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Deluxe 3LP edition on regular black vinyl.

“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.

Trackliste

A1 Intro
A2 Nothing’s Sacred
A3 Papermate
A4 Steady
A5 Interlude
A6 400 Years Revisited
A7 Samura’s Optic
B1 First Person
B2 Interlude
B3 Self Exam
B4 Due Progress
B5 Free
B6 Out Of Time
B7 Outro
C1 African Elephants
C2 Midas
C3 400 Years
C4 Paradise
D1 The Word
D2 Plain English (2003 Version)
D3 Nothing’s Sacred (Instrumental)
D4 Papermate (Instrumental)
D5 Steady (Instrumental)
D6 400 Years Revisited (Instrumental)
E1 Samura’s Optic (Instrumental)
E2 First Person (Instrumental)
E3 Self Exam (Instrumental)
E4 Due Progress (Instrumental)
E5 Free (Instrumental)
F1 Out Of Time (Instrumental)
F2 African Elephants (Instrumental)
F3 Midas (Instrumental)
F4 400 Years (Instrumental)