Time Being Deluxe Edition, by CYNE

Time Being Deluxe Edition

by CYNE

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Darknecius The distinct sound, from the samples in this LP, this style of the instrumentals and verses go well off together and by them self's, and substance of the whole album just fuses together into an experience that encapsulates an atmosphere that Evolution Fight has Favorite track: Due Progress.

Wesley CYNE re-releases their first album with some extra goodies. The Elephants spit about their Gainesville and Benin stomping grounds. No one in the game better infuses banging beats and choruses with lyrically complex rollercoasters. Favorite track: The Word.

AfroSlice Would have loved to see a CD version of this, but nevertheless, it is nice to see CYNE still putting out music, even if it is a re-release. Favorite track: First Person.

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1.	Intro 00:28	buy track
2.	Nothing's Sacred 02:01	buy track
3.	Papermate 03:08	buy track
4.	Steady 03:00	buy track
5.	Interlude 00:45	buy track
6.	400 Years Revisited 02:47	buy track
7.	Samura's Optic 03:36	buy track
8.	First Person 02:50	buy track
9.	Interlude 00:53	buy track
10.	Self Exam 03:09	buy track
11.	Due Progress 03:26	buy track
12.	Free 01:14	buy track
13.	Out Of Time 02:56	buy track
14.	Outro 01:55	buy track
15.	African Elephants 03:26	buy track
16.	Midas 03:50	buy track
17.	400 Years 03:36	buy track
18.	Paradise 03:41	buy track
19.	The Word 03:04	buy track
20.	Plain English (2003 Version) 02:42	buy track
21.	Nothing's Sacred (Instrumental) 02:05	buy track
22.	Papermate (Instrumental) 03:03	buy track
23.	Steady (Instrumental) 03:12	buy track
24.	400 Years Revisited (Instrumental) 02:46	buy track
25.	Samura's Optic (Instrumental) 03:37	buy track
26.	First Person (Instrumental) 02:50	buy track
27.	Self Exam (Instrumental) 03:03	buy track
28.	Due Progress (Instrumental) 03:26	buy track
29.	Free (Instrumental) 01:16	buy track
30.	Out Of Time (Instrumental) 02:57	buy track
31.	African Elephants (Instrumental) 03:26	buy track
32.	Midas (Instrumental) 03:47	buy track
33.	400 Years (Instrumental) 03:36	buy track

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“Time Being”, originally released in 2003, was the first full-length CYNE LP, following a series of 12” singles for Beta Bodega’s imprint Botanica Del Jibaro. This Project Mooncircle reissue marks the first time that this long out-of-print album has been released on vinyl. This deluxe edition includes a remaster of the original “Time Being” album, previously released singles, instrumentals, and two previously unreleased bonus tracks (“Plain English” and “The Word”), both recorded during the “Time Being” sessions.

CYNE’s “Time Being” lineup consisted of MC’s Cise Star and Akin Yai, and producers Speck and Enoch. The four teamed up in Gainesville, Florida in 2001 and recorded “African Elephants”, which was quickly released as a 12” and set the trajectory for the group’s course. “Time Being” was created over the next year and reflects the musical and political environment of the time. Sonically the album showcases a synthesis of obscure samples filtered through the eclectic influences of Speck and Enoch, while Cise Star and Akin Yai’s lyrics cover a wide range, from conceptual, introspective, and spiritual ideas to the anxieties of post-9/11 xenophobia and being a black youth in America.

CYNE has continued to release music for more than 15 years, including projects for domestic and international labels such as Project: Mooncircle, Botanica Del Jibaro, P-Vine, Home Tapes, and City Centre Offices. Although the group’s lineup has changed for recent projects, all four members continue to work together, creating a reputation as artists that stay true to the lyrical power and gritty cut and paste aesthetic of classic Hip Hop while managing to explore new sonic territory.

Both CYNE and Akin Yai released new material in 2017; CYNE recently announced the second volume of their “Wasteland” beat tape series, while Akin Yai’s new album “Romantica”, primarily produced by Speck and Enoch, was released in April of 2017.

“Time Being” is now available on vinyl for the first time. The exclusive remastered deluxe set comes out worldwide on limited green triple vinyl and digital.

More information: projectmooncircle.com/releases/cyne-time-being-deluxe-edition/

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released September 29, 2017

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Project Mooncircle is a Berlin based label and creative collective operating in the left-field sphere of electronic music. Originally established in 2002, it’s diverse back catalogue is one of no musical boundaries. Today much of the label’s output focuses on the fusion of organic and electronic music. ... more

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