Deporitaz

Deporitaz (formerly Trapezoid) was Neil Cicierega’s musical project preceding Lemon Demon. The main difference between Lemon Demon and Deporitaz is that Deporitaz produced mostly instrumentals. There were a few exceptions, including a track that was made into a music video and later remade on Hip To The Javabean, entitled I Know Your Name. During this era, Neil also occasionally recorded under the name MEGO vs. SPAGO.

The “posthumous” name change

Shortly after Neil abandoned the Trapezoid moniker and moved on to Lemon Demon, he was contacted by a previously established band by the name of Trapezoid, who asked him to change the name, despite Neil’s Trapezoid being defunct. Neil complied, and his Trapezoid is now known by the anagram Deporitaz.

Pronunciation after the name change

Neil has stated (on the pronunciation of Deporitaz) that “Deporitaz has no official pronunciation because I only made it up to not get sued.”

Releases after the name change

On November the 20th, 2007, Neil released a collection of old Deporitaz songs posthumously as a new album. The album, Circa 2000, is technically the first album officially released as Deporitaz.

Discography

Albums

• Outsmart (2000)

• Microwave This CD (2001)
• Dimes (2002)
• Circa 2000 (2007)

MIDI Collections

• MIDI30 (2002)

Trivia

In the comments of the MP3 file of "The Murrayless Murray Mix", Neil states: "In 1782, Trapezoid was founded by Stevallica Ryeband Coindette the 4th. Then his head exploded, and hundreds of years later I adopted the name."

External Links

Deporitaz file directory on the Lemon Demon website