Enon

Infobox musical artist
Name = Enon


Img_capt = From left: John Schmersal, Toko Yasuda, and Matt Schulz of "Enon".
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Origin = New York City, New York
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Touch & Go
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URL = [http://www.enon.tv www.enon.tv]
Current_members = John Schmersal
Toko Yasuda
Matt Schulz
Past_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. ^{[http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=435]}

In summer 2008, drummer Matt Schulz announced that he would be leaving the group to pursue other interests. Enon will tour for the remainder of 2008 and into 2009 with a replacement drummer before Schulz's replacement will be announced in early 2009.

Discography

Albums

*1998 "Long Play"
*1999 "Believo!"
*2002 "High Society"
*2003 "Hocus Pocus"
*2004 "Onhold"
*2005 "Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence" (compilation album + DVD set)
*2007 "Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds"

ingles

*1998 "Fly South"
*1999 "Motor Cross"
*2001 "Listen (While You Talk)"
*2001 "Marbles Explode"
*2001 "The Nightmare Of Atomic Men"
*2002 Enon [Self-Titled]
*2002 "Drowning Appointment"
*2003 "In This City"
*2003 "Evidence"
*2003 "Because Of You"
*2003 "Starcastic"

Compilation Appearances

*2001 track "New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones)" on ""
*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"

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)

ee also

*Blonde Redhead
*Deerhoof
*Les Savy Fav
*The Lapse
*The Van Pelt

External links

* [http://www.enon.tv Enon Official Site]
*MySpace|enonmusic|Enon
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* [http://www.viva-radio.com/77Boadrum/drummers.php?id=75&view=video 77 Boadrum Site Profile] Viva Radio, Sep 2007. (Flash)
* [http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2008/04/last_night_enon_with_the_black.php SF Weekly review - Enon with The Blacks at SF's Bottom of the Hill on 4/14/2008]

Interviews

* [http://www.timmcmahan.com/enon2.htm Lazy-i Interview: October 2003]
* [http://www.timmcmahan.com/enon3.htm Lazy-i Interview: June 2005]

Live video

* [http://punkcast.com/314/index.html PUNKCAST#314] @ Mighty Robot, Brooklyn - Aug 22 2003. (Realplayer)