This article is about the indie rock band. For the robot made by Fujitsu, see Enon (robot). For other uses, see Enon (disambiguation).
For the Biblical location, please see: Ænon
Enon
Origin New York
Genres Indie rock
Years active 1999–2011
Labels Touch and Go
Website www.enon.tv
Members
John Schmersal
Toko Yasuda
Past members
Rick Lee
Steve Calhoon
Matt Schulz

Enon was 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.

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Biography [link]

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. After Brainiac, Schmersal made a solo album under the name John Stuart Mill.[1] Rick Lee and Steve Calhoon were both previous members of the band Skeleton Key, a befriended band Brainiac had toured with. Together they formed Enon. 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! which was Produced by D. Sardy and signed to his SeeThru Broadcasting label in 1999, Calhoon left the band and was replaced by Toko Yasuda (bass/vocals/keyboard) and Matt Schulz (drums). Yasuda was previously in the bands Blonde Redhead, The Lapse and The Van Pelt. With the new lineup, Enon released High Society also produced by Sardy 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 after the closing of SeeThru Broadcasting. 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 & Exploded Evidence in February 2005. In 2007, all three members of Enon contributed to Les Savy Fav's album Let's Stay Friends. Yasuda also did vocal contributions to previous recordings of this band, e.g. the first track of The Cat and the Cobra. Enon released their fourth studio album, Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds on Touch and Go Records on October 9, 2007.[2]

In summer 2008, drummer Matt Schulz announced that he would be leaving the group to pursue other interests. Afterwards he joined Holy Fuck as a touring member. 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.

Brainiac's former bassist, Monasterio, directs music videos, including two for Enon, and released an album in 2008 with a new band called Model/Actress; Schmersal makes appearances on this album.

Enon performed on a February 2010 episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! entitled "Space".

In a May 2011 interview, after touring with Caribou for a good portion of 2010 and 2011, Schmersal confirmed the band "is pretty much over" with no plans to follow up on Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds.[3]

In 2011 and 2012 Yasuda toured as a member of St. Vincent playing synth. She also released the album Parthenon under the name Plvs Vltra. Parthenon is her first solo album which features collaborations with Danny Ray Thompson of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Scott Allen of Thunderbirds Are Now, Thomas Keville of Man Man, and John Schmersal, also of Enon, who produced the album.

Instrumentation [link]

Enon is known for using Moog synthesizers and Teisco guitars. Schmersal's green guitar he often uses on stage is a Teisco TG-64, he also owns a Teisco Del Ray. Yasuda plays a Fender Jazz with an adapted tuning machine, which allows quickly tuning to D from E. Schmersal also owns a custom built Twister [disambiguation needed ] guitar built by Yuri Landman, an alternate version of the Springtime exclusively crafted for Enon with some additional features such as a scalloped fretboard and an additional pickup in the bridge.

Discography [link]

Enon live at the Hideout Block Party in Chicago, 2006

Albums [link]

Singles [link]

  • 1998 "Fly South"
  • 1999 "Motor Cross"
  • 2001 "Listen (While You Talk)"
  • 2001 "Marbles Explode"
  • 2001 "The Nightmare Of Atomic Men", Sub Pop Records (7"singleclub)
  • 2002 "Enon" [Self-Titled]
  • 2002 "Drowning Appointment"
  • 2003 "In This City"
  • 2003 "Evidence"
  • 2003 "Because Of You"
  • 2003 "Starcastic"
  • 2008 "Little Ghost / Swab The Deck"
  • 2008 "Annashade" (iTunes download)

Compilation appearances [link]

  • 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

Videography [link]

  • "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)

Plvs Vltra [link]

See also [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia (1999-12-15). "Bio John Stuart Mill on". Allmusic.com. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p380984. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  2. ^ "Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds - Enon - Touch and Go - Quarterstick Records". Touchandgorecords.com. https://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=435. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  3. ^ "Fucking Nostalgic: Interview: John Schmersal (Brainiac, Enon, Caribou)". Fuckingnostalgic.blogspot.com. 2011-05-23. https://fuckingnostalgic.blogspot.com/2011/05/interview-john-schmersal-brainiac-enon.html. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 

External links [link]

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Enon
Studio albums
Singles
  • "Fly South"
  • "Motor Cross"
  • "Listen (While You Talk)"
  • "Marbles Explode"
  • "The Nightmare Of Atomic Men"
  • "Enon [Self-Titled]"
  • "Drowning Appointment"
  • "In This City"
  • "Evidence"
  • "Because Of You"
  • "Starcastic"
  • "Annashade"

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Enon (robot)

Enon is a personal assistant robot first offered for sale in September 2005 by Fujitsu corporation in Japan. The six-million yen (US$60,000) rolling robot is self-guiding, with limited speech recognition and synthesis. Enon, an English acronym for "Exciting Nova On Network" can pick up and carry roughly 500 grams (1 lb) in its arms and comes without software.

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    Enon (disambiguation)

    Enon is a placename.

  • In Canada:
  • Enon, Nova Scotia
  • In South Africa:
  • Enon, South Africa - a Moravian mission station on the Witte River near Kirkwood.
  • In the United States:
  • Enon, Hickman County, Kentucky
  • Enon, Missouri
  • Enon, Ohio
  • Enon, Virginia
  • Enon Valley, Pennsylvania
  • Rock Enon Springs, Virginia

    • Enon also refers to the following:

  • Enon - An American indie rock band
  • Enon Chapel - a chapel which stood in London in the 19th century
  • Enon (name) - The name 'Enon' means: Cloud; mass of darkness; fountain; eye (from Hitchcocks’s Dictionary of Bible Names--1874)
  • Enon (robot) - A robot created by Fujitsu
  • Varina-Enon Bridge
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    Podcasts:

    Enon

    ALBUMS

    Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds

    Released 2007

    Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence

    Released 2005

    Hocus-Pocus

    Released 2003

    High Society

    Released 2002

    Onhold

    Released 2001

    Believo!

    Released 2000

    Long Play

    Released 1998
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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    HOCUS POCUS

    by: Enon

    i know you can save
    save up your story in your mind container
    i know you can shave
    shave off the shadow that's been growin on you
    i know you can say
    say that you wanna be the only one
    i know you can stay
    stay in your room, its expensive toys
    tie my love up till the end of time
    time, time lover must begin its dying
    tie my love up till the end of time
    time, time lover must begin its dying
    i know you can save
    save all your money to secure your favor
    i know you can shave
    shave off the pennies and enjoy the few
    i know you can say
    say that you're gonna be the only one
    i know you can stay
    stay in your room, its expensive toys
    tie my love up till the end of time
    time, time lover must begin its dying
    tie my love up till the end of time
    time, time lover must begin its dying




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