Band Name: Melt-Banana
Music Album: 13 Hedgehogs (MxBx Singles 1994-1999)
Album Release Date: December 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock Hardcore Noise Grindcore Experimental
Record Label: A-Zap Records
Album Release Country: Japan
Music Record Type: 56 Tracks CD
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 (...)
| 7" Single "Hedgehog" | ||
| 1 | Stick Out | 0:48 |
| 2 | So Unfilial Rule | 0:14 |
| 3 | Mind Thief | 1:44 |
| 4 | Screw, Loose | 0:23 |
| 5 | Scrubber | 0:16 |
| 6 | Pierced Eye | 2:11 |
| Split 7" Single With God Is My Co-Pilot | ||
| 7 | Ketchup-Mess | 1:16 |
| 8 | First Defy | 0:10 |
| 9 | Iguana In Trouble | 1:26 |
| 7" Single "It's In The Pillcase" | ||
| 10 | It's In The Pillcase | 1:17 |
| 11 | Rush &→ Warp | 1:04 |
| 12 | Picnic In Panic | 2:00 |
| Split 7" Single With Discordance Axis | ||
| 13 | Buddhism Core | 0:55 |
| 14 | Hangnail (Let It Go) | 0:39 |
| 15 | No One Wants Next One | 0:38 |
| 16 | Sicklist On Fire | 1:06 |
| 17 | One Dimensional | 0:20 |
| 18 | Not D, But M, Also S | 0:43 |
| Split 7" Single With Pencilneck | ||
| 19 | Mind Thief (Live) | 1:35 |
| 20 | P-pop-slop (Live) | 1:29 |
| Split 7" Single With Target Shoppers | ||
| 21 | Making Fuss, Fuss, Fuss | 0:37 |
| 22 | Turtle Vs. Bunny (Who Won?) | 0:56 |
| 23 | Pig To Dog | 0:19 |
| 24 | Bird-like Monkey In Cave, Singing In Drops | 2:06 |
| Split 10" Single With Stilluppsteypa | ||
| 25 | Bad Gut Missed Fist. | 1:09 |
| 26 | It's Not My Fault. | 0:22 |
| 27 | Neck On Me. | 0:26 |
| 28 | Stop The Cook-cu Test. | 0:25 |
| 29 | No Doubt. | 1:03 |
| 30 | Scooped Brain In A Cup. | 1:02 |
| 31 | Capital 1060. | 0:53 |
| 32 | How To Parlare. | 0:27 |
| 33 | I Say, "Shoot!" | 0:40 |
| 34 | Minus-minus-to One. | 0:23 |
| 35 | Call Me Please-6824. | 0:22 |
| 36 | Popsy Teeth In Red. | 0:19 |
| 37 | Blackout Screen. | 1:56 |
| 38 | To Be Continued? | 0:24 |
| 7" Single "Untitled (Piano One)" | ||
| 39 | $10 A Pile (AX Version) | 2:00 |
| 40 | Disposable Weathercock (Helpful 80 Points Version) | 4:05 |
| Split 7" Single With Plainfield | ||
| 41 | Y-axis | 0:29 |
| 42 | Aquatic Bee | 1:51 |
| 7" Single "Eleventh" | ||
| 43 | Wedge! | 1:57 |
| 44 | Seesaw Semiology | 0:59 |
| 45 | Cough, Coughed, Coughing | 0:54 |
| 46 | Q For Quinine | 1:00 |
| 47 | Bird-like-monkey / Part 2 | 0:07 |
| 48 | Least Clipper | 1:47 |
| 49 | Babby Buggy Spitted | 1:18 |
| 50 | Drill The Dentist | 0:39 |
| Split 5" Single With Xerobot | ||
| 51 | Last Finger Split | 1:47 |
| Split 7" Single With Killout Trash | ||
| 52 | Wrest The Fist (Just For Reflection) | 4:04 |
| 7" Single "Dead Spex" | ||
| 53 | Dead Spex | 1:01 |
| 54 | Sonic Brain Burst | 1:11 |
| 55 | Ether Twisted | 1:11 |
| 56 | Shoot The Moon | 0:58 |
6 panel poster sleeve.
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