MELT-BANANA

MELT-BANANA

MELT-BANANA (メルトバナナ) (also known as MxBx) is a Japanese noise rock band, signed to A-ZAP Records in Japan and Skin Graft Records in the United States.

Members

• Onuki Yasuko (Vocals)
• Agata Ichirou (Guitar, Effects)
• Hamamoto Rika (Bass)

Former Members

• Sudoh Toshiaki (Drums; 1992-1997)
• Watchma Oshima (Drums; 1998-2000)

Information

In 1991, Onuki Yasuko started a band called Mizu and recruited Agata Ichirou to play guitar in the band. Mizu's original drummer and bass player quit, leaving Yasuko to handle the bass and vocal duties until she found bassist Hamamoto Rika. In 1992 they changed their name to MELT-BANANA.

In May 1993, they played a show opening for KK Null, who was impressed enough to immediately offer them a deal with his label, and introduced them to Mark Fischer of Skin Graft Records.

In 2007 they recorded the song "Hair-Cat (Cause the Wolf Is a Cat!)" for Perfect Hair Forever on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup

They have worked with a diverse range of artists, including Merzbow, John Zorn, Agathe Max, Mike Patton, and Discordance Axis.

Discography

MELT-BANANA promoting Scratch or Stitch (1995)

MELT-BANANA Live

Albums

• [1994.09.xx] Speak Squeak Creak
• [1995.10.21] Scratch or Stitch
• [1998.10.27] Charlie
• [2000.12.12] Teeny Shiny
• [2003.06.10] Cell-Scape
• [2007.04.24] Bambi's Dilemma

Live Albums

• [1994.09.xx] Cactuses Come in Flocks
• [1999.02.16] MxBx 1998/13,000 Miles at Light Velocity
• [2009.11.03] MELT-BANANA Lite Live Ver 0.0

Best Albums

• [2005.05.17] 13 Hedgehogs (MxBx Singles 1994–1999)

EPs

• [1994.09.xx] HEDGEHOG
• [1995.07.xx] It's in the Pillcase
• [1996.11.xx] UNTITLED (piano one)
• [1997.10.xx] ELEVENTH
• [1998.10.xx] DEAD SPEX
• [2002.10.xx] 666
• [2006.02.xx] Ai no Uta (アイノウタ; Love Song)
• [2009.10.xx] inital t.

Split EPs

• [1994.10.22] Split With GOD IS MY CO-PILOT
• [1995.10.xx] Split With PENCILNECK
• [1995.10.xx] Split With DISCORDANCE AXIS
• [1996.09.xx] Split With TARGET SHOPPERS
• [1996.10.xx] Split With STILLUPPSTEYPA
• [1997.09.xx] Split With Plainfield
• [1998.03.xx] Split With XEROBOT
• [1998.04.xx] MOST WANTED WORLD WIDE
• [2001.08.xx] Split With THREE STUDIES FOR A CRUCIFIXION
• [2001.11.xx] Split With Dynamite Anna and the Bone Machine
• [2001.11.04] Split With Daemien Frost
• [2002.01.xx] Split With THE LOCUST
• [2002.10.xx] Split With BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE
• [2004.11.xx] Split With NARCOSIS
• [2005.07.xx] Quick Quick Slow Death
• [2005.08.xx] Split With Fantômas
• [2007.07.xx] Q./A.
• [2009.08.xx] Split Series Part 2

External links

• Official Website
• Official Facebook
• Official Twitter
• Official MySpace