Blaqk Audio

Infobox musical artist
Name = Blaqk Audio
Img_capt = From left to right: Davey Havok and Jade Puget
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Oakland, California, USA
Genre = Electronica, Synthpop, Techno
Labels = Interscope Records
Years_active = 2001–2002, 2006-present
Associated_acts = AFI
Loose Change
Redemption 87
Influence 13
Son of Sam
URL = [http://www.blaqkaudio.com/ Blaqkaudio.com]
[http://myspace.com/blaqkaudio myspace.com/blaqkaudio]
Current_members = Davey Havok
Jade Puget

Blaqk Audio is an electronic music band formed by current AFI members Davey Havok and Jade Puget under Interscope Records. Blaqk Audio's debut album "CexCells" was released on August 14, 2007 and reached #18 on the Billboard 200.

History

Origins

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'. ["Sing the Sorrow" CD Booklet] ["Decemberunderground" CD Booklet] 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. ["Guitar World", "The Shape of Punk to Come" August 2006] 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".

Havok has stated that he believes the Blaqk Audio concept began at some point between 2001 and 2002. [ [http://www.punknews.org/article/7008 Punknews.org | Havok & Puget Form Blaqk Audio ] ] . The project went on hiatus for an extended period, before being revived in 2006. [ [http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/2006/04/blaqk-audio-cometh.html Shy Boys Win ] ] Puget worked on the development of Blaqk Audio in his spare time during AFI's tour schedule, writing songs before sending them to Havok to write melodies and lyrics. As Puget has explained, they experimented with a multitude of sounds, from industrial to ambient, and were influenced by a wide variety of electronic music. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5935498/afi_go_electronic AFI Go Electronic : Rolling Stone ] ]

In January 2007, Havok and Puget entered the studio to record several songs that formed CexCells, their first album. [ [http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/2007/01/so-i-must-apologize-for-my-tardiness.html Shy Boys Win ] ] Puget kept fans apprised with updates through his [http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com blog] , before the [http://www.myspace.com/blaqkaudio Blaqk Audio MySpace] was created in February 2007 (he announced on 27th July that they had finished filming the video for their debut single 'Stiff Kittens', which has yet to be seen). Since then, both members of Blaqk Audio have posted several updates on their MySpace blog. [http://www.myspace.com/blaqkaudio MySpace.com - Blaqk Audio - Hollywood/Oakland, US - Electronique - www.myspace.com/blaqkaudio ] ]

Present

On November 14, Puget stated in another MySpace blog that he has about 40 more Blaqk Audio songs in various stages of completion. [ [http://www.myspace.com/afi MySpace.com - AFI - California - Rock / Rock / Rock - www.myspace.com/afi ] ]

On Saturday, January 12, 2008, Puget stated in a Myspace blog post that he had uploaded a new song to the Blaqk Audio Myspace entitled "The Ligature".

"I posted a new piece I did called the Ligature. I took a loop of Davey's vocals, chopped and processed them, and then created a kind of breakbeat track with it. An example of me nerding out with my computer. Enjoy! Jade"

Two instrumental versions of the Blaqk Audio 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, in a blog, Puget suggested at a possible release of all the "CexCells" songs in instrumental form.

While members Davey Havok and Jade Puget have been writing AFI's upcoming eighth album, Jade admitted to also writing more music for Blaqk Audio. [http://shyboyswin.blogspot.com/2008/04/tardy-tardy.html]

Genre

Blaqk Audio incorporates various genres of electronic music into their own style that has currently, or not, been described as Electropop, Synth Pop [ [http://lifeinabungalo.com/2007/09/23/blaqk-audio-at-the-grand-ballroom/ Blaqk Audio at The Grand Ballroom at Life in a Bungalo ] ] , Futurepop, Techno [ [http://www.epinions.com/content_415649271428 Snuff on Digital - Cex Cells by Blaqk Audio - Epinions.com ] ] , EBM [ [http://mortique-musique.blogspot.com/2008/01/blaqk-audio-cexcells.html MORTIQUE MUSIQUE: Blaqk Audio :: CexCells ] ] , and Industrial [ [http://www.dose.ca/music/story.html?id=fb9692f3-a307-42d8-9eaa-fece2ec1f1b1&k=89639 AFI's Davey Havok Let's Fans into His Bedroom with Blaqk Audio's CexCells ] ] and Darkwave [ [http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Blaqk_Audio-l-en.html Blaqk Audio - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos ] ] ,because of the dark and gloomy feeling in their music [ [http://album.getmaestro.com/Blaqk_Audio_-_Cexcells.html Maestro Beta - Blaqk Audio - Cexcells ] ] .

Discography

tudio albums

ingles

Compilations

*Industrial Attack Vol.1 (2008), – "Mute"
*Industrial Attack Vol.2 (2008), – "Snuff On Digital"

References

External links

* [http://www.blaqkaudio.com/ Official Blaqk Audio Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/blaqkaudio Official Blaqk Audio Myspace Page]
* [http://www.interscope.com/blaqkaudio Official Interscope Blaqk Audio Site]
*MySpace|blaqkaudio|Blaqk Audio
* [http://www.punktv.ca/streetteam/jrox.php?id=1008_1_bid_18 Interview With Jade, 2007]
* [http://www.reccenter.com/blaqkaudio/video/1691 Blaqk Audio Interview on RecCenter.com]
* [http://www.blaqkinkstyle.com Blaqk Ink Style - The first Blaqk Audio fansite]
* [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Davey+Havok+of+Blaqk+Audio/ Blaqk Audio Interview on SuicideGirls]
* [http://www.sweet-calamity.net/daveyjade Davey & Jade's Relationship Fanlisting]
* [http://www.myspace.com/porsiempre_fs Official Myspace Fansite for AFI and Blaqk Audio]