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 Post subject: EVERYONE READ THIS: Menomena
PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:15 pm 
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ok...i know nothing about this band. i just got their soon to be released disc and think its freakin great.

their last album (2003) got great reviews from the critics
http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists ... memonster/

i am blown away by this disc - very very interesting album....fans of arcade fire, tv on the radio, mogwai would enjoy this.

please if you are interested - PM me.....

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Portland, OR-based experimental rock group Menomena is a trio that consists of multi-instrumentalists Justin Harris, Brent Knopf, and Danny Seim. They assembled much of their debut album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, by using a computer program dubbed Deeler and developed by Knopf. The album's unusual packaging was in the form of a flipbook depicting the bandmembers performing. Menomena released it themselves on a very limited basis in 2003, then signed to the Portland independent label FILMguerrero for a national release in October 2004, accompanied by a national tour.

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I like ths the description, gonna check this out later. Thanks, man.

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Timis Wrote:
ok...i know nothing about this band. i just got their soon to be released disc and think its freakin great.

their last album (2003) got great reviews from the critics
http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists ... memonster/

i am blown away by this disc - very very interesting album....fans of arcade fire, tv on the radio, mogwai would enjoy this.

please if you are interested - PM me.....

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Portland, OR-based experimental rock group Menomena is a trio that consists of multi-instrumentalists Justin Harris, Brent Knopf, and Danny Seim. They assembled much of their debut album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, by using a computer program dubbed Deeler and developed by Knopf. The album's unusual packaging was in the form of a flipbook depicting the bandmembers performing. Menomena released it themselves on a very limited basis in 2003, then signed to the Portland independent label FILMguerrero for a national release in October 2004, accompanied by a national tour.


What's the street date on this? I just recently found a copy of their debut used (finally) but have not spent more than a couple spins time devoted to it. Too many great releases dropped in the last month and a half. I will definitely be picking this up when it drops based on your recommend.
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their debut was really good, really unique. one of those records that you hope to find once in a year just on the strength of how different it sounds from everything else...

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i saw this band open for long winters and was pretty much totally bored with them. i got a poor man's secret machines vibe from a lot of songs. when i finally got around to hearing them recorded, i liked it a little more. i guess i'm still chugging it through it to hear what sticks.
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What's the street date on this?


January 23, 2007

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i'm pretty sure there's lots of menomena love on this board.

thanks for sending the new one out t, i can't wait to take a listen.

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Timis Wrote:
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January 23, 2007


Will make an excellent birthday present to myself then. 1/22 I turn, ugh, 33.
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i love them.

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i love them.


puma, you're responsible for my enjoyment of this band. I guess we're even?
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my interest is piqued

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i'm having a great first listen, which is particularly welcome after the most recent time i saw them live. but i expected this record to sound much better on disc than in person, so i'm not that surprised. either way, so far so very good.

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i'm really digging this, nice parallel at times between this & cookie mountain, which i think is gonna wind up being my fave record this year
well done, man!

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Thanks, Timis for the recdn.!!

Looking forward to spinning this. Always great to discover a new band that stands apart; not an easy feat to do, these days.

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My god, when the first song started, I was like, what the hell is this crap. I don't like this and then WHAM this song nailed me. I am only one track in but I LOVE this first track. Extremely anticipatory for the rest.
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oh yeah, and one more thing:

I have never heard this band pronounced in real life so is it

1. meen-oh-meen-uh

or

2. me-nah-me-nuh?
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funna check this out 2nite.
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menomana!

do doo do do doo

menomena!

do doo do dooo
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menomana!

do doo do do doo

menomena!

do doo do dooo
yeah i just realized that today too.
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"the pelican" is a killer track
this album is grand
lets all stand
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awesome, you finally got one i couldnt find. pm sent
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trivia i just found out

menomenas first lp = "I Am The Fun Blame Monster" = anagram for "The First Menomena Album"
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the artwork for i am the fun blame monster is AMAZING.

also, band is named after doo do doo do

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