Æon Spoke is an alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band from Los Angeles. It was created by members of Cynic

Cynic (band)

Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...

 and former members of Death, Paul Masvidal

Paul Masvidal

Paul Albert Masvidal is the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive band Cynic and previously led the alternative rock band Æon Spoke. Born in Puerto Rico, Masvidal grew up in Miami, Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles...

 and Sean Reinert

Sean Reinert

Sean Reinert is the drummer of Cynic and Æon Spoke. He is known for his technical, original and creative drumming technique....

, when they relocated from Miami to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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.

In 2005 the track, Emmanuel, appeared in the film What the Bleep Do We Know!?

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

Smallville (TV series)

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and One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

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respectively. Also another song by Æon Spoke, I've Seen Those Eyes, appeared in the movie Cry Wolf.

Line-up

• Paul Masvidal
  Paul Masvidal
  Paul Albert Masvidal is the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive band Cynic and previously led the alternative rock band Æon Spoke. Born in Puerto Rico, Masvidal grew up in Miami, Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles...
  
   – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Sean Reinert
  Sean Reinert
  Sean Reinert is the drummer of Cynic and Æon Spoke. He is known for his technical, original and creative drumming technique....
  
   – drums, vocals, keyboards

Former members

• Chris Tristram – bass
• Stephen Gambina – bass
• Evo – guitars, effects
• Chris Kringel
  Chris Kringel
  Chris Kringel is an American bass guitarist and author of books on playing the bass guitar. He was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and has performed with Cynic, Æon Spoke, Inda Eaton and the post-Cynic project, Portal.- Books authored:...
  
   – bass
• Victoria Cecilia – bass

Demos and EPs

• Demo 2000 (2000)

1. "Nothing" [aka Damaged] – 2:24
2. "Ghostland" – 3:32
3. "No Answers" – 3:52
4. "Homosapien" – 3:33
5. "Is There Anyone" – 02:16
6. "Blinded" – 2:41

• Æon Spoke EP (2002)

1. "Emmanuel" – 3:33
2. "Sand & Foam" – 3:18
3. "Silence" – 4:09
4. "Blinded" – 2:45
5. "For Good" – 3:39
6. "No Answers" – 3:15

Radio sessions

• X-posure XFM
  Xfm
  Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
  
   Session
  Session
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  (2003)

1. "Umbrella" – 4:00
2. "Pablo at the Park" – 5:11
3. "Silence" – 4:03

X-posure Sessions Archive

Videography

• Emmanuel [original version] (2004)
• Emmanuel [What the Bleep Do We Know!? version] (2005)
• Pablo (At the Park) (2007)

Unreleased online songs

(2005)

• Tristan & Pelanore – 4:15
• Umbrella [BB Mix] – 3:49
• Umbrella [Dry TH Mix] – 3:53
• When Sunrise Skirts the Moor – 3:52

External links

• Official Æon Spoke Website
• Æon Spoke on Last.fm
• Æon Spoke at SPV GmbH
• Æon Spoke at MusicBrainz
• 2006 Interview
• 2010 Interview