CYNE (hip hop group)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Cyne


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Gainesville, Florida, United States
Genre = Alternative hip hop, experimental
Years_active = 2000 – present
Label = Hometapes, City Centre Offices
Associated_acts = Nujabes, Four Tet
URL = [http://www.cyne.net www.cyne.net]
Current_members = Akin
Cise Starr
Enoch
Speck

CYNE ("Cultivating Your New Experience") is an American indie 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. [cite web
first=Steve
last=Yates
work=BBC Collective
title=evolution flight
url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A5298159
date=2005-08-25
accessdate=2008-02-19] [cite web
title=CYNE, Time Being
url=http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=11184
publisher=Bookmat
accessdate=2008-02-19] 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. [cite web
url=http://www.fourtet.net/site/site.php?page=news&offset=40
title=Four Tet: News
date=2005-09-08
accessdate=2008-02-19]

CYNE's 2005 release "Evolution Fight" was named Album of the Week at Stylus Magazine for the week of August 29 – September 3, 2005. [cite web
first=Adam
last=Park
url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/cyne/evolution-fight.htm
title=Cyne, Evolution Fight
work=Stylus Magazine
date=2005-08-25
accessdate=2008-02-19] In 2007, Cyne released the "Grey Matter EP" on their website to be downloaded, free of charge. [cite news
url=http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/music/news/5399
title=Cyne put free online EP out
work=Caught in the Crossfire Music Zine
accessdate=2008-02-19]

Discography

Main Albums

* "Time Being" (2003)
* "Cyne (Collection 1999-2003)" (2003)
* "Evolution Fight" (2005)
* "Starship Utopia" (2008)
* "Pretty Dark Things" (2008)

EP's

* "Growing EP" (2004)
* "Running Water EP" (2005)
* "Grey Matter EP" (2007)

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)
*"Nujabes - Modal Soul - "Feather" (2005)

References

External links

* [http://www.cyne.net/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/cyne Myspace]
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