Cynic - Cosmos (Live 2007) Pro-Shot

[@cyn1calsphere]

Portal's best song on the album, along side of Circle, and Endless Endeavors this solo makes me cry its so good

[@michaeldrums3190]

Been on a cynic kick today, rewatching old videos that totally blew me away when I was young lad first getting into this band. So sad both Sean's are gone :(

[@emptymindedstudios]

Here after learning about Sean's passing. My heart is broken. You will always be remembered.

[@votejello]

This song perfectly captures the feeling of looking into the sky at night. I don't know how they did it! Cynic rules!

[@shaulthesonger]

I will never forgive myself for not knowing that gig was on and that I had a chance to see CYNIC !!! in all its glory. and DAMN they deserve so much more crowd

[@fa6427]

Ten years from this beauty... ... Y nunca pudimos tenerlos en Chile 😢

[@Metal555Fan]

That fucking guitar solo at the end kills me everytime.

[@BreizhButter]

Ladies and gentlemen, behold David Husvik (Extol) at 2:54 ! Dude seems a big Death and Cynic fan.

[@xplanet2112]

Majestic, great mix especially from a live show. Legends on that stage.

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

This line-up is in fact more Portal than Cynic. The bassist here (Chris Kringel) was the original Portal bassist. He was about to record Focus but Paul and Sean decided to use Malone for the record and Chris for the tour + the next album feature him. That album was the portal demo and he kept working with them on Aeon Spoke. Btw, Portal demo was done after Focus, but some songs were done around the same time.

[@brandonharris9160]

Portal is so much more beautiful than Focus which says a lot, because Focus is absolutely amazing

[@brandonharris9160]

Also omg bro the Portal Tapes is one of the most underrated records ever. I think that album is the musical equivalent of what religious people want to experience in life. Its a pinnacle of music. Also, thanks for telling about Aeon Spoke, definitely will check them out now

[@Lithuania8634]

Absolutely love all the portal songs. Stellar album

[@rsaldivar262]

I loooooooove cynic .....I looooove portal and I loooive this song.....yes I'm a cynic lover and yes I think cynic has always and always will be underated

[@DIRGEFUNK]

Just so everyone knows, the Portal album was finally re-mastered and officially released in a limited "fans-only" edition and sold during their last tour. search it on discogs.

[@OlinCaprison]

after all these years, still comin back for this one. amazing

[@Nekronatalenheten]

They used a vocoder on the album, but live it's definitely real-time pitch correction. You can clearly hear how the tone always "jumps" to the correct pitch. This was made popular by Cher with "Believe", you can check the video out. ;)

[@Inhake]

@drumninmer34 It's a Portal song; Portal were formed after Cynic disbanded. They've only released one demo, but it's not hard to find on the Internet. On that note, I hope to GOD Cynic re-record some of those songs for their next album.

[@walshy0001]

I've never gotten high, but this seems like a druggie's paradise. I feel high listening to it.

[@anahowana]

A DEVINE MYSTIC COSMIC SONG!!!

[@Inhake]

@THEWRETCHEDCRYPT The clicks and synth pads are a recording. The effect on the guitar is commonly called a volume swell, which is achieved either via playing around with a volume pedal or automatically (kind of like an Auto-Wah). I'm pretty sure the guitarist here uses the latter method, which is achieved with pedals such as Boss SG-1 Slow Gear and Behringer SM200 Slow Motion (the latter being a blatant copy of the former, but the Boss one is discontinued anyway).

[@obahrey5197]

I know this comment is 13 years old but the effect on Paul’s guitar is a flanger.

[@skilldren]

If you get the 'Focus' Re-release that came out in 2004, it has the Portal demo on it.

[@ThrashTillDeth666]

My all time favorite band in the world. Hail Cynic.

[@HoracioAmiritoDiaz]

You can download the entire demo off of Chris Kringal's (the bassist on the demo and in this video) website.

[@AggresivePerfector66]

absolutely incredible....

[@LeslieWolf71]

Hey Paul! We are waiting for you in Hungary on Wednesday, 01.07 in Budapest! It's good to see yoou live. Cynic rules!

[@zHxIxPxPxIxEz]

How was it? Bless

[@LeslieWolf71]

For us, Cynic fans it was great to see them. But half if the crowd had no clue at all who those guys were on the stage and they didn't enjoy their music. Sean Reinert was brilliant. R.I.P.

[@devthous]

much better paul's voice ! man you are a GENIUS i love you !

[@BrojikiZen]

A great song for me to listen to when I wanna be relaxed and fall a sleep to.

[@Mahalist]

Now this is some trippy stuff.. Great song.

[@Nicmccu]

Does anyone have tabs/cover of the solo? I just can't figure it out :/

[@xxxskat34lifexxx]

by far my favorite song by them

[@HoracioAmiritoDiaz]

Yes, I did. The Focus re-release only has 3 songs from the Portal demo. The complete demo has 10 songs.

[@knavish57]

fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

[@RTVFX7oD]

same here man,, and they played 10 mins from my apt. pissed is an understatement for me

[@diluted8]

exemplary work, truly. and i am beyond fuckin pissed that i missed them with the faceless, AND meshuggah

[@PinkPantherPunk]

Ipod Classic FTW!

[@Polakomakron]

Exelent song

[@mahotan]

God that solo tone is amazing

[@CosmicSea07]

Most epic guitar solo of all time

[@balaach8591]

thnx

[@iknowurwatching7]

Backing track most likely as well as a count in most likely so the parts play at the right time.

[@ipwnurnoobsgranny]

i bought the expanded edition cynic-focus cd, and this is on it

[@Nekronatalenheten]

As said, this thingy is called pitch correction. It always corrects the pitch of the tone to a half-tone or however you set it up

[@Kleptohr]

Yea the guitar is Steinberger. I also got one. But the guitar strap is a mistery i guess.

[@BoilingHumans]

3:48 ahhh! speechless!

[@froterons]

pause at 2:06 ... :3 this band is awesome btw! I love them!! ♥

[@Megadedly]

I just learned Endless Endeavors. I love playing it.

[@actaylorr]

this line up was oddly enough the Portal line up without the keyboard player

[@ChronoPhoenix]

god.. this song is divine.. but. I'd like SO MUCH, TO SEE ONCE Cynic playing "Circle" LIVE. sadly no Aruna around..

[@tanvo93]

@XxSconeManxX its not preservation rather experimentation

[@catstudent1]

i know its late but I think it plays the synth and growls for the songs

[@BoilingHumans]

as far as i see kris(in this vid) is playing a fretless bass, hes only using fret marks:P

[@Linqua2112]

screams and other sounds they cant make atm. like they dont have a synth or a growler so they took those from the master track, put one channel into the pa, and the other into the drummers ear so he could count the songs off.

[@rapscallion52]

@JacobMinyard I think he's hitting the far edge of the cymbal with his sticks. no idea why

[@BleedingWalls420]

Cosmos = Bliss.

[@hallowedpredator]

i've been noticed about that too, and i send the video to david

[@PITCHSHIFTER666]

Every time i hear him speak i picture Van Driessen (hippie teacher) from beavis and butt-head lol

[@cooliovasquez]

@actaylorr no the guitarist wasnt in portal

[@CaptnShred]

When you're trying to learn the solo but the camera cuts... At least it will point me to the right direction

[@JacobMinyard]

Is there a reason why Sean hits the cymbals in the beginning with what it looks like his wrists. Is this to make it quieter than hitting a stick?

[@cooliovasquez]

@Megadedly yes megadeth and cynic, thats all you need

[@xxxbh4everxxx]

sorry to hear that

[@1Second1Day1Step]

Good info man. Can't seem to find the website though. Can you help me out with an address?

[@NickySixThirty]

@ItsNotaTuhmah whos playing guitar along with Paul in this video?

[@killabees77]

I freaked out because thats David Husvik, the drummer of my favorite band Extol! haha a huge fan of Cynic too. also, Paul is definitely high, i can tell by how he butchers the solo lol

[@TheSpineSplitter1990]

This song is fucking sick, it has such a mellow feel to it...has any one heard the studio version..if not you gotta listen!! i uploaded the song but fucking KZbin blocked..

[@tanvo93]

@ihatenatwolf i thought post ment after?

[@guitarralaraja]

@walshy0001 you should!

[@drumninmer34]

@ihatenatwolf Thanks man! \m/

[@DIRGEFUNK]

@focus727 what the hell are you talking about? Paul has ALWAYS been the vocalist.

[@Nekronatalenheten]

What voice effect do they use live? It doesn't sound like a vocoder.

[@suprjnt420]

what does paul use for his vocals?

[@ELotion]

Probably to play the synthesizer track, As you can see they don' t have a keyboardist. That's the only thing I can imagine it being used for. I doubt it'd be a metronome.

[@Megadedly]

I have the whole Portal album, I can send it to anyone on MSN if they want. It has no viruses. I dont even know how to use viruses.

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

2: 57 Alien!!!

[@blackheart2964]

I think they had got microphone problems :D

[@euso2008]

+Black Heart It's not problems, it's the vocoder.

[@AwakenTheGuardian]

Armindo Ribeiro yeah but the signal IS cutting out

[@balaach8591]

wat guitar is paul using??

[@dekipopica]

Oh no one respond i guess those are Steinbergs guitars if i presume :)

[@drumninmer34]

What album is this off of?? I can't seem to find it! :( HELP! I NEED MORE CYNIC!

[@fddd8886]

Cynic -- Portal tapes Never too late for am answer XD

[@serazac25]

what's the ipod for??

[@jamma246]

This was by portal, not cynic, a split off group from cynic. Read the description!

[@Kleptohr]

What guitarstrap does Paul use here?

[@Dtoburn2]

Reinert is like "bitch please" the song is too simple for him

[@MrSeemby]

Hey Paul, having trouble with the mic? lol

[@Tranxhead]

Possibly. Paul = JH + Eastern philosophy + musical genius + trustworthy appearance.

[@HoracioAmiritoDiaz]

Nope. Their demo wasn't officially released and they never performed live.

[@angelfer82]

David Senescu

[@harrymanbach]

@blackwaterdrowning this song+mushrooms

[@FenderUsa]

sadus man sadus

[@guitarist8688]

haha, i was thinking the exact same thing.

[@RTVFX7oD]

heard? is that a joke? his name is sean malone, just go check out their first album "Focus" or youtube it..... or google malone and find his bass and chapman stick work on his own site.

[@fallenace99]

for free?

[@Dystisis]

Anyone other than me that freaks out when the scary dude walks towards the camera at 2:55?

[@yourdad131]

Very.

[@anamethat]

Smart dudes in Norway, actually wearing Earplugs.

[@xxxbh4everxxx]

this ones entitled.... cosmos lol that made me laugh paul sounded weird..

[@Megadedly]

Probably yeah. PM me your email. Why did people give me a thumbs down? You know you can't buy it people, and the cyniconline website gave the demo to me for free. So go ahead. Give me a thumbs down.

[@rsaldivar262]

Lol.. he says "i LONG to live with some celestial beings...that wasnt a condisending lol just a friendly one

[@FenderUsa]

pauls vocoder sounds fucked up

[@VGEmblem]

This is amazing but it's just not the same without the female singer.

[@emokiller6666]

I would have prefered if Paul played Circle its a waaaay better song but female vox are needed so thats a shame :(

[@ChronoPhoenix]

two feets from Nirvana.