Cynic - The Portal Tapes FLAC download

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Endless Endeavors	3:55
2	Karma's Plight	5:20
3	Circle	5:10
4	Costumed In Grace	4:24
5	Cosmos Voice [Prayer, Uncredited] – Sri Daya MataWritten-By [A Prayer By] – Paramahansa Yogananda	4:20
6	Crawl Above	3:57
7	Mirror Child	5:03
8	Road To You	4:24
9	Belong	4:19
10	Not The Same	4:29

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – Season Of Mist
• Licensed From – Cynic
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Season Of Mist
• Copyright (c) – Season Of Mist
• Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0101931543-0101

Credits

• Artwork – Robert Venosa
• Bass – Chris Kringel
• Drums – Sean Reinert
• Guitar – Jason Gobel
• Guitar, Vocals – Paul Masvidal
• Lyrics By – Paul Masvidal
• Mastered By [Mastering] – Eric Koondel
• Music By – Portal
• Vocals, Keyboards – Aruna Abrams*

Notes

- Recorded in 94/95.
- The release states: "These songs were recorded after Cynic's Focus, as pre-production demos for a new project named 'Portal'".

- Originally self-released under their Portal band name as a limited edition fan-only CD sold on the "Re-Traced / Re-Focused Live" July/August 2010 tour.
- Limited edition fan-only pressing, a total of 5000 copies worldwide.
- Under the lyrics for "Cosmos" it reads: "A prayer by Paramahansa Yoganda, taken from a Sri Daya Mata lecture, president of the Self Realization Fellowship".
- Robert Venosa's artwork is titled 'Return To Source'.

© & ℗ MMXII Season of Mist
Under exclusive license from Cynic

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (As printed): 8 22603 12572 6
• Matrix / Runout: ['Sony DADC' logo] A0101931543-0101 18 A00
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L558
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 94W7

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SOM257LP	Cynic	The Portal Tapes ‎(2x12", Album, TP)	Season Of Mist	SOM257LP	France	2012
SOM 257LP	Cynic	The Portal Tapes ‎(2x12", Album, Ltd)	Season Of Mist	SOM 257LP	France	2012