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Portland, United States (2000 – present)
Menomena are an experimental rock 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.
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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Constiel wrote:
хорошо идут
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defibre wrote:
рузке в рупоре
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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
floored on first listen to I am the fun blame monster my god.
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Girl_On_Top wrote:
скучненькие - сказал человек с касабьян в топе
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pilewski wrote:
@Menomena "ps, Menomena is also almost finally pretty much just about sort of mostly close to being done with the new record. easily distracted."
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tomplifier wrote:
'I Am the Fun Blame Monster' has the same letters as 'the first Menomena album' [2] Glad 'Mines' has not the same letters as 'the last Menomena album' ;)
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KosTeT72RUS wrote:
скучненькие, конечно, но есть отличные песни
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cdax2307 wrote:
Menomena is one of the greatest indie bands of the 2000s. They truly do something unique
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Its_Eli wrote:
:) Mines went better than expected...
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captain-nero wrote:
'I Am the Fun Blame Monster' has the same letters as 'the first Menomena album'
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beerium wrote:
iam the fun blame monster is a monster of an album
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beerium wrote:
oahu is somthin else
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beerium wrote:
any news about a new album?
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selahselah wrote:
yay
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eric_montana wrote:
Instantly obsessed with friend and foe upon first listen. Incredible band.
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carrazco wrote:
muy good
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ImmortalAthon wrote:
So sad Brent left the band, they were perfect together. Kind of sceptic towards their next release because of that but we'll see
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heirproctor wrote:
Anybody know if Danny is related to Spencer Seim of Hella?
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seachristie wrote:
v lawl.
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