Band Name: Melt-Banana
Music Album: Cactuses Come In Flocks
Album Release Date: July 1999
Music Genre: Rock Thrash Grindcore Noise Hardcore
Record Label: A-Zap Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 32 Tracks CD Album Reissue
Melt-Banana is a band from Tokyo, Japan. They were formed around 1991/1992 by singer Yasuko Onuki. Yasuko soon met guitar player Ichirou Agata and they also teamed up with bassist Rika. In the early stages they performed under the name Mizu. Famous noise musician KK Null (of Zeni Geva) took notice and arranged for them to fly to Chicago, USA to work with Steve Albini on their first album "Speak Squeak Creak" (1994) which Null released on his own label Nux Organization. Their second album "Scratch or Stitch" was released on cult label Skin Graft and since then they've released all their albums on their own A-Zap Records. They first got big notice on their US tour with Mr. Bungle.
The core sound of Melt-Banana is punk and the distinct "puppy-yelping" vocals shouted by Yasuko coupled with Agata's charcteristic guitar playing using a wide array of special effects pedals which often sound something like hip-hop/scratching has given them a very large cult following over the world. They have collaborated with Merzbow, John Zorn and Otomo Yoshihide among others, all big names in the "noise scene". And with 6 studio albums, 2 live albums, 20+ singles, EPs, splits and collaborations under their belt they continue to pour out their music and tour frequently.
Recently they have played several shows under the name MELT-BANANA Lite. This is when they perform without any guitar or bass and just using drums/vocals and an array of electronics an (...)
| 1 | Just GRUB & RUN | 0:53 |
| 2 | Talk Like POP | 0:51 |
| 3 | Shining Hatcher | 0:46 |
| 4 | F. Part One | 0:40 |
| 5 | To The CORE | 0:40 |
| 6 | F. Part Two | 1:09 |
| 7 | SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU | 0:29 |
| 8 | BUNNY Wasted A Month Waiting | 1:14 |
| 9 | Party-Hat | 0:47 |
| 10 | Shouting About Love | 0:27 |
| 11 | Sonic Turtle | 0:45 |
| 12 | Bored Elephant | 1:43 |
| 13 | Up AND Down, 1,2,3..... | 1:21 |
| 14 | 1 To 11 | 0:56 |
| 15 | Dried Up WATER PARK | 1:14 |
| 16 | How To Say "Rip Them Off", RePeat After Me | 0:29 |
| 17 | INTERVAL......... | 3:00 |
| 18 | Locoweed In The Bottle | 0:22 |
| 19 | KETCHUP-Mess | 1:21 |
| 20 | WE LOVE CHOCO-PA! | 0:14 |
| 21 | No Way To Hear | 0:11 |
| 22 | We Had Tails In The Old DAYS | 0:53 |
| 23 | So Far So Bad So WHAT? | 0:27 |
| 24 | FROG Swims The River Down GIGGLING | 1:07 |
| 25 | I HATE IT! (Long Version) | 1:38 |
| 26 | Who Cares? | 0:21 |
| 27 | FMFYYD | 0:06 |
| 28 | PIE WAR | 0:48 |
| 29 | Ants Living In A Narrow BOX | 0:49 |
| 30 | Crayfish SONG | 0:29 |
| 31 | 6 Feet LONG For Her Neck | 0:17 |
| 32 | PICNIC With PANIC (Long Version) | 1:49 |
Originally released in 1994 on a label in U.K. called Chocolate Monk as a cassette tape.
One side (1 to 16) is a live recording at an improvisation festival in November 1992 in a small room at Tokyo Univ. of F.S., recorded by a portable DAT recorder with one stereo microphone. The other side (18 to 32) is a recording by 4tr. Multi-recorder in June-July 1994 for this album.
℗ 1999 A-ZAP Records © 1998 Iguana Coax Music (BMI)
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