menomena/Ramona Falls

[jsbedlam]

http://rapidshare.com/files/13821006/Friend_and_Foe.rar.html

i know i already posted this in the mighty ............... thread, but i figured i'd toss it out here for anyone not quite brave enough to go in there . . .

and i know they have a stupid name, but trust me, this record is brilliant . . .

[lmerr]

Great Album. I've been really addicted to it lately, especially "Air Aid" for some reason.

[muuki7]

I heard them yesterday by accident and now I'm trying to download Friend And Fore ut also I Am The Fun... Sounds very interesting and worth listening.

[Volvox]

I really like "Wet & Rushing" and "My my"!

[SoundscapeMN]

I'm starting to like this band. I wonder why I haven't seen their name more often.

[amitface]

goofy ass band name

[One Second Clubber]

Really gave this a few listens and I just can't get into it. Seemed to be a bit like Modest Mouse to me, which I'm really not a fan of...

...I wanted to like this band, just never really heard anything that kept my attention...

[Zenjiro]

By the End of Tonight is a better version of Menomena.  By far.

[jsbedlam]

i'd never heard of them until i saw them live . . . they are an amazing live band.  3 guys, each playing multiple instruments, sometimes at the same time . . . very cool.

[SoundscapeMN]

Re: menomena

I really love this band sometimes..I was reminded of that again this morning by playing these early demos I found on a blog. Anyone interested, and I'll pass along the link.

[jsbedlam]

Re: menomena

yeah, let's hear 'em!

[SoundscapeMN]

Re: menomena

try it

Menomena has interesting instrumentation, good percussion, and quite a knack for a melodic groove. This album predates I Am the Fun Blame Monster! and is as-of-yet unreleased. A good look at the early experimental formula that Menomena likes to play with: the choppy, surprising drums, liberal saxophone and keyboard use, and lots of shifts in dynamics and mood. There are also very melodic instrumental tracks, alternate live versions of "Cough Coughing" and "Twenty-Cell Revolt" from IAtFBM!, and some very unexpected sounds from them ass well (see: "Sista Social Theme." It's a happy song, to say the least.).

Recommended tracks: "The Ladder" , "Let's All Unite!" , "Posh Isolation"

[IKnockStuffDown]

Re: menomena

I loved friend or foe, and recently got into I Am The Fun Blame Monster, and boy, I fucking love Menomena now.

[jsbedlam]

Re: menomena

I loved friend or foe, and recently got into I Am The Fun Blame Monster, and boy, I fucking love Menomena now.

go see them. you'll love 'em even harder.

thanks soundscapester!

[Kyte30351]

Re: menomena

My friend introduced me to them way back, actually just the CD cover and that tripped me out for like three solid minutes (was really high). Listened to it much later and I dig it.