Cyne
CYNE | |
---|---|
Origin | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
Genres | Alternative hip hop, experimental |
Years active | 1999-present |
Labels | Botanica Del Jibaro, Hometapes, City Centre Offices |
Associated acts | Nujabes, Four Tet |
Website | thecyne |
Members | Clyde "Cise Starr" Graham David "Enoch" Newell Michael "Speck" Gersten |
Past members | Akin Yai |
Cyne, often stylized as CYNE ("Cultivating Your New Experience"; pronounced "sign"),[1] is an American alternative hip hop group originating from Gainesville, Florida.[2] The group consists of MCs Akin Yai and Clyde "Cise Starr" Graham, and producers David "Enoch" Newell and Michael "Speck" Gersten, and are currently signed to Hometapes.
History[]
CYNE's 2005 release Evolution Fight was named Album of the Week at Stylus Magazine for the week of August 29 – September 3, 2005.[3] In 2007, CYNE released the Grey Matter EP on their website to be downloaded, free of charge.[4] In 2014, the group released a studio album, All My Angles Are Right, on Hometapes.[5]
Style and influences[]
Their often socio-politically charged, culturally introspective, and motivational lyrics find influence rooted in blues, jazz, highlife, activism, humanities and philosophy.[6]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Time Being (2003)
- Evolution Fight (2005)
- Tour CD 2005 (2005)
- Starship Utopia (2008)
- Pretty Dark Things (2008)
- Water for Mars (2009)
- All My Angles Are Right (2014)
Compilation albums[]
- Cyne (Collection 1999-2003) (2003)
- Wasteland Vol. 1: Killmore (2011)
- Wasteland Vol. 2 (2017)
EPs[]
- Movements (2002)
- Growing (2004)
- Running Water (2005)
- Grey Matter (2007)
Singles[]
- "African Elephants" (2001)
- "Midas" (2002)
- "Out of Time" (2003)
- "Due Progress" (2003)
Guest appearances[]
- Supersoul - "Sattva Guna (Make It Happen!)" from 40 Acres and a Moog (2002)
- Nujabes - "Lady Brown" and "High 2 Lows" from Metaphorical Music (2003), "Feather" from Modal Soul (2005), "D.T.F.N" from Hydeout Productions (First Collection) (2003), "Sky is Tumbling" from Spiritual State (2011)
- Daedelus - "Drops" from Exquisite Corpse (2005)
- Depth Affect - "One Day or So" from Arche-Lymb (2006)
- Deceptikon - "Montana" from Greater Cascadia (2007)
- Supersoul - "Satellites" from Plastic Rap (2007)
- Seven Star - "Speak the Truth" (2008)
- Haruka Nakamura - "The Sun" from Melodica (2013)
- Ficus - "Level Up" from Black Foliage (2013)
- Uyama Hiroto - Soul of Freedom from Freedom of the Son (2014)
References[]
- ^ Marston, Jennifer (February 12, 2009). "Podcast 73: CYNE's Hip-Hop Experience". XLR8R. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
- ^ Cole, Zach (February 7, 2009). "Album Review: CYNE - Pretty Dark Things (2008)". Potholes in My Blog.
- ^ Park, Adam (August 25, 2005). "Cyne - Evolution Fight". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
- ^ "Cyne put free online EP out". Caught in the Crossfire. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
- ^ Hodge, Brian (March 17, 2014). "CYNE – All My Angles Are Right". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Yates, Steve (August 25, 2005). "cyne 'evolution flight'". BBC. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
External links[]
- Official website
- Cyne discography at Discogs
- Alternative hip hop groups
- American hip hop groups
- Musical groups from Gainesville, Florida
- Musical groups established in 2000
- 2000 establishments in Florida
- Hip hop group stubs