''I Am the Fun Blame Monster!'' is the debut album of the band

Menomena Menomena is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, made up of Justin Harris and Danny Seim. Both members of the band share singing duties and frequently swap instruments while recording. In concert, Seim plays drums, while Ha ...

. It was self-released on May 20, 2003 and made available exclusively through online retailer

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. The CD was re-released by

FILMguerrero FILMguerrero is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1998 by John Askew as a way to release ''Ames'', the debut album by Askew's band Tracker. Roster * Gabriel "Naim" Amor * Buellton * Graves * Holy Sons ...

in 2004, and then again by

Barsuk Barsuk Records ( ) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, that was founded by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, in 1998 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawi ...

/FILMguerrero in 2007. A white vinyl LP was released by FILMguerrero in 2005 that featured an origami design by band member

Brent Knopf Ramona Falls is an indie rock project founded by Brent Knopf and based in Portland, Oregon. The band name is taken from a Ramona Falls (Oregon), waterfall located near Mount Hood, a place where Knopf used to hike as a child. Brent Knopf co-founde ...

and hand screen printing/assembly by band member

Danny Seim Lackthereof is the solo project of Danny Seim, a founding member of the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena. History The first six Lackthereof albums were recorded at home and given out to Seim's friends on cassettes and CD-R's. In 2005, FILM ...

. The original run was limited to 500 copies, which sold out. FILMguerrero re-released the LP in 2007 on 180 gram vinyl, but without the intricate packaging. The title is an anagram for "The First Menomena Album." On May 24, 2011, the album was reissued as a double album alongside a bonus DVD. The bonus material features 9 bonus tracks and rare footage of the band's appearances on Portland cable public-access television program ''The Sista Social Show'', a live performance at Portland's Meow-Meow and music videos for the album tracks "Trigga Hiccups" and "Cough Coughing".Barsuk Records: I Am the Fun Blame Monster! (Deluxe Reissue)
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Track listing

#"Cough Coughing" – 3:20 #"The Late Great Libido" – 4:59 #"E. Is Stable" – 5:17 #"Twenty Cell Revolt" – 4:05 #"Strongest Man in the World" – 5:35 #"Oahu" – 5:18 #"Trigga Hiccups" – 4:02 #"Rose" – 2:58 #"The Monkey's Back" – 8:52

Deluxe reissue

# "Shirt" # "Crunka" # "Let's All Unite!" # "The Ladder" # "Sepia" # "Nebali" # "Divad" # "Tung Track" # "Posh Isolation"

Accolades

Personnel

* Brent Knopf - leading vocals, multi-instrumentalist * Justin Harris - bass guitar, guitar * Danny Seim - drums

References

External links

* {{Authority control Menomena albums 2003 debut albums