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Eenor: Monkey To Monkey Fire up the water pipe and shake your mane! Eenor, once the tall, imposingly cool six-string stroker for Colonel Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, brings us a bent metal heart and who are we to refuse such a hard, lovely thing? One has to go back to Guns 'n' Roses' heyday to find this type of groove, rock that reminds us we have hips as we strut over to turn the stereo up. Pleasant tangents from the air guitar-inspiring rush include a credible Ozzy worthy ballad ("It's Even"), middle-eastern stomp ("Swimming Sans Dread"), a pretty dénouement, and a title track that flirts with Giorgio Moroder I-Love-To-Love-You-Baby dance drone. A tad schizophrenic perhaps but that's true of many debuts anxious to parade their plumage. A few friends pitch in on rhythm (notably Tommy Cappell's premium battered percussion on a half dozen cuts) and violin but the majority of the playing is the man himself, which is pretty impressive, especially when combined with his odd lyrical bent, incisive solos on both guitar and banjo (yes, banjo... a perfectly suitable vehicle for the fret minded), and an ear for compelling arrangements. There's a smattering of cartoon falsetto and bare-chested emoting but that's to be expected when one is rocking along a primate go-cart trip past giant hairy monsters to a cave where you're served strawberry jam and butter. Yum. *** Dennis Cook, Jambase
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Eenor's title track for his new CD "Monkey to Monkey" hit #1 on Broadjam.com's Electronic Charts in Aug/Sept of 04 - Broadjam.com
The Shot reaches top ten on the Broadjam.com punk charts in Spring of 04 - Broadjam.com
Discography
Eenor "Monkey To Monkey" full length CD/ April 2004
Eenor also appears on all 3 Les Claypools Frog Brigade CD's
"Purple Onion"
"Live Frogs Set 1"
"Live Frogs Set 2 (remake of Pink Floyd's "Animals")
eenor also appears on
Nascar Compilation with Les Claypool
Live from Bonaroo CD and DVD 2002
Les Claypool 5 Gallons of Diesel DVD
Channel 23 "Float" (produced by eenor)
Jill Tracy, "*"
Breakfast, "Sound On" and "Live in S.F."
upcoming releses in 06:
Eenormus Sidecar (new duo debut recorded at The Plant in Sausilito, Ca 02/06)
Hamsa Lila Live
Yard Dogs Road Show CD
Jupiter Rising (Chime-Universal Records)
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Come on a wild ride with one of the hottest up n coming musicians out of California. Formerly the guitarist with Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Eenor has a powerful voice, excitingly original songs, and is a true maverick on the guitar. He has appeared nationwide and been received enthusiastically by audiences all over America. Eenor has appeared at the Bonaroo festival, The Jammies in NYC, CMJ music conference, Gathering of the Vibes, New Orleans Jazzfest, and more....Eenor's brand of Freek Rock is creating a strong buzz in the underground.
Eenor is preparing for the release of his second CD, "Eenormus Sidecar," featuring Tommy Cappel (Yard Dogs Road Show, Extra Action Marching Band) on drums. It was recorded all live to capture the impact of his power duo with Tommy. They recorded at the legendary Plant studios in Sausilto, Ca. The sound is brilliant and full of energy combining elements of electronic music such as break beat, dub, drum n bass, and heavy rock.. It features two new singles, "Birdman of Alcatrazz" and "Spaceman, Not."
Eenor is a new fangled multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and intriguing performer. He has been shaking up the San Francisco underground since the early 90's. He's enjoyed many musical ventures from touring Europe with Plainfield (an infamous S.F. punk band), to studying at the feet of Indian Sarod master Ali Akbar Khan in San Rafael.
From 2000-2003- Eenor performed with The Les Claypool Frog Brigade. He performed on all three of the releases; Live Frogs Set's 1 and 2 (a remake of Pink Floyd's "Animals"), and The Purple Onion, the bands studio album. He is also featured on the Bonaroo 2001 DVD with the Frogs, and the latest DVD compilation "5 Gallons of Diesel." During his tenure with the Frogs, he had the opportunity to perform with luminaries such as Adrian Belew, Stuart Copeland, Ike Willis (Frank Zappa), Trey Anestasio, Mike Gordon, Mike Watt, Buckethead, Jerry Cantrell, Eric McFadden, M.I.R.V., and more... Some tremendous music was made and Eenor consistently wowed the Frog audiences with his original flavor and style.
Eenor's first solo CD "Monkey to Monkey" was released April 1st 2004, and was performed and recorded mostly by Eenor. Tommy helps out on drums for half of the songs, and a few guests from the Bay Area are featured. The sound is stripped down, experimental, and raw. It features blazing guitar work, powerful vocals, and intelligent songs.
contact: eenor23@yahoo.com
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