CexCells

Before Davey Havok and Jade Puget formed Blaqk Audio, the two began including more synthesized elements into AFI's songs, notably in the albums Sing the Sorrow and Decemberunderground.{{cite AV media notes |title=Sing the Sorrow |title-link=Sing the Sorrow |others=AFI |year=2003 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=DreamWorks Records |id=450380}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Decemberunderground |title-link=Decemberunderground |others=AFI |year=2006 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Interscope Records |id=0006988}} In the August 2006 issue of Guitar World, Puget revealed that "Love Like Winter" and "37mm" from Decemberunderground were initially intended to be a part of the side project.{{cite journal |title=The Shape of Punk to Come |journal=Guitar World |date=August 2006}} According to Havok, the concept of Blaqk Audio began at some point between 2001 and 2002, with "Snuff on Digital" being the first song written for the side project.{{cite web |url=http://blaqkaudio.buzznet.com/user/video/play/1467271/ |title=EXCLUSIVE Blaqk Audio Interview: Part I |work=Buzznet |date=August 22, 2007 |accessdate=August 27, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=4442 |title=Blaqk Audio – Profile |work=AbsolutePunk |accessdate=August 27, 2007}} Puget began experimenting with a multitude of industrial to ambient sounds, and was influenced by many different types of electronic music.{{cite magazine |last=Lash |first=Jolie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5935498/afi_go_electronic |title=AFI Go Electronic |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 4, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120040752/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5935498/afi_go_electronic |archive-date=January 20, 2008 }}

Havok and Puget entered the studio in January 2007 to begin recording CexCells.{{cite web |last=Puget |first=Jade |author-link=Jade Puget |url=http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/2007/01/so-i-must-apologize-for-my-tardiness.html |title=So I must apologize for my tardiness |publisher=Shy Boys Win |date=January 9, 2007 |accessdate=June 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114064857/http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/2007/01/so-i-must-apologize-for-my-tardiness.html |archive-date=2009-11-14 |url-status=dead }} Puget began updating fans through their official Myspace page.{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/blaqkaudio |title=Blaqk Audio |publisher=Myspace |accessdate=June 13, 2007}} Dan Under of The Dear & Departed and Nick 13 of Tiger Army, who has previously performed with AFI (see I Heard a Voice), provided background vocals for the album. The album's name and defunct release date was announced via Myspace and AbsolutePunk.

On August 3, 2007, Hot Topic stores across the United States began having listening parties to preview the entire album.{{cite web |url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=8403&aid=565 |title=BLAQK AUDIO "CEXCELLS" listening events at all HOT TOPIC stores! |publisher=Interscope Records |date=July 27, 2007 |accessdate=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929183340/http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=8403&aid=565 |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}

The album's fourth track, "Bitter For Sweet", was available for streaming via Myspace. A non-album track titled "If Only" was available for streaming on June 14 via Myspace as well. In January 2007, Puget posted lyrics to a song titled "Black-Ink Style" on his official blog, however, it was not included on the album and has not been released to date.

Instrumental segments of "Between Breaths (An XX Perspective)" and "The Love Letter" were used in the trailer for the 2008 remake of The Eye.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406759/trailers-screenplay-E35391-314 |title=IMDb Video: The Eye |publisher=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=November 11, 2007 |archive-date=November 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102054057/http://imdb.com/title/tt0406759/trailers-screenplay-E35391-314 |url-status=dead }}

The song title "On a Friday" is an old band name belonging to Radiohead, while "Stiff Kittens" is an old band name belonging to Joy Division. Additionally, the duo recorded a cover of Blur's "Girls & Boys", exclusive to Hot Topic. Blaqk Audio also covered the song "No New Tale to Tell" by Love and Rockets.

Vocalist Davey Havok confirmed in an interview with Rhapsody that he and Puget settled on the album title CexCells before realizing that American electronic musician Cex's debut album was titled Cells.

All songs written by Davey Havok and Jade Puget.

1. "Stiff Kittens" – 3:47
2. "Between Breaths (an xx perspective)" – 4:28
3. "Snuff on Digital" – 5:03
4. "Bitter for Sweet" – 6:10
5. "Where Would You Like Them Left?" – 4:16
6. "The Fear of Being Found" – 4:44
7. "On a Friday" – 4:14
8. "The Love Letter" – 4:23
9. "Semiotic Love" – 3:32
10. "Cities of Night" – 3:47
11. "Again, Again and Again" – 3:26
12. "Wake Up, Open the Door and Escape to the Sea" – 3:05

• "Black Electric" (iTunes exclusive) – 3:12{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cexcells/1443635469 |title=CexCells by Blaqk Audio |work=iTunes Store US |date=January 2007 |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=June 11, 2011}}
• "Girls & Boys" (Hot Topic exclusive; Blur cover) – 3:21
• "Mute" (Best Buy exclusive) – 3:45
• "The Ligature" (Myspace download exclusive) – 2:51
• "Black-Ink Style" (unreleased)
• "Nothing Good Happens Past 3" (unreleased)
• "If Only" (music video)

• Davey Havok – lead vocals
• Jade Puget – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals, programming, producer
• Chad Bamford – vocal engineer
• David Bascombe – mixing
• Matthew Cooke – photography
• Jennifer Goodridge – backing vocals (track 11)
• Joe LaPorta – mastering assistant
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Morning Breath Inc. – art direction, design
• Nick 13 – backing vocals (tracks 5, 7)
• Jason Odell – band photography
• Matt Paul – mixing assistant
• Dan Under – backing vocals (tracks 5, 7)

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