Cynic - Wheels Within Wheels (Philadelphia, PA) 1/31/10

[HRS1500]

I can't hear Robin's bass lines, those are my favorite parts of this song.

[guysapire]

what is that thing he has on his mic's stand?

is that a keyboard?

[Megawatt]

@guysapire

If I had to guess I'd say it has to do with his vocal effect, and perhaps also his in-ear monitor which you can see him fiddlign with at the beginning.

[GutturalSecrete420]

@guysapire it's for his vocoder

[cooliovasquez]

god that bassist looks so stupid

[mujuma]

@cooliovasquez No you.

[vukstanovcic]

@cooliovasquez you sound stupid too

[cooliovasquez]

@vukstanovcic you can hear me?

[vukstanovcic]

@cooliovasquez 'sound stupid' can apply to different forms of apprehension

[cooliovasquez]

@vukstanovcic nah pretty much only sound

[vukstanovcic]

@cooliovasquez noope

[CloggedLacrimalGland]

@cooliovasquez It's an acquired taste, perhaps. I kinda like it. Shows that he's playing from the heart, right? Well, at least, he's not just staring blankly at his fretboard like some musicians out there - seems lifeless.

[Statiknull]

Cynic & Aeon Spoke are both just fu*kn amazing...

[liezahari]

he was 19 when playing DEAtH..

[Astrokratov]

That song made me cry, when i ve heard it.

This is the only one did ever. Strange?

[MetallicDonuts]

@Astrokratov ME TOO. I DONT KNOW WHY. It just sounds so....pretty? and depressing somehow

[SoapyTaco]

Paul Masvidal is a god. It's sad Cynic doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

[phreestylesk8r]

@SoapyTaco its incredibly sad because the stupidest bands get popular

[alexkruppa1]

This song sounds like Aeon Spoke. Cool.

[deathanddoommetaller]

Is this song about spinning rims? haha j/k. Cynic rocks tho!

[hlandry9]

Great footage, nicely shot.

I saw them last week and it was such a great show...

[BruisedEyeSockets]

Words cannot express how I felt when I saw them play this.

[aguahoja]

I just saw them perform live (US tour 2010). They were amazing!!!!

[oceannamic]

CYNIC STARTS US HEADLINE TOUR JULY 22nd, 2010!!!!

[tanvo93]

@oceannamic saw them yesterday..the bands that played were really cool very creative sadly i had a headache so i couldnt stay front center the whole time almost threw up..not from drinking from something idk of..but thankfully i was able to talk to tymon and paul it really made my night as well as congradulate some of the dudes in the other bands that opened on a great performance one of the greatest shows ive been to despite the headache and almost barfing

[oceannamic]

@tanvo93 I was there too. It was an awesome show. These guys are relentless on stage....amazing musicians!

[tanvo93]

@oceannamic yea they were..if they ever come back i gatta see them again..hopefully this time at a better state of health

[JacobMinyard]

@oceannamic They were sick on the 22nd! Especially Paul's shoes. They were some crazy looking one's, Vibram Fivefingers I think thats what they're called and those were some prog shoes!

[oceannamic]

@JacobMinyard Yeah, I saw his shoes! Paul is such a cool, chill dude.

[Maglor2equaleft]

@JacobMinyard Yes I knew I was right when I saw a dark picture of a concert and he was wearing that. I use FiveFingers too, and I was telling my friends that those were the shoes he was wearing... but too dark to tell. Best shoes money can buy.

[pyrosilverfish]

Thank god he's not using that synthesiser on his voice live anymore.

[mospheric]

Paul Masvidal is a musical genius. GREAT BAND!

[MrJohnny3556]

saw them live it was amazing !!!!



[tanvo93]

what i think is so fascinating is that this guy and drummer and other guitar player are all familiar with death metal or played in a death metal band..and paul who came from the greatest death metal band death if chuck was still around i kno paul and chuck would jam out some great ass pieces..the band did amazing on the new EP it was super chill yet original and very tech

[poryon2]

@tanvo93 the drummer (sean reinert) was in death too

[ImperialArmour]

Masvidal is right up there with Dave Suzuki on my list. They are both very different in style, but their application of theory is art.

[xXDandZXx]

Paul's solo and sean's double kick charge give me hope for the continuity of metal MUSIC,

[FinnMetal4Life]

@xXDandZXx after listening to cynic... most everything else sounds so dull... im having a hard time finding music that really wows me anymore..but this should keep me satisfied for awhile

[Mahavishnu80]

@FinnMetal4Life

check out animals as leaders if you havent they are pretty cool

[kevinjb7]

awesome

[aguahoja]

I just got Re-Traced ep...it's great!!!

[mrptuk]

Such a beatiful song. It would be the greatest present for my birthday(17.05)

[locustlimb]

I also saw them live and they were amazing. Great songs, great band!

[oceannamic]

@locustlimb I saw them in London and was blown away. They're a fine-tuned group of musicians with a sound all their own. Their CD Traced in Air is one of my favorites.

[Demonaz420]

I really wanna see them live! Just to think I was just a baby when they were younger on tour for Focus. Cynic are phenomenal even to this day.

[zappafile]

Any one know what Jason Gobel is doing now? Anything musically? Really loved his playing both with Cynic and Portal.

[Draclord35]

@zappafile I've read in an interview with Paul that Jason is now a business man and have stopped music.

[subslaytanic]

@zappafile

According to an interview with Paul, he's no longer in the music scene and only plays as a hobby without releasing or touring.

[neromustdie]

@subslaytanic well they have played shows this month

[aguahoja]

this is a great song...i just pre-ordered the new EP!

[someidiotinnj]

It's a shame you guys can't really hear it in this video but from 2:50 to about 3:01 Sean went really ape shit with the double bass, I just remember everyone in the crowd just stared at him at that point lol.

[someidiotinnj]

This was a great show, it was the first sold out show I went to at the Troc. and definitely not forgettable.

[Sabin41]

As a big post-rock fan, I prefer this side of cynic to the more metal side of focus

[Zirbling]

@Sabin41

As a Technical/Progressive Death Metal fan, I must say that I also prefer this more enriched and experienced side to Cynic as when compared to Focus.

[ElGrapadora]

good, but just not Cynic-y enough with no vocoder or harmonizer vocals...

[TheJeffum]

@ElGrapadora ya they wanted to try combining the elements of their alt band Aeon spoke and cynic to make something new. I think its its great considering that the perspective on music from the metal audience has broaden so much when compared to the early nineties.

[beelzybub666]

No, their EP will be out this year. Their next album however....

[Zechdlak]

Tymon you belong in this band so much, you and Robin just complete it.

[StaulkHolm]

i just realized how tall tymon is, hes a foot taller than paul.

[TymonExivious]

@StaulkHolm that's Paul being extremely small haha, I'm just average.

[ButAWaveTo]

@TymonExivious ha, I noticed that when I saw you fellas supporting Opeth in '08. My first impression was 'Jake Gyllenhaal's a lot shorter than I thought...'

[celestinidad]

great song!

[immortalsoloist]

Great band,great song,great performance,and great recording thank you :D

[IreneBodomChild]

i missed them when they came to toronto

i had my ticket all ready to go too!

arg.

[OmegaKira]

I love the headless guitars, they look really cool.

The song is epic, love the breakdown - true cynic style. Wish they would come to Northern Ireland though

[pr0llyn0t]

New song! I just had a dream about Cynic playing a new song last night and here it is, awesome!!! Can't wait for the release.

[Gnoorf]

can't wait!

[Vitaminnn07]

tymon's solo piece in this one is actually pretty mindmelting

[bdragon99]

i think he might have a slight vocorder on but on the new EP its got alot of the vocorder effect on

[StaulkHolm]

cynic EP, hopefully not being released in 2023.

[BrianPurge]

may suposedly

[OmegaKira]

@StaulkHolm : Hopefully it will be released in May 2010!

Definitely getting a copy!

[StaulkHolm]

@OmegaKira

my birthday is in may. quite the coincidence.

[drew11556]

@StaulkHolm just got word moved back to 2034 now... what the hell...lol

[thismortalsoil92]

@StaulkHolm Paul will still look under 30 ;)

[gorenology]

man

they are gonna rock!

this new song is amazing

[xXDandZXx]

Am I mistaken or is Paul straight up singing?

I'll miss the vocoder style from TiA D':

[iamrichlol1]

no, hes definitely using a vocoder

[beelzybub666]

@iamrichlol1 well it just take his voice up an octave, the vocoder he used for focus was much different, I don't know if you would call what he is currently using a vocoder.

[RedShogun13]

Yeah. I would consider it more a "harmonizer".

I'LL really miss the days of Focus when Paul used his original vocoder. Those vocals imo were the best out of Cynic's career.

[JimiBrady]

The sound on Focus was a custom patch that probably stopped working a long time ago.

[tofumut77]

For the most part yes but I really like this more mellow melodic direction they're going in.

[FinbarFinbarFinbar]

Yes. The sound quality of this recording is excellent!

[quantumat]

Saw them live, they're awesome!

[cosmicbass]

Cool new song, I just saw them live and they were awesome!

[amusiathread]

Good quality vid. Thanks for the post.

I'm finding that every time Cynic comes out with something, it isn't what I expect and I have to learn to like and appreciate it. First time I heard this song I was disappointed, but now I really dig it.

[mshydro]

Paul Masvidal writes cool songs

[kovacsandras]

@mshydro ... and eh doesn't afraid of anything

[LessthanJake14]

@mshydro If coolness was the measure of genius with songwriting, Paul would be Fonzie.

[nuttedband]

damn i dont think pauls using the vocoder

[soadfan42]

the bassist looks like hes either retarded or drunk when he tries to do his mellow headbangs lol

[kenthley]

it's so cool!

[xdux]

@soadfan42 its good to be different

[soadfan42]

yeah im not really a fan of vocoders but this band was pretty good when i saw em at peabodys with btbam, devin townsend, and scale the summit. this song and integral birth r extremely catchy

[mfkr3600]

@soadfan42 I saw that show too. I was blow away by Devin Townsend, since i wasnt too familiar with ham and im not a fan of strapping young lad. Cynic's yoga lesson mid show FTW

[soadfan42]

@mfkr3600 yeah the yoga lesson was pretty awesome. devin townsends mosh was awesome. i fell once but ppl helped me up and then we kept goin and then he just says its time for a group hug

[fragk666]

Seen them on this tour in Montreal, mind-bending!

[MackBarrow]

SO FUCKING UNFAIR! They didnt even play it at Louisville show! GOD DAMN I'M PISSED! But thank you so much for the wonderful video of it.

[L0ve4music4life]

NIIIIIIIIICE!! I am truly loving this song the more I hear it. Definitlely lookin forward to this EP!

[oceannamic]

cool new song!

[zincnoid]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to their EP coming out. Cynic puts out great music..they're so original.