Menomena

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Menomena (clockwise, from the top right): Danny Seim, Justin Harris, and Brent Knopf.

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.

Danny Seim also has a side project began in the late 90's titled Lackthereof.

They self-released their first album, I Am the Fun Blame Monster!, in 2003 and had the album released nationwide by FILMguerrero in 2004 (I Am the Fun Blame Monster is an anagram for The First Menomena Album). In 2005 Menomena released Under an Hour, an 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, FILMGuerro. It was stated that FILMGuerro would still be involved in their old catalog and possibly with future vinyl releases[1].

The name was chosen for "the way it rolls off the tongue, sexually, or something" [2] and has no specific meaning, although it is often assumed to refer to the Piero Umiliani song "Mah Nà Mah Nà", a staple of The Muppet Show.