Cynic‘s new album “Ascension Codes” has been announced for a November 26th release on Season Of Mist. The track “Mythical Serpents” has landed as the first single from the release and is available to stream below. The band’s frontman, guitarist, etc. Paul Masvidal had the following to share about this new track:
“I invite you to sit back, close your eyes, and listen to ‘Mythical Serpents‘ as a fully realized piece of music. No phones or screens necessary, just the power of sound communicating directly into the ears of your heart. In the coming weeks, Cynic will be revealing further details on the constellation that is ‘Ascension Codes‘, including a ‘Mythical Serpents‘ animated video, featuring the artwork of Martina Hoffmann & Robert Venosa. Stay tuned.”
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The album features bass synthesizer parts performed by keyboardist Dave Mackay in light of last year’s passing of Cynic bassist Sean Malone. Masvidal commented:
“He’s got a vast jazz harmonic vocabulary, which is what’s needed in the context of Cynic‘s music, especially for bass lines. I knew that I could never replace Malone. Anyone I would find would be expected to play like him, and that’s not fair to another musician. And things were too fresh for me with the loss of Malone, so I had to go somewhere new.
With Mackay, I heard his groovy left-hand approach, and how musical he was across the board having played with a variety of musicians and styles. I realized he would bring something fresh to the table, and he provided a space for me to start again with a completely different instrument and forgo any traditional ideas I had about what Cynic bass lines should sound like.”
“Ascension Codes” was co-produced and mixed by Warren Riker. It will also feature several guest appearances, including DARK, Max Phelps (Exist, Death To All, etc.), and Plini. You can pre-order that effort here.
01 – “Mu-54*”
02 – “The Winged Ones”
03 – “A’-va432”
04 – “Elements And Their Inhabitants”
05 – “Ha-144”
06 – “Mythical Serpents”
07 – “Sha48*8. 6th Dimensional Archetype”
09 – “DNA Activation Template”
10 – “Shar-216”
11 – “Architects Of Consciousness”
12 – “DA’z-a86.4”
13 – “Aurora”
14 – “DU-*61.714285…”
15 – “In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing”
16 – “A’jha108”
17 – “Diamond Light Body”
18 – “Ec-ka72”
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