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Having barely finished a whirlwind European tour playing with Final Fantasy, Mirah, and Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), Cryptacize is now hitting their home pavement with an extensive US tour alongside Casiotone for The Painfully Alone. Touring in support of their sophmore release Mythomania, the band has filled out a little with newest member Aaron Olson joining Chris, Nedelle and Michael. Aaron and Nedelle met at music school a few years ago. Guitar is his first instrument but he was kind enough to switch to bass for Cryptacize. Most importantly, Aaron has black hair, hazel eyes, and is a sensitive guy. Be sure to catch them on the road. Check the tour dates here.

Also be sure to head over to Slowboy Records to pick up the newest offering from Cryptacize, their Lost Beauties & Easy To Dream 7″. This limited edition (300 copies) clear vinyl 7" can be purchased by clicking here. We think it is pretty awesome that the previous release on this label was a David Bryne/Brian Eno collaboration.

Next week, Cryptacize begins a massive intercontinental tour. That makes today as good a time as any to recap and roundup Cryptacize related news across the net of inter. Let's hop to it!

First, the goodies. Cryptacize has been planting little mixes in a couple of places across the cyberscape. We've done you the favor of compiling them for you. Mix 1 ("A Rainbow's Revenge") is right here, Mix 2 ("Find Someone") is here, Mix 3 ("The Eternal City") is here, and the latest, Mix 4 ("The Edge of the World"), is here. Chris Cohen, guitarist of the quartet, has also generated a terrific little mix entitled "Awkward Shadow," available on Porch of the Mystics here. They are all good. You now have hours of listening ahead of you!

Ok, second, people are digging the new album, which is nice. David Bryne included Cryptacize on his April 2009 mix ( here). Nate Chinen, a critic, at the New York Times listed Mythomania as one of his choices here. The ever-intrepid XLR8R said Mythomania is full of "pleasant pop moments." And Under the Radar used words like sharp, tasteful, deliberate, dynamic, and beautiful in their review. Thanks guys!

Speaking of UTR, they've published a terribly fun interview with the band. You can read it here.

And don't forget their tour! They'll be in Europe until June 12th, where you may be able to buy Cryptacize's new 7", coming out on Slowboy (see here). Then they'll barely have enough time to adjust their clocks before they're touring in the U.S. starting in LA on the 23rd. See here for details.

Buy the CD for $10, or the LP for $12 here.

Check out all of Cryptacize's dates, including those for an upcoming European tour, here.

Ok, read over this list of cities carefully: Salt Lake, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Pontiac, Buffalo. Read them again. Do you live in or within non-carbon-emitting-distance of any of those cities? Well, this just happens to your lucky week pal.

Between now and the 30th, Cryptacize is stopping by one of those cities. Their new album Mythomania becomes a reality in April, but we'll bet our company farm they'll be playing songs from it. That means you can tell your friends you heard them first. They're touring with Ariel Pink's HAUNTED GRAFFITI, which gives you another reason to go to the show. Extensive details here.

Not near or in one of those cities? Is ok. Read their blog for Cryptacize antics and hijinks to hold you over until the album appears.

Cryptacize, "Tail and Mane" (Download)

Unravel your brain, unwrap your anxiety, and shed those sorry work-worn socks for the soulful goodness that is part bubble-bath, part dance-party and part treasure loaded garage sale. Cryptacize is gearing up for their April 21st release of Mythomania and in celebration of that release, and all things Cryptacize, they have launched an online flagship: The Cryptacize BLOG. Download their mixtapes, read their dirty secrets, and decode their hot lava mystical HTML. It's all right here. Enjoy!

If you are in the San Francisco area, and can't wait until April 21st to hear what wonders await on the horizon of Mythomania, you can catch them this weekend at NoisePop Festival with St. Vincent and Rafter at the Great American Music Hall. You can also catch Nedelle of Cryptacize DJ-ing on KUSF this Friday 3-4PM, right here.

Of course you know that Cryptacize are releasing their second album, Mythomania , soon. But what you may not know is that Chris Cohen and Nedelle Torrisi (that's 66.66666% of Cryptacize!) are performing in a rock'n'roll musical!

Read more here, or listen for yourself to a sneak peek of Mythomania, courtesy of C. Spencer Yeh (of Burning Star Core) who has collaged and distilled the album into a mini-Mythomania.

  "Mini-Mythomania (Remix by C Spencer Yeh)" ( Download)

Not only do they play music, utilize robotics, and read books, but Cryptacize also deejays! Friday, November 14th, at 3pm, Cryptacize will be guest dj-ing at San Francisco's KUSF 90.3 FM. (Now, what they'll play is anyone's guess.)

" It’s an easy thing to remain calm, cool and collected throughout the listening of these songs," writes Sean Moeller, "but there comes a time when the reflections start to happen and you see what Cryptacize has just done to you and you’ve being given an opportunity to cast off into some serpentine waters."

Not only does Daytrotter write and illustrate about Cryptacize, but somehow they coerced four unreleased songs out of Cryptacize's goody bag. One's about a witch! Go, listen, read, look here!

We all know though that MP3s do not convey the entirety of good music. That's why Cryptacize is beginning a "tour," something like an MP3, but live, as in, in real life. And they're performing this magic of de-digitiziation with the very Masters of The De-digital: Danielson. See tourdates here.