Cynic has announced vinyl reissues. of their 2010 EP Re-Traced and their 2014 album Kindly Bent to Free Us.
The Re-Traced will feature the full EP plus "Integral" and "Wheels Within Wheels" with Sean Malone's bass, and "Wheels Within Wheels" with Malone and Sean Reinert's drums. It's worth noting that bassist Robin Zielhorst played bass on this EP. The Kindly Bent to Free Us reissue will feature the bonus track "Earth Is My Witness". Both are available for pre-order here.
"Kindly Bent to Free Us is reborn on vinyl for its 10th anniversary. This record holds a special place in my heart for many reasons," said Cynic vocalist and guitarist Paul Masvidal. "First, the songs and the journey they take, exploring inner realms as represented by the cover art. Then, there are the arrangements—raw and explosive—which R. Walt Vincent was so good at capturing the live energy we shared as a trio in the rehearsal room when these ideas were developed.
"There's also something poignant about this being the last record the three of us would make together. It's exciting to finally see 'The Earth is My Witness', which was previously only a bonus track on the box set, brought into this format for the first time.
"Seeing Re-Traced pressed on a legit 12" vinyl is an exciting first, especially with the inclusion of bonus tracks like Sean Malone's beautiful, never-before-released bass rendition of 'Wheels Within Wheels' and his magical performance on 'Integral', which I initially released digitally as a memorial tribute to him.
"The electronic renditions of Traced in Air tracks like 'Space', 'Evolutionary' and 'King' take the songs into entirely new realms. It's also synchronistic that I'm now playing these songs in my solo acoustic ambient shows, finally bringing them into a live format. Altogether, it feels quite special to see these two records reborn."
