CYNE (hip hop group)
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CYNE is an American hip-hop group originating from Gainesville, Florida
. Characterized with a warm and soulful sound influenced by left-field hip-hop, rock
, trip-hop and jazz
, the group is known for lyrics that range from party boasting to meditations on the philosophy of Rousseau. The group consists of emcees Akin and Cise Star, and producers Enoch and Speck, and are currently signed to City Centre Offices
.
CYNE has collaborated with artists from around the world, including Nujabes
, whose solo projects have featured Cise Star and Akin, and Four Tet
, who produced several remixes for and toured with them in 2005.
CYNE's 2005 release Evolution Fight was named Album of the Week at Stylus Magazine for the week of August 29 – September 3, 2005.
In 2007, Cyne released the Grey Matter EP
on their website to be downloaded, free of charge.
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
. Characterized with a warm and soulful sound influenced by left-field hip-hop, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, trip-hop and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, the group is known for lyrics that range from party boasting to meditations on the philosophy of Rousseau. The group consists of emcees Akin and Cise Star, and producers Enoch and Speck, and are currently signed to City Centre Offices
City Centre Offices
City Centre Offices is a record label based in Manchester, England, with an affiliate in Berlin, Germany. The label, founded in 1998 by Shlom Sviri and de:bug magazine writer Thaddi Herrmann, has released music from several notable acts, including Arovane, Boy Robot, Marsen Jules, Christian Kleine,...
.
CYNE has collaborated with artists from around the world, including Nujabes
Nujabes
was a Japanese hip hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name , the reverse spelling of his name in Japanese order. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions....
, whose solo projects have featured Cise Star and Akin, and Four Tet
Four Tet
Kieran Hebden is a post-rock and electronic musician. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist under the moniker of Four Tet....
, who produced several remixes for and toured with them in 2005.
CYNE's 2005 release Evolution Fight was named Album of the Week at Stylus Magazine for the week of August 29 – September 3, 2005.
In 2007, Cyne released the Grey Matter EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on their website to be downloaded, free of charge.
Main Albums
- Time Being (2003)
- Cyne (Collection 1999-2003) (2003)
- Evolution FightEvolution FightEvolution Fight is the third independent album by hip hop band Cyne. It was released in 2005 on the City Centre Offices label. It gained some moderate success underground and in the mainstream...
(2005) - Starship Utopia (2008)
- Pretty Dark ThingsPretty Dark ThingsPretty Dark Things is the fifth studio album by hip hop group, CYNE.-Track list:#Just Say No#Runaway, The#Calor#Escape#Money Parade#Pretty Black Future#Elephant Rome#Dance, The#Opera#Prototypes#Fuzzy Logic#Never Forget Pluto#Pianos On Fire...
(2008) - Water for MarsWater for MarsWater for Mars is the sixth studio album by hip hop group, CYNE.-Track listing:#This Year#Awakening#Pretty Apollo#I Never#Interlude#Electric Blue#Tide of Life#Dazed & Confused#Fantasy Revenge#Interlude#Boombox Pimp#The Jux#Cise#Interlude...
(2009)
Appearances
- Metatronix - 40 Acres And A Moog - "Sattva Guna" (2002)
- Rice And Beans - Infiltrate 5.0 (5 Years Of Resistance) - "Make It Happen" (2003)
- Mush - Exquisite Corpse - "Drops" (2005)
- Alternate Invention - "Speak the Truth" (2006)
- Autres Directions In Music - Arche-Lymb - "One Day Or So" (2006)
- Merck - Greater Cascadia - "Montana" (2007)
- Metatronix - Plastic Rap - "Satellites" (2007)
- Mr. Bambu - Complete Contemplation - "Most Delightful" (2008)
- NujabesNujabeswas a Japanese hip hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name , the reverse spelling of his name in Japanese order. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions....
- Modal Soul - "Feather" (2005);Metaphorical MusicMetaphorical MusicMetaphorical Music is Nujabes' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 , Substantial, Five Deez, and Cise Starr...
- "Lady Brown" (2003), "Highs 2 Lows" (2003) - Bop Alloy - Another Day In The Life (Cise Star only) (2010)
- Thomas Prime - Waiting for Tomorrow - "Class of '99" (Akin Yai only) (2011)