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Cryptacize

Group Members:

Chris Cohen, Nedelle, Michael Carreira

Similar Artists:

Nedelle & Thom, Deerhoof

Formal Connection With:

The Curtains
  • Genres: Rock

Biography

Cryptacize's elliptical, experimental indie pop isn't all that cryptic, considering the involvement of former Deerhoof guitarist Chris Cohen and playful vocalist/instrumentalist Nedelle Torrisi. The pair first collaborated on Cohen's Curtains project, with Torrisi chipping in vocals on 2006's Calamity. Cohen and Torrisi discovered percussionist Michael Carreira via a video of him playing cowbell on YouTube. After recruiting Carreira, the trio became Cryptacize, and began playing and recording in 2007. Cryptacize signed to Asthmatic Kitty and released their debut album, Dig That Treasure, in early 2008. That summer, after touring with Mirah, the Blow, Why?, Ponytail, and other likeminded acts, Cryptacize retreated to a cabin near Yosemite National Park to record their second album, Mythomania, which featured fuller instrumentation and more structured songs than Dig That Treasure had. The album arrived in spring 2009. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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Cryptacize
Origin SF/Bay Area, California, U.S.
Genres Art Rock, Popular music, Indie Pop,
Years active 2007 — present
Labels Asthmatic Kitty
Website Cryptacize

Cryptacize is a California indie-rock band founded by Nedelle Torrisi and Chris Cohen which features their collaboratively written music. Cryptacize, along with Cohen's other project The Curtains, records for the Asthmatic Kitty label. Nedelle has released two cds on the Kill Rock Stars label, one as a solo performer and one as a member of the duet Nedelle and Thom. Cohen was also a contributing member of the band Deerhoof.

After seeing percussionist Michael Carreira's solo cowbell videos on youtube, they asked him to join Cryptacize in 2007 and they recorded their debut album Dig That Treasure.[1] Dig That Treasure (named after a musical written by Cohen's father in the 1950s)[2] features pristine, almost Broadway-inflected vocals, along with jagged and percussive electric guitars.
The songs follow an idiosyncratic musical structure and often have an absurd or melodramatic tinge.

Following the completion of 2009's Mythomania, bassist Aaron Olson joined Cryptacize.

Cryptacize has toured the US with such renowned acts as Why? [3] Danielson[4] and Sufjan Stevens[5].


Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • split w/ Why? - Peg/As I Went Out One Morning (Asthmatic Kitty, 2008)
  • Easy to Dream/Lost Beauties (Slowboy, 2009)

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifwxzt5ldse
  2. ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/cryptacize
  3. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48179-cryptacize-hit-the-road-with-why
  4. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/145098-danielson-anthologize-pre-ships-material-plan-tour
  5. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/36754-sufjan-interviews-cryptacize-buddy

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