Cypher Records & Production and Friction Studio have joined forces to create an amazing library of high quality full length MP3 music downloads. The musicians have generously given permission for cypherrecords.com to provide this music for personal use. The musicians retain all control of the copyrights to their music. The Rules of Use are outlined at the bottom of the page.

Our Licensing and Distribution Page is currently under construction. All music from cypherrecords.com is available for use in movies, video games, websites and other creative projects. While the Licensing page is constructed, email tom@cypherrecords.com with the name of the song, type of use and approximate length of clip needed. Written licensing/distribution rights and CD quality music (no compression) will be provided.





The Flat Earth
The Flat Earth is innovative roctronica music featuring alternative instriments such as Chapman Stick. Excellent music for innovative movies, video games, websites and other experimental artistic projects. Rules of Use



The Flat Earth: India Ink
Full Length, High Quality MP3 File

India Ink is the signature song of The Flat Earth. A wild ride of Chapman Stick intertwined with more known instruments. Recorded at Friction Studio in 2003.


The Flat Earth: Rust
Full length, high quality MP3

Featured on The Flat Earth website www.theflatearth.com Rust is a must for anyone insterested in rocktronica.


Honest Engine: Overhaul
Honest Engine is hard hitting rock funk music. Their second CD, Overhaul is available at itunes. Licensing is available. For more information visit our Licensing and Distribution Page. Rules of Use.

Honest Engine: Woman Is, Live Mix
Full Length, Compressed Quality MP3 File: 2 MB.

Honest Engine's Woman Is, recorded live at Barkley's in Colorado. The studio version is available on Honest Engine's second CD, Overhaul or online at itunes and all other major music download sites.



Honest Engine: Dislocated
Full Length, High Quality MP3 File: 3.1 MB.

Dislocated is from Honest Engine's second CD, Overhaul. Recorded entirely in the virtual realm at Friction Studio, Dislocated is a hard hitting, in your face mix of rock and funk music.

Honest Engine: Do It Myself
Full Length, Compressed Quality MP3 File: 2 MB.

Honest Engine's Do It Myself from Overhaul. Rock at it's finest.


Honest Engine: Hourglass
Full Length, Compressed Quality MP3 File: 2 MB.

Hourglass from Overhaul, Honest Engine's 2nd CD. Hard hitting and funky as hell.


Honest Engine: Combustion
Combustion is Honest Engine's critically acclaimed debut album featuring the song 'Turn Out The Sun'. The CD is out of print. Licencoing and Distribution rights are available here. Rules of Use.

Honest Engine: Turn Out The Sun
Full length, high quality MP3 file: 5MB.

Turn Out The Sun is the hit song from Honest Engine's first CD, Combustion. The #1 requested local song on X-96 and featured in the movie Cycles. Since the CD Combustion sold out of its first printing of 2000 copies in three months, the only place you can get Turn Out The Sun is from the Web.


Honest Engine: Seldons Plan
Full Length, Compressed Quality MP3 File: 2 MB.

Seldons Plan is from Honest Engine's first CD, Combustion. Deep rock with flowing melodies and lyrics.


Honest Engine: Funk Displacement
Full length, high quality MP3: 3.7MB.

Funk Displacement is from Honest Engine's first CD, Combustion. A heavy mix of rock and funk with lyrics to match. Everyone's favorite to sing along. At live shows the audience gets louder than the band.

If, I was a better man I, never had to use my hand genetic letter on my varsity sweater anyone but me ugly sneaky always been freaky scary to my friends til my friendship ends simply doggy no prince I'm froggy blackboard and nails till my friendship fails

If, I was Einstein had his brain, not mine so much better at dirty letters anyone but me If, I was the king or maybe James Dean even better could be Eddie Vedder anyone but me

Mr Sunshine: Estranged
Mr. Sunshine's debut album captures the rootsrock soul of Tres Jones, singer, songwriter. Estranged will be available at amazon.com. Rights are available on the Licensing and Distribution page. Rules of Use.


Mr. Sunshine: Let Go
Full length, high quality MP3: 3.7MB.

Mr. Sunshine's debut album adds a folk feel to classic rock and roll. Let Go will grab you.



Mr. Sunshine: Innocent Eyes
Full length, compressed quality MP3: 2MB.

Classic Rock and Roll with a folk feel. Great music from Mr. Sunshine's CD, Estranged.





Points West: Tumble Down
Points West is a blast from Salt Lake City's past. Tumble Down is classic '80s folk rock, literally written by a mountain campfire. Since Tumble Down was a limited edition EP it is now out of print. Music from Tumble Down is available only by download. Rules of Use

This page is under construction. We are currently preparing five Points West songs for free full length, high quality downloads. This page will be complete by March 1, 2005.

Until then, here is a compressed tidbit of Points West just to give you a taste....


Points West: Coming Up Empty
Full length, compressed quality MP3: 2MB.

Points West stunned the Utah Music Scene in the late 1980s. Digitally remastered at Friction Studios, Coming Up Empty is from the band's lost recording, Tumble Down. Rock and roll with a folk feel.


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