ARTiST: Enon
TiTLE: Grass Geysers Carbon Clouds
LABEL: Touch & Go Records
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 36:00 min
SiZE: 51,8 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Sep-05-2007
RELEASE DATE: Oct-09-2007
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Mirror On You 01:46
02. Colette 02:57
03. Dr. Freeze 02:08
04. Sabina 03:06
05. Peace Of Mind 02:50
06. Law Of Johnny Dolittle 02:56
07. Those Who Don't Blink 01:41
08. Pigeneration 03:33
09. Mr. Ratatatatat 03:24
10. Paperweights 03:41
11. Labyrinth 03:28
12. Ashish 04:30
Release Notes:
Four long years have elapsed since Enon dropped
their last record of new material-- 2003's Hocus
Pocus-- and two since 2005's B-sides/rarities
collection Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence.
That's quite a span of studio silence from a band
that released its first three albums across just
over three years. So what have John Schmersal, Toko
Yasuda, and Matt Schulz been up to all this time?
Amid a little e-mischief, Schmersal shed some light
on recent Enon goings-on in a recent email exchange
with Pitchfork.
First of all, the dry spell will be broken on
October 9-- "weather permitting," wrote a playful
Schmersal-- when Touch and Go unleashes the fourth
Enon longplayer, Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds.
"The ellipsis is the most important part of the
title," John declared. "That's where the shit goes
down."
And just what will the shit sound like? "This is
probably the most stripped down we have been per
se," Schmersal explained. "It's easier to describe
to people for me, anyway."
He continued, "Most of the songs are uptempo and I
mean in BPMs. It's more rock but, not in [a dumb
way]. We haven't put out a record for a few years,
and so I expect it sounds different. But not overtly
so. Our goal was to have a good time making the
album and replicate it at the show."
Said replication will take place over a series of
Enon dates going down this November. The trio will
first dust off their instruments, however, for a
July 14 gig in their native Brooklyn.
According to Schmersal, "This record was born, not
produced. Though soon it will be reproduced and
then, faint-compressed versions will remain on hard
drives everywhere...for several decades...until the
magnetic surge."
[A note to our webmasters: please discover an
organic way to back up our site prior to the
magnetic surge.]
Schmersal offered up a generous helping of track
titles during our e-mail exchange-- including "Neon
Rain...Black Rust", "George Michael Jackson
Pollock", and "You Are Paris Hilton Free!" Lo and
behold, not one appears on the actual Grass Geysers
tracklist (although both the real and these presumed
fake titles are reprinted below for your amusement).
But it's possible tracks bearing these or similarly
wacky names may turn up on future Enon material.
"We'll probably have some other releases," Schmersal
admitted, "but...I get superstitious when stuff
isn't done yet. Somehow if you talk about it, it
will never get done." However, "we are recording
more regularly again, so expect something more."
Oh, and remember how Enon were looking for a fourth
member? They didn't find one.
Schmersal's also whiled away the hours in between
releases gathering equipment and "forg[ing] a modest
overdubbing studio." There and elsewhere he has
recorded numerous bands of late, including one-time
tourmates Thunderbirds Are Now!, Annuals, and Mean
Reds (as discussed early last year). He's also done
some commercial work, including musical
contributions to eco-savvy Sundance Channel show
"The Green".
The ex-Brainiac guitarist has also lent his chops to
other artistic endeavors, including-- with both of
his Enon bandmates-- the upcoming Les Savy Fav LP.
Schmersal and Yasuda have done some recording with
Love As Laughter as well, while Schulz has been
playing with Holy Fuck.