great and like this much better than AFI. |
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Post by Chato on Jul 22, 2007 18:26:52 GMT -5
The title is a nice reference to one of the greatest bands in the history of alt-rock (if it is).
Nevertheless , this sounds too much like a rip-off and comes off a little lifeless , maybe it's a grower.
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Post by friday on Jul 23, 2007 20:57:41 GMT -5
This is creamy, dark-wave goodness. I really like it so far.
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Post by oscillations. on Jul 24, 2007 2:12:50 GMT -5
I heard this by accident about 6 weeks ago & it impressed me enough to find out who the artist was (and it turned out they were being interviewed on XM). It surprised me.
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Post by tortuga on Aug 6, 2007 21:06:08 GMT -5
New song: "Semiotic Love". www.myspace.com/blaqkaudioIts more straight-forward dance than this one. I'm really excited for this album now. |
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Post by crash46 on Aug 8, 2007 15:51:11 GMT -5
Apparently there's a "Stiff Kittens" remix CD being sold only at Hot Topic. I went in there looking for it and the cashier had no idea what I was talking about, so I guess it's only at the locations that have a CD section. But I noticed they had a Blaqk Audio t-shirt which I had to buy because it kicked ass and they had only one left. Second item I've ever bought from that store for myself.
Song seems to be hitting a wall on the charts. Hopefully it's just a victim of the Foo Fighters' hype. I like both of the inaugurally released tracks about the same now, and the new album will of course be mine on Tuesday. They'll be in Detroit in September for a show I won't want to miss.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 9, 2007 1:46:43 GMT -5
Meanwhile, the closest they're coming to me is Chicago...  |
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Post by tortuga on Aug 14, 2007 22:41:34 GMT -5
Not sure yet, but I think I like this album better than Decemberunderground.
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Post by Pipa on Aug 15, 2007 19:46:05 GMT -5
28 22 BLAQK AUDIO Stiff Kittens 680 588 92 2.472
And out of nowhere it climbs back up. That's great, because I'm just starting to get into it.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 16, 2007 2:33:38 GMT -5
This song isn't as good as "Bitter for Sweet," which was the first song on their MySpace earlier this year. So that's kind of a bummer. But it's nearly just as good...now. Of the 10 songs on the album I hadn't already heard, the one that gave me chill bumps (and still does, so far) is #10: "Cities of Night." If that and "Bitter for Sweet" are the follow-up singles, I wouldn't be more satisfied. |
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Post by skipper89 on Aug 16, 2007 17:01:57 GMT -5
Cex Cell is quite solid
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Post by crash46 on Aug 21, 2007 23:54:36 GMT -5
I'm really surprised at how well received the Blaqk Audio material has been among the children who put a wet blanket over all post-Art Of Drowning A.F.I. and dismiss it as sellout crap. Not that their opinions are valid or anything; just found it interesting.
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Post by pen on Aug 22, 2007 0:05:25 GMT -5
Could be for a number of reasons. For one, Blaqk Audio is a totally different project than AFI and doesn't sound deliberately mainstream in the slightest. Further, I think those "children" are probably more angry that a band that used to be considered part of the hardcore scene completely shifted to a more electronic and poppy sound that is like night and day compared to their first few albums. Sellout is just a handy word to latch on with, I think.
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Post by crash46 on Aug 22, 2007 0:14:35 GMT -5
But I don't believe that half of them, or maybe even 75% of them, even knew who A.F.I. were before Sing the Sorrow. They just follow along with whatever 'handy' terms they hear everyone else throw around. Sellouts. Emo. Davey Looks And Sounds Like A Girl...etc.
It's painful to go to any place where fans of A.F.I. congregate on the internet.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 22, 2007 1:32:16 GMT -5
Hell, I'm in their fanclub and I don't even go to their fanclub message board, let alone the real one or their MySpace. Heck, that goes for any bands' message boards, fan or not.
Rest assured, my two main bosses, who don't like post-Art of Drowning AFI, don't like Blaqk Audio, either.
CexCells isn't a slam-dunk with me, so far, though, to be fair, Decemberunderground wasn't right off the bat, either. The more I sit down with it, the better it's gotten, however.
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Post by American Idiot on Aug 22, 2007 10:49:21 GMT -5
Blaqk Audio's debut album 'CexCells' has debuted at No. 18 on this weeks Billboard Top 200 chart with 29,000 copies sold.
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Post by popmusicaddict on Aug 22, 2007 23:26:28 GMT -5
This is our #1 song on our playlist fighting against Foo Fighers who are at #2 and we play them both top 10 in the nation.
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Post by reception on Aug 25, 2007 16:33:16 GMT -5
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Post by tortuga on Sept 2, 2007 2:57:15 GMT -5
What happened to this? It stalled as soon as it went Top 20.
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