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Menomena
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Portland, United States (2000 – present)
Menomena are an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Brent Knopf on guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel; Justin Harris on bass, guitar, baritone sax and alto sax; and Danny Seim on percussion. All members of the band share singing duties.
The band formed in late 2000, when 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.
They 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 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.
They 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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aryanrocksworld wrote:
nice
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Mercurrixx wrote:
Definitely one of my all-time favorite bands. They're just plain awesome.
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CampinCalv777 wrote:
Check em out on: http://tooroads.blogspot.com/
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samktg wrote:
There is definitely going to be a new album. They said something about it at PDX Pop Now! last July and played a new track.
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randyseternity wrote:
http://www.last.fm/user/randyseternity/journal/2009/12/12/38ldiv_my_top_50_albums_of_the_decade?success=1
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spacematador wrote:
very great drumming goin on here
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nebuchadnezzar3 wrote:
@blossomtoe: word to menomena AND besnard lakes i've been waiting so long
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pecusita wrote:
New song on Pitchfork.tv! http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2081-menomena/1 It's called “Queen Black Acid”, I posted a YouTube video a while back of the same song.
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Drewmanschu wrote:
they need to tour again
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blossomtoe wrote:
When in holy crap's name are these guys going to finish making another album? They're almost as bad as The Besnard Lakes.
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Koszmonaut wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+Have+Music+for+Breakfast :]
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boston1rag wrote:
I liek
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uncle_sethy wrote:
rotten hell is one of the ten best tracks of the last decade, both lyrically and musically. "well it's high time we step outside take off the gloves and settle this like a man..."
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dabbaghraphy wrote:
This is probably one of the best bands ever formed. The composition of their music makes their band hard to top.
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itsamusical wrote:
also, i really wish they had a new album.. does anyone know if there's going to be another?
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itsamusical wrote:
well, i like their 'gay' pictures. they're amusing.
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noitseuq5 wrote:
i love their music but i just cant stand looking at all those gay pictures they have
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Schayzelden wrote:
These guys are pretty cool and underappreciated.
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SoundscapeMN wrote:
that's assuming there will be a new album....
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tylerstravis wrote:
so when the new album comes out, are they still going to be 'cool' enough to get a good review from these blogheads, or are they now old news?
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9 Apr 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/menomena
We are hoping to return home in May and get some heavy lifting done on this new album of ours. We've all got our matching back braces on like we work at The Home Depot and we're ready to stock this fr. …
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billychuck tagged Menomena with post-rock, indie and experimental. Friday afternoon
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