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Cyne (Cultivating Your New Experience) formed in the summer of 2001, in the swamps of Gainesville, Florida. Cyne is: emcees Akin and Cise Star, and producers Speck and Enoch — four distinct people, with the common goal of creating sincere and honest music.

Their often politically-charged, culturally-introspective, and motivational lyrics find influence rooted in the early works of Nas, Public Enemy, Outkast and Common Sense. The production could be described as warm, soulful and organic — born out of the school of producers that cite the likes of RZA, Pete Rock, Jay Dee, and DJ Premier. Cyne’s ‘sound’ is impacted by everything from Bad Brains to Krautrock, from Camp Lo to Kate Bush, from Venezuelan Gaita to West African Highlife — it’s a hybrid of emotional, historical, and challenging influences.

Cyne formed within the longtime hardcore/punk/d.i.y. tradition of Gainesville and collectively embrace a stylistic range that includes everything from prog to pop to metal. These cultural informers collided with Cyne’s practice of sampling and live instrumentation to create an album that is the cumulative representation of both the personal and the political.

The group’s debut release was a hard-hitting 12” entitled ‘African Elephants’ . Since then, Cyne has released a number of EPs, singles, and two critically well-received albums. They have also collaborated on projects with internationally acclaimed artists Daedelus, Four Tet and Nujabes.
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CYNE - Wasteland Volume 1

26 Oct 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/cyne

Hello from the CYNE crew...We're pleased to announce that you can pre-order the new CYNE beat tape today!http://tumblr.com/Z_9FayB8UzSHCYNE: Wasteland Vol. 1 out …

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