Thursday 13th March 2003, 9.00pm / The Empire Music Hall, Belfast / Tickets £6.50 should be some on the door.
Presented by Skibunny, ENON is John Schmersal, Toko Yasuda and Matt Schutz. Together they forge some traditional rock vocabulary together with samples, electronic creations and an "anything goes" attitude. It¹s a celebration of technology for certain, but not at the expense of the actual songs.
John Schmersal cut his teeth in Brainiac, the Dayton Ohio freakoutfit. After their sad demise John moved to New York City. Debut LP 'Believo' was released in 2000 and much hoopla has since commenced. Toko (previously with Blonde Redhead and The Lapse) and Matt joined in 2001. The addition of Toko on vocals and songwriting has opened up an entire new world of pop frequencies and the resulting new LP 'High Society' (recorded by Eli Janney of Girls Against Boys fame) is a breath of fresh air to human ears.
BLOODTHIRSTY LOVERS are a 3-piece featuring David Shouse, a Memphis music maestro known largely for his time spent heading up The Grifters (Southern/Sub Pop) and Those Bastard Souls (V2). Their self-titled debut LP is released in February 2003 on the Frenchkiss label. (Trainspotter fact: Frenchkiss is run by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav.)
This gig is also part of DigitalT. More stuff on Enon can be found on their official site