Artist Biography
by Richie Unterberger
Enon is the trio of
John Schmersal (who was involved with
Brainiac and
John Stuart Mill) and
Rick Lee and
Steve Calhoon (both of
Skeleton Key). Like groups such as
Olivia Tremor Control,
they're interested in exploring that wide territory between pop/rock
songs and noise, employing a wealth of samples, industrial sound
processing, and percussion that veers toward crockery-smashing
murkiness. Not as inclined toward melodies of the 1960s and '70s as
groups like
Olivia Tremor Control are, there are nonetheless often pensive, oddball pop tunes lurking in their swathe of sound.
Enon, originally the project of
Schmersal alone, put out a couple of indie singles before
Schmersal moved to New York to link up with
Calhoon and
Lee.
Calhoon left the band and was replaced by
Toko Yasuda; the addition of
Matt Schulz made the group a quartet. Their debut album,
Believo!, was released in 2000, and proved that the lineup was a successful one.
High Society followed in 2002, with the same players but a more poppy, uptempo sound. The following year, the group issued the
In This City EP, went on tour with
the Faint, and also released
Hocus Pocus, which found the band moving in an electronic pop direction. The B-sides collection
Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence arrived in early 2005. In 2007,
Enon returned with their first new album in four years,
Grass Geysers, Carbon Clouds, which blended the band's electronic, pop, and rock elements even more seamlessly. The group called it a day in 2011, with
Schmersal reuniting with
Lee to form
Crooks on Tape around that time.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Refreshment Pavillion Theme |
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| 2 |
The Hatching |
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| 3 |
Inches |
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| 4 |
Rougher 'N Hell |
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| 5 |
Rubber Car |
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| 6 |
In The Bay |
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| 7 |
Much Sorrow |
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| 8 |
Tender Villains |
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| 9 |
Return To The Planet Of The Apes |
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| 10 |
Bear Bear |
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| 11 |
Detective Goono Czech Theme |
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| 12 |
Tile Basin |
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| 13 |
Midnight Rambler |
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