Ex-Deerhoof Dude's Cryptacize Sign to Asthmatic Kitty

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<a href='http://www.myspace.com/cryptacize' target='_blank'>Cryptacize? Is that what <a href='' target='_blank'>this guy does at the gym? Maybe, but it's also the latest indie rock band to take the interwebs by storm!<br />
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The baby of Chris Cohen, once the fourth member of Deerhoof and presently of <a href='http://curtains.suchfun.net/' target='_blank'>the Curtains, and <a href='http://www.nedelle.com/' target='_blank'>Nedelle Torrisi, who's recorded for Kill Rock Stars under her first name and with Nedelle and Thom, Cryptacize is rounded out by percussionist Michael Carreira (not to be confused with <a href='http://www.mickaelcarreira.com/' target='_blank'>this guy). The trio recently signed to <a href='http://asthmatickitty.com/' target='_blank'>Asthmatic Kitty, also home to the Curtains and some dude whose name begins with an &quot;S&quot; or something.<br />
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Their origin story, as recounted in the press release, is more interesting than most, so let's recount it here, shall we? &quot;Cryptacize began across the street from the C&amp;H Sugar Factory in Crockett, CA, where Nedelle and Chris lived in a tilted apartment. Constant dizziness and the smell of burning sugar became a permanent part of their psyches, and this is their #1 influence. One morning while brushing their teeth, toothpaste running sideways out of their mouths, Nedelle pronounced the word 'Cryptacize' and the house appeared to incline in the opposite direction. <br />
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&quot;Soon after this strange incident, they discovered something even stranger on YouTube: a percussionist named Michael Carreira. Having only seen <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPAp1SKy3LM' target='_blank'>his video, which was a closeup of his hands, they sought him out and miraculously convinced him to join their uncanny crusade.&quot;<br />
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An album is apparently on the way. For now, catch a whiff of that burning sugar high this fall, as Cryptacize hit the road. [MORE...]