Following the release of their first album "Believo!" in 2000, Calhoon left the band, and was replaced by Toko Yasuda on vocals and bass, and Matt Schulz on drums; with this line up, Enon released "High Society" in 2002.
Lee left the band, and Enon went on to release "Hocus Pocus" in 2003, and a collection of rare material entitled "Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence" was released in 2005.
Enon performed on an October 2008 episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! titled "Robot".
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.
In 2011 and 2012, Toko 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.
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15 Diamond Raft
Enon Lyrics
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Inside their picture frames
And every other day
That ever went or came
The river's turning black
And never turning back
Dragging the ball and chain
They weathered salt and rain
Then drifted down the drain
The little diamond raft
Is never floating back
The opening lines of Enon's 'Diamond Raft' paint a bleak picture of sameness and mundanity, where every day seems to be a copy of every other day, indistinguishable inside the frames of the clouds. The imagery of the clouds as frames serves to reinforce the feeling that life is stuck in a rut, and that the world outside is as unchangeable as a painting. The river's black waters further drive home the idea of a world at a standstill, with no possibility of progress or improvement.
The second verse brings in images of travel and escape, but they too are met with failure and disappointment. Trains and boats are weighed down by a ball and chain, making any journey more difficult and arduous. Even after confronting hardship and the forces of nature, the little diamond raft is unable to return to its starting point, and floats away into the unknown. The song is a poignant reminder that sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we are unable to change the course of our lives, and must accept our fate with grace.
Line by Line Meaning
The clouds all look the same
All days seem similar, without any variation.
Inside their picture frames
Like a picture being constantly repeated with no change.
And every other day
All the other similar days.
That ever went or came
Refers to past days and times that have come and gone.
The river's turning black
Refers to a deteriorating environment around the river.
And never turning back
The damage being done cannot be reversed.
The travel boat and train
A traditional method of transport to move from place to place.
Dragging the ball and chain
The struggles and difficulties these traditional methods entail.
They weathered salt and rain
They have experienced times of hardship and difficulty.
Then drifted down the drain
They were discarded as more efficient modes of transportation evolved.
The little diamond raft
A small and precious vessel in contrast to the old transport modes.
Is never floating back
It is now the preferred, more modern mode of transportation that won't be replaced by older modes.
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Joel Johnson
on Knock That Door
Yup... just another good song by Enon. But wait! This song is an all-time great. I searched Enon on Spotify, and I knew all the top 5 most popular songs but this one. I knew and liked all the other top 5 Enon songs, so I just listened to this and didn't begin to regret it.
jerm
on Spanish Boots
Opportunity nooses than hang beyond the shade(?)
Machiavellian stooges that feign whatever's said
South Floridian ruses with nothing left to sell
Polynesian(?) amusements that fall under the spell
Having the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same kind of aim
At the game dealt
And mainly for yourself
For the better of your health
Vanished loot are the riches
That lay upon the breast
Spanish Boots for the witches
That kiss before the test
Gotta loom on the fixes
Bare waste and so severe
Minor shoots at the pieces
Lies burnt to stay, oh it's all so in vain
That it's the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same pile of names at the game,
Hell, then mainly for yourself
For the better of your health
Oh it's the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same pile of names at the game,
Hell, then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same conversation,
The same hell
Then mainly for yourself
Oh it's the same pile of names at the game,
Hell, then mainly for yourself
For the better of your health