Enon

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Enon
From left: John Schmersal, Toko Yasuda, and Matt Schulz of Enon.
From left: John Schmersal, Toko Yasuda, and Matt Schulz of Enon.
Background information
Origin New York City, New York
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Touch & Go
Website www.enon.tv
Members
John Schmersal
Toko Yasuda
Matt Schulz
Former members
Rick Lee
Steve Calhoon

Enon is an indie rock band founded by John Schmersal, Rick Lee and Steve Calhoon. Currently, Enon is situated in Philadelphia, though the band is known for being part of the New York music scene.

Schmersal was originally in the band Brainiac and formed Enon (named after the village in Ohio, which is close to Schmersal's hometown of Dayton) with Lee and Calhoon following the death of Brainiac's singer Timmy Taylor and their subsequent disbandment.

Lee and Calhoon were both previous members of the band Skeleton Key. Lee created a number of percussion sounds for the band playing a "junk kit" including a Radio Flyer wagon, propane tank, and old hubcaps.

After the release of their first album Believo! in 1999, Calhoon left the band and was replaced by Toko Yasuda (bass/vocals) and Matt Schulz (drums).

With the new lineup, Enon released High Society in 2002 and toured with The Faint. A majority of Enon's albums have been released on the Chicago-based indie label, Touch and Go Records.

Lee left the band, and Enon went on to release Hocus Pocus in 2003, and a collection of singles and previously difficult to find internet-released songs with a bonus DVD entitled Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence in February 2005.

Enon released their fourth studio album, Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds on Touch & Go Records on October 9, 2007.[1]

Contents

[edit] Discography

Enon live at the Hideout Block Party in Chicago, 2006
Enon live at the Hideout Block Party in Chicago, 2006

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] Compilation Appearances

  • 2001 track "New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones)" on This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation
  • 2001 track "Tilt You Up" on Multiball #21
  • 2001 track "Off The Hook" on Friction Records Vol. 1
  • 2001 track "Stamina Obliterate" on For Fun Only!
  • 2002 track "White Rabbit" on Don't Know When I'll Be Home Again (A Compilation Benefiting American Veterans Of The Vietnam War)
  • 2003 track "Sex Beat" on On The High Wire (U.S. Pop Life Vol. 15 Power - Energy)
  • 2004 track "Shave" on The 2004 Believer Music Issue Compilation
  • 2005 track "Marbles Explode" on Friction Records Free Sampler CD

[edit] Videography

  • "Come Into" (2001, directed by Paul Cordes Wilm)
  • "Cruel" (2001, directed by Paul Cordes Wilm)
  • "Window Display" (2002, directed by Brian Quain, not an official video)
  • "Carbonation" (July 2002, directed by Paul Cordes Wilm)
  • "Pleasure and Privilege" (October 2002, directed by Clark Vogeler)
  • "In This City" (February 2003, directed by Josh Graham, Juan Monasterio, and Arya Senboutaraj)
  • "Murder Sounds" (2004, directed by Paul Cordes Wilm)
  • "Daughter in the House of Fools" (2004, directed by Rainbows & Vampires)
  • "Mikazuki" (2004, directed by The Wilderness)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Interviews

[edit] Live video

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