Maryland Mansions Explained

Maryland Mansions
Type:Album
Artist:Cex
Cover:Marylandmansions.jpg
Released:November 18, 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded:October 2002 – March 2003
Genre:Darkwave, electronica, underground rap
Length:25:12
Label:Jade Tree Records JT1090
Prev Title:Being Ridden and BR Instrumentals
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Actual Fucking
Next Year:2006

Maryland Mansions is an album by Cex released on Jade Tree Records in 2003. The album is darker and more aggressive than previous works, with strong industrial influences.[1] [2] Cex has acknowledged being heavily influenced by the early Nine Inch Nails album Broken, a work known for its intensity over its similarly short length.[3] [4] Both works have the same number of tracks as well.

The album's name is also strongly similar to that of the artist Marilyn Manson, a former protégé of Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor.

Track listing

  1. "Drive Off a Mountain" – 3:14
  2. "Stop Eating" – 3:09
  3. "Take Pills" – 2:59
  4. "Kill Me" – 3:34
  5. "My Head" – 2:57
  6. "New Maps" – 2:52
  7. "Stillnaut Riyan" – 3:12
  8. "The Strong Suit" – 3:15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004-10-17 . Jade Tree Press . 2023-11-23 . jadetree.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20041017050046/http://www.jadetree.com/press/article/55/371 . 2004-10-17 .
  2. Web site: 2009-04-25 . Maryland Mansions Music Review . 2023-11-23 . Entertainment Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20090425164930/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,543081,00.html . 2009-04-25 .
  3. Web site: 2004-10-17 . Jade Tree . 2023-11-23 . jadetree.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20041017071035/http://www.jadetree.com/press/article/55/374 . 2004-10-17 .
  4. Web site: 2007-05-25 . Venues - Your Guide to Entertainment in Denton . 2023-11-23 . venuesmagazine.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20070525160017/http://www.venuesmagazine.com/0804/VM_OralCex08.htm . 2007-05-25 .