Æon Spoke Explained

Æon Spoke
Years Active:	1999–present
Origin:	Miami, Florida (formed) Los Angeles, California (current)
Label:	SPV GmbH (2007–)
Current Members:	Paul Masvidal
Past Members:	Chris Tristram Stephen Gambina Victoria Cecilia Evo (E. van Orden) Chris Kringel Sean Reinert R. Walt Vincent

Æon Spoke is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. It was created by members of Cynic and former members of Death, Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert, when they relocated from Miami to Los Angeles.

In 2005 the track, "Emmanuel", appeared in the film What the Bleep Do We Know!?. Two of their tracks, "Damaged" and "Transform" also appeared on the Warner Brothers television series Smallville 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,^[1] Paul said:

In 2016, Karlo Doroc from Heavy Blog is Heavy blogzine wrote:^[2]

In 2022, the self-titled album was rereleased. In an article, Chris Dick of Decibel Magazine wrote:^[3]

Line-up

• Paul Masvidal – 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 – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• R. Walt Vincent – bass, background vocals, keys

Discography

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 Session (2003)^[4]

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

Albums

• Above the Buried Cry (2004)
• Æon Spoke (2007)

Compilation albums

• Nothing (2012)

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview with Paul Masvidal of Cynic. Prog-sphere.com. January 25, 2020. January 5, 2012.
2. Web site: 2016-07-08 . Connecting the Dots: Cynic . 2022-11-20 . Heavy Blog is Heavy . en.
3. Web site: Dick . Chris . 2022-05-09 . Q&A: Paul Masvidal Explores The Renewel Of Æon Spoke (Aeon Spoke) . 2022-11-20 . Decibel Magazine . en-US.
4. Web site: Aeon Spoke . Xfm . 13 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218132709/http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=23712&spid= . 18 February 2012.