***Bataille Royale is CEX's tenth full-length, split into two separate vinyl components. For this release the unpredictable Baltimoron uses experience gained from the last 9 years of trend-shredding mayhem to crossbreed his hometown's native dance music with the wicked strain of IDM that he helped pioneer at the start of the millennium. Having grown up partying to the anxious, overdriven sound of Baltimore club, Cex has little interest in trying to merely duplicate the work of the scene's titans, instead opting to push the sound to its trippiest limits by incorporating his equally long-standing passion for the exquisite European electronica of Basic Channel, Vladislav Delay, Pan Sonic, and Autechre. This highly original blend has captivated Baltimore's exploding underground music scene, where you can often find the Cexman presiding over dirty dance parties like some kind of gonzo Gandalf, playing marathon sets late into the night.