Actual Fucking

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Actual Fucking
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Studio album by
Cex
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
Genre Electronic
Length40:27
Label Automation Records
Producer Ryjan Kidwell & Jason Caddell
Cex chronology
Maryland Mansions
(2003)
Actual Fucking
(2006)
Sketchi
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [2]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Stylus Magazine C+ [4]
Vice 0/10 [5]

Actual Fucking is an album by Cex released in 2006. Each track is named after and written about a city (Baltimore, Los Angeles, Denton, etc.). The album is heavy on vocals and was released by Seattle label Automation Records.

Contents

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

Track listing

[6]

  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

Personnel

Cex

Additional Personnel

Production

Production Notes

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