Melt-Banana

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Tokyo, Japan (1992 – present)

Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock group founded in 1992 by friends attending Tokyo University for Foreign Language. Their hyperactive music palette draws influences from experimental rock, grindcore, no wave, psychedelic, hardcore punk, and post-punk.

Melt-Banana has released 9 full-length albums, (Including a re-release of a very early improvised and studio tracks, and a compilation of EPs) and 23 EPs (a number of which are splits with other bands). In 1997 they created their own recording company, A-Zap, and re-issued all of their previously released albums, except Scratch or Stitch, which can be found on the noise rock record label Skin Graft Records. One month later Sudoh quit, and the band has had different drummers helping for tours and recordings since. They do massive U.S. tours yearly, do frequent European tours, and do smaller Japanese tours (traveling in Japan is quite expensive).

Melt-Banana’s music falls under what many call “noise rock” or “noisecore.” Both terms refer to music that blends rock, noise music, and other genres. Agata overlaps two different guitar riffs most of the time, and also belts out a seemingly spontaneously chosen selection of sound effects (or selected randomly by a computer program or even selecting snippets of tape from a black bag, but this is unlikely), almost all made through his guitar and large amount of effects pedals. Yasuko O.

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Dirtynigress wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Funny how they had zero guitars on their latest live album then. Agata is creative, but he's a pedal pusher.

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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Yeah, pretty much.

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MarsilVendeur wrote:
Tuesday morning

Without Agata Melt-Banana would be little more than basic J-Rock.

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ottosox wrote:
Monday morning

Don't forget Rika, I love her bass playing. Plus she's a cutie.

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Dead_Dogs_Two wrote:
Saturday evening

Sparks is right, Agata is a crazy awesome guitarist and his importance to MxBx should never be underestimated.

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
7 days ago

I wouldn't say that. I mean... have you heard Agata play guitar? I think that's a pretty defining element of Melt-Banana. All three of 'em make the band. (That's kinda obvious, but you know what I mean.)

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ex-psycho wrote:
9 days ago

yea its really all about yasuko

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appleseedwormin wrote:
9 days ago

Yeah, they did do a cover of Monkey Man.

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FootToFace wrote:
10 days ago

"Their music is SO amazing, but Yasuko's voice really spoils it D: I don't like it, one bit D:" What the fuck are you on? Yasuko's voice makes this band.

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Lietvyris wrote:
13 days ago

"Lite Live Ver 0.0", it's great album.

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
15 days ago

Who hasn't?

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Dead_Dogs_Two wrote:
16 days ago

I have, just over the past month or so, developed a massive crush on Yasuko.

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Yikko wrote:
16 days ago

vv FUCK YOU

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theratbag wrote:
17 days ago

Their music is SO amazing, but Yasuko's voice really spoils it D: I don't like it, one bit D:

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nuclearcabbage wrote:
18 days ago

i missed out :(

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
20 days ago

Although that would be amazing.

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
21 days ago

If it was a Specials song then it was most likely Monkey Man. I can't really see Melt-Banana covering Ghost Town or A Message To You Rudy.

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MRchylerDNA wrote:
21 days ago

the song was a specials song... can't remember the one at this moment... umps

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parker53 wrote:
21 days ago

i dont think the very last song was a cover

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mistatwinkies wrote:
21 days ago

saw them last night, they were awesome! anyone know what the second cover was? (the first one was monkey man). and @Dirtynigress: Afrirampo wishes they were as good as MxBx tbh

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