Gifts From Enola
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Gifts From Enola is a four-piece instrumental
post-rock
band from Harrisonburg, Virginia
. Their music is characterised with a strong riff-orientated guitar sound along with the soft-loud approach prevalent in some post-rock. They have released three full length albums and a split album. In July 2010, the band released their self-titled third full-length album.
In 2007 the band went on their first U.S tour which increased national awareness of the band.
Gifts From Enola were one of the first bands to be signed by the influential indie record label The Mylene Sheath
. In March 2008 Gifts From Enola released a split album with the post-rock band You.May.Die.In.The.Desert which was titled 'Harmonic Motion Vol. 1' and was released nationwide through Differential records. This was followed by a vinyl re-release of Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind by The Mylene Sheath on 3 June 2008. The re-release was a vinyl exclusive limited to 500 copies: 100 on clear vinyl with black and blue splatter available exclusively from the band at concerts, 150 on clear vinyl with gray haze and clear with white haze available exclusively from The Mylene Sheath webstore, and 250 on gray vinyl. Both of the exclusive versions sold out very quickly and the re-release cemented the band as a stalwart of the emerging post-rock genre. The release of both these albums increased both national and international appreciation of the band.
Immediately after releasing Harmonic Motion Vol. 1, the band started writing and recording material for their next album. The band took a break from recording during the summer of 2008 to go on a nationwide tour of the United States before returning to the studio to finish recording in late 2008.
The results of these efforts were released by The Mylene Sheath on June 23, 2009 and titled From Fathoms
. As with most other Mylene Sheath releases From Fathoms was released on limited edition colored vinyl as well as on CD. The album was limited to 500 copies on 2xLP and 2000 on CD. The vinyl colors were 100 in swamp green/translucent ice blue swirl and translucent orange/brown swirl which was available exclusive through the band on their supporting tour, 100 translucent deep blue and translucent forest green available exclusively from The Mylene Sheath webstore and 300 on half swamp green and half opaque navy blue. As with the re-release of Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind, the exclusive versions sold out very quickly. The album was critically hailed and received positive reviews.
In March 2009 Jud Mason replaced Jordan on drums and the band added Tim Skirven on keyboards. The release of From Fathoms was accompanied with a nine-week nationwide tour during which the band traveled around the country on a school bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil. In late 2009 Tim left and the band returned to having four members.
In the lead-up to the release of their third album they played a series of shows in the USA, including three sold-out shows at SXSW, the world renowned independent music festival, one of which was a label showcase for The Mylene Sheath, and featured labelmates Junius
and Caspian
as well as other shows in the area with bands such as If These Trees Could Talk
.
In June 2010 pre-orders for the third full-length album by the band went on sale at The Mylene Sheath. The album is titled Gifts From Enola and as with most Mylene Sheath releases was released on limited edition vinyl and CD. The vinyl is limited to 500 copies, 100 in baby blue available exclusively from the label online store. 300 on opaque orange vinyl and 100 on orange splatter vinyl available only from the band at concerts. The continued appeal of the band is visible by the fact that the baby blue version of the album sold out within hours of being put up for pre-order.
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band from Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
. Their music is characterised with a strong riff-orientated guitar sound along with the soft-loud approach prevalent in some post-rock. They have released three full length albums and a split album. In July 2010, the band released their self-titled third full-length album.
History
Gifts From Enola was formed by friends Andrew Barnes and Nate Dominy while in their freshman year in college in late 2005. After starting to perform and record in 2006, they added CJ DeLuca and Jordan Endahl to the lineup and recorded their first album 'Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind' which they self-released later that year. Loyal Eyes was commercially well received, and led to them being named 'pick of the month' for September 2006 by the prominent music website TheSilentBallet.com.In 2007 the band went on their first U.S tour which increased national awareness of the band.
Gifts From Enola were one of the first bands to be signed by the influential indie record label The Mylene Sheath
The Mylene Sheath
The Mylene Sheath is an independent record label, founded by Joel Proper and Lindsay Palmer. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, Kentucky and recently relocated to Athens, Georgia...
. In March 2008 Gifts From Enola released a split album with the post-rock band You.May.Die.In.The.Desert which was titled 'Harmonic Motion Vol. 1' and was released nationwide through Differential records. This was followed by a vinyl re-release of Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind by The Mylene Sheath on 3 June 2008. The re-release was a vinyl exclusive limited to 500 copies: 100 on clear vinyl with black and blue splatter available exclusively from the band at concerts, 150 on clear vinyl with gray haze and clear with white haze available exclusively from The Mylene Sheath webstore, and 250 on gray vinyl. Both of the exclusive versions sold out very quickly and the re-release cemented the band as a stalwart of the emerging post-rock genre. The release of both these albums increased both national and international appreciation of the band.
Immediately after releasing Harmonic Motion Vol. 1, the band started writing and recording material for their next album. The band took a break from recording during the summer of 2008 to go on a nationwide tour of the United States before returning to the studio to finish recording in late 2008.
The results of these efforts were released by The Mylene Sheath on June 23, 2009 and titled From Fathoms
From Fathoms
From Fathoms is the second studio album by American post rock band Gifts From Enola. It was released in 2009.-Track listing:#"Benthos" - 5:15#"Weightless Frame" - 4:55 #"Weightless Thought" - 5:41#"Trieste" - 12:00#"Resurface" - 7:13...
. As with most other Mylene Sheath releases From Fathoms was released on limited edition colored vinyl as well as on CD. The album was limited to 500 copies on 2xLP and 2000 on CD. The vinyl colors were 100 in swamp green/translucent ice blue swirl and translucent orange/brown swirl which was available exclusive through the band on their supporting tour, 100 translucent deep blue and translucent forest green available exclusively from The Mylene Sheath webstore and 300 on half swamp green and half opaque navy blue. As with the re-release of Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind, the exclusive versions sold out very quickly. The album was critically hailed and received positive reviews.
In March 2009 Jud Mason replaced Jordan on drums and the band added Tim Skirven on keyboards. The release of From Fathoms was accompanied with a nine-week nationwide tour during which the band traveled around the country on a school bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil. In late 2009 Tim left and the band returned to having four members.
In the lead-up to the release of their third album they played a series of shows in the USA, including three sold-out shows at SXSW, the world renowned independent music festival, one of which was a label showcase for The Mylene Sheath, and featured labelmates Junius
Junius (band)
Junius is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The bands name is taken after Junius, the pseudonym of a political writer who lived during the late 1700's.-History:...
and Caspian
Caspian (band)
Caspian is an instrumental post-rock band from Beverly, Massachusetts. Since 2003 Caspian have released 2 full-length albums, an EP and a split 7".-Early History 2003-2004:...
as well as other shows in the area with bands such as If These Trees Could Talk
If These Trees Could Talk
If These Trees Could Talk is an instrumental post-rock band from Akron, Ohio. The band self-released their debut self-titled EP, If These Trees Could Talk, in 2006...
.
In June 2010 pre-orders for the third full-length album by the band went on sale at The Mylene Sheath. The album is titled Gifts From Enola and as with most Mylene Sheath releases was released on limited edition vinyl and CD. The vinyl is limited to 500 copies, 100 in baby blue available exclusively from the label online store. 300 on opaque orange vinyl and 100 on orange splatter vinyl available only from the band at concerts. The continued appeal of the band is visible by the fact that the baby blue version of the album sold out within hours of being put up for pre-order.
Present-day
The band has just released a new full-length album titled 'Gifts From Enola', and has embarked on a supporting tour of the U.S, Europe and Japan.Discography
- Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind - CD - self-released (2006)
- Harmonic Motion Vol.1 - CD - Differential Records (2008)
- Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind - 2xLP - The Mylene Sheath (2008)
- From FathomsFrom FathomsFrom Fathoms is the second studio album by American post rock band Gifts From Enola. It was released in 2009.-Track listing:#"Benthos" - 5:15#"Weightless Frame" - 4:55 #"Weightless Thought" - 5:41#"Trieste" - 12:00#"Resurface" - 7:13...
- 2xLP/CD - The Mylene Sheath (2009) - Gifts from Enola - CD/LP - The Mylene Sheath (2010)