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Portland, United States (2000 – present)

Menomena are an band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Danny Seim on percussion; and Justin Harris on bass, guitar, and saxophone. Both members of the band share singing duties and swap instruments frequently while recording.

The band formed in late 2000, when ex-member Brent Knopf graduated from Dartmouth College and returned to Portland to collaborate with Harris and Seim. They played their first show in July 2001, at The Meow Meow, a now-defunct all ages venue in Portland. Knopf left Menomena in 2010 to focus on his other band Ramona Falls.

Menomena self-released their debut album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, on May 20, 2003. The album was elaborately packaged in an 80-page flipbook that Seim designed and individually hand-assembled. It later received nationwide distribution through FILMguerrero in 2004. The title is an anagram for The First Menomena Album.

In 2005, Under an Hour was released as a three-track album of instrumental music written for and performed with Monster Squad, an experimental dance company based in Portland.

In August of 2006, Menomena signed with Barsuk Records although the band still maintains a relationship with their old label, FILMguerrero. It was stated that FILMguerrero would still be involved in their old catalog and future vinyl releases.

Menomena released their next album in 2007, titled Friend and Foe. It received relative critical acclaim — while some websites like Pitchfork Media praised the album for its effective modular pop, others like PopMatters criticized it for presenting a sense of feigned maturity.
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  • ethan_pl

    @electricido: I feel the same

    Saturday morning
  • BurningFortress

    So glad I finally got into them. This is great! <3

    26 days ago
  • selfish_sun

    Tithe <3

    last month
  • electricido

    Hate myself for not paying attention to this band for all these years. They are amazing.

    last month
  • ironarmatom

    NEW 30 min. 'lackthereof' song over at menomena.com -- now you can 'forgive yourself' for free

    last month
  • MeatBeefsteak

    Таос крутое начало!)

    March 2012
  • VentcoreFrog

    Excited for the new album.

    March 2012
  • missbrightside5

    fell in love again ) E. is Stable)

    March 2012
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Free Music: “Forgive Yourself”

10 Feb 2012 | from menomena.com

Hi folks.  On January 5, 2012, I took the Twenty Song Challenge.  Ever heard of it?  It’s where you try to write, record and mix 20 songs in one day, from 8am-8pm.  You …

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