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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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alexy_walaxy wrote:
TAKE IT WHILE I'M NOT LOOKING
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carol_masotti wrote:
the picture is gay [+1]
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pecusita wrote:
Oh, oh, oh.... "We are slowly making a new record"
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aintrad wrote:
MORE! lovelove it! friend and foe is ace.
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Beau_de_jour wrote:
i know! Delicious!!
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Chow11 wrote:
the picture is gay
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bill_geiz wrote:
angeblich gibts von menomena ne cover von fake empire von the national. nur find ich nichts dazu?! weiß wer woher man das bekommen könnte?
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http://www.last.fm/music/Menomena/+images/20170459 please vote for this image.
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thisisjason wrote:
like a rich man's TV on the Radio
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pecusita wrote:
Gee, I'm only listening to Menomena right now and my profile looks like a My Little Pony heart fest... disgusting.
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james_cfc wrote:
I'm looking forward to hearing some new Menomena material, but they're still fairly new to me, so I think I can wait...
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pecusita wrote:
Thanks Karolajnaa! That's pretty much the rumor, that they'll be releasing a new album next year, but there's nothing confirmed or said by the band so far. It's in their plans but until I read/hear a "we are recording now" I'll keep my excitement under control.
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SamSycamore wrote:
This band is a good band. I am right.
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greatrayray wrote:
I don't get the hype.
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james_cfc wrote:
I love the drums. Really good to see a drummer not showing off, but still managing to be brilliant.
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ev_kat17 wrote:
Why not your SEX again?? tehehehehe LOLZZZZZZZZZZ
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COLLEENCAITLYN wrote:
Makes me want to pick up my sax again : )
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ev_kat17 wrote:
Thank you Karolajnaa that was a very nice article, glad to hear the album is expected in the near future!
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Karolajnaa wrote:
Q: So realistically, when can we expect to hear a new Menomena album? Danny: We have a ton of material to use and we have to structure the stuff, pick up instruments and find songs. I’d love to say January ’09 but maybe I just like the way those words sound. // From http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2008/09/26/the-st-interview-danny-seim-of-menomenalackthereof/
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Europe part II
20 Oct 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/menomena
http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/10/19/menomena-european-tour-2007-europe/
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22 Aug 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/menomena
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