Cynic - Traced In Air & Re-Traced

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#141a) Cynic - Traced In Air (2008)

 1. Nunc Fluens
 2. The Space For This
 3. Evolutionary Sleeper
 4. Integral Birth
 5. The Unknown Guest
 6. Adam's Murmur
 7. King of Those Who Know
 8. Nunc Stans

141b) Re-Traced (2010)

 1. Space
 2. Evolutionary
 3. King
 4. Integral
 5. Wheels Within Wheels

Cynic's 2nd album came out 15 years after their debut, Focus. thankfully it sounds nothing like the Portal Tapes. it's pretty much what you'd expect their 2nd album to sound like. it's a little less world/fusion-y and a little more progressive. for the most part they also got rid of the vocoder vocals, with Paul Masvidal doing a more natural high pitched falsetto thing. i really dug this album. it has a great flow, the vocals sound great and there are tons of great riffs. glad they went back to metal.

Re-Traced is 4 "re-interpretations" of tracks off Traced (tracks 1 - 4) and 1 new song.
they weren't kidding when they called them re-interpretations. they're very different, not only from how they originally sounded but from the Cynic sound in general.  i don't really know what genre they fall into. despite the fact that i'm unsure of how to classify this i really enjoyed it. 
Wheels Within Wheels goes back to the more metal sound and is a pretty cool track. it feels a little out of place after the other tracks but that's a pretty minor complaint.

overall i thought this was a great ep. if you dug Traced i'd definitely recommend checking this out.