Æon Spoke is an
alternative rock
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band from Los Angeles. It was created by members of
Cynic
Cynic or Cynicism may refer to:
Modes of thought
* Cynicism (philosophy), a school of ancient Greek philosophy
* Cynicism (contemporary), modern use of the word for distrust of others' motives
Books
* ''The Cynic'', an 1875 book by James Gordon ...
and former members of
Death
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,
Paul Masvidal
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and
Sean Reinert
Sean Landon Reinert (May 27, 1971 – January 24, 2020) was an American musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Æon Spoke and the drummer and cofounder of the progressive metal band Cynic along with Paul Masvidal until leaving the ba ...
, when they relocated from
Miami
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to
Los Angeles
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.
In 2005 the track, "Emmanuel", appeared in the film ''
What the Bleep Do We Know!?
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''. Two of their tracks, "Damaged" and "Transform" also appeared on the Warner Brothers television series ''
Smallville
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'' and ''
One Tree Hill'' respectively. Also another song by Æon Spoke, "I've Seen Those Eyes", appeared in the movie ''
Cry Wolf''.
When asked by Nikola Savić about the status of the band in 2012,
Paul said:
In 2016, Karlo Doroc from ''Heavy Blog is Heavy'' blogzine wrote:
In 2022, the self-titled album was rereleased. In an article, Chris Dick of
Decibel Magazine
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wrote:
Line-up
*
Paul Masvidal
Paul Albert Masvidal (born January 20, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive metal band Cynic (band), Cynic. He has remained a continual member in Cynic for nearly three decad ...
– lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
Former members
* Chris Tristram – bass
* Stephen Gambina – bass
* Victoria Cecilia – bass
* Evo (E. van Orden) – guitar, effects
*
Chris Kringel – bass
*
Sean Reinert
Sean Landon Reinert (May 27, 1971 – January 24, 2020) was an American musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Æon Spoke and the drummer and cofounder of the progressive metal band Cynic along with Paul Masvidal until leaving the ba ...
– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
*
R. Walt Vincent – bass, background vocals, keys
Discography
Demos and EPs
* ''Demo 2000'' (2000)
# "Nothing"
ka Damaged– 2:24
# "Ghostland" – 3:32
# "No Answers" – 3:52
# "Homosapien" – 3:33
# "Is There Anyone" – 02:16
# "Blinded" – 2:41
* ''Æon Spoke EP'' (2002)
# "Emmanuel" – 3:33
# "Sand & Foam" – 3:18
# "Silence" – 4:09
# "Blinded" – 2:45
# "For Good" – 3:39
# "No Answers" – 3:15
Radio sessions
* X-posure
XFM
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Session (2003)
# "Umbrella" – 4:00
# "Pablo at the Park" – 5:11
# "Silence" – 4:03
Albums
* ''
Above the Buried Cry
Above may refer to:
*Above (artist)
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internationally recognized visual artist based in Berlin, Germany. From 1996 to 2016, he created work under the ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Æon Spoke
Æon Spoke is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. It was created by members of Cynic (band), Cynic and former members of Death (metal band), Death, Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert, when they relocated from Miami to Los Angeles.
In 2005 t ...
'' (2007)
Compilation albums
* ''Nothing'' (2012)
Videography
*Emmanuel
riginal version(2004)
*Emmanuel
hat the Bleep Do We Know!? version(2005)
*Pablo (At the Park) (2007)
Unreleased online songs
(2005)
*Tristan & Pelanore – 4:15
*Umbrella
B Mix– 3:49
*Umbrella
ry TH Mix– 3:53
*When Sunrise Skirts the Moor – 3:52
References
External links
*
Æon Spoke on Last.fmÆon Spoke at SPV GmbHÆon Spoke at MusicBrainzÆon Spoke at Discogs2010 Interview
Progressive rock musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 1999
1999 establishments in California
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