Cynic "Carbon-Based Anatomy (EP)"

Carbon-Based Anatomy is an EP by the experimental metal band Cynic. It was released through Season of Mist on 11 November 2011.

Carbon-Based Anatomy EP is composed of six previously unheard tracks. However, the song "Carbon-Based Anatomy" is a reinterpretation of an older unreleased Æon Spoke single, "Homosapien". This was also done on Cynic's last LP, Traced In Air, as the track "Integral Birth" was an interpretation of Æon Spoke's "When Sunrise Skirts the Moor." The artwork was done by Robert Venosa, the artist who was responsible for all previous Cynic artworks. Venosa died shortly before the release of Carbon-Based Anatomy.

Three of six tracks are short, ambient-oriented pieces ("Amidst the Coals", "Bija!", and "Hieroglyph"), and represent an unprecedented musical direction for Cynic. Since the two previous hired musicians, Tymon Kruidenier and Robin Zielhorst, were let go by Masvidal and Reinert, all guitar parts for this EP were recorded by Paul Masvidal. Bass parts were composed and recorded by Sean Malone, who had recorded on every Cynic release, with the exception of 2010's Re-Traced.

The artwork was designed by Robert Venosa, who designed previous works for Cynic including: Focus, Traced in Air and Re-Traced.

Track listing

1. "Amidst the Coals" 2:11
2. "Carbon-Based Anatomy" 6:24
3. "Bija!" 2:27
4. "Box Up My Bones" 5:32
5. "Elves Beam Out" 3:59
6. "Hieroglyph" 2:28

Total length: 23:01

Some jewel case (not digipak) copies were made under the same catalog number.

"In memoriam to Robert Venosa (1936-2011) an arrangement of a shipobo icaro."

Music by Cynic.

Available as :

• CD,
• blue vinyl,
• black vinyl.

Release date :

November 15 - North America

November 11 - Europe

Recording information:

Recorded over July/August 2011.

Drums recorded at NRG.