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Cryptic Ruse

Seattle, WA · 2014–present · active
Drone MetalProgressive Metal
Experimental solo metal project from Seattle, created by xenharmonic composer and microtonalist Deja Igliashon, using a 23-step microtonal scale to produce dense, unconventional music at the crossroads of drone, stoner, and progressive metal. Albums like Our Crumbling Psychic Infrastructure showcase a sound that defies easy genre classification.
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Discography

Chains of Smoke
Chains of Smoke 2014 · Full-length
Wasting & Thirsting
Wasting & Thirsting 2016 · Full-length
Pineal Algebra (Remaster)
Pineal Algebra (Remaster) 2017 · Full-length
Misc 2003-2014
Misc 2003-2014 2017 · Full-length
ASMR
ASMR 2017 · Full-length
Dual Spaces: Exercises & Diagrams
Dual Spaces: Exercises & Diagrams 2018 · Full-length
UNFERTILE
UNFERTILE 2020 · Full-length
Our Crumbling Psychic Infrastructure
Our Crumbling Psychic Infrastructure 2021 · Full-length
A Year Without Breath
A Year Without Breath 2022 · Full-length
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