MELT-BANANA is a band based in Tokyo JAPAN, consisted by Yako who sings and Agata who is playing the guitar. So far, they have been exploring music world, putting out 9 albums and more than 20 singles, taking a part in many compilations. MELT-BANANA’s sound is pretty intense. And their music attracts people who are venturers of music and who desire to feel something from music and who just love music. So that, they also have many fans in musicians. Some people say that MELT-BANANA is a musician for musicians, but I don’t think so. It is the fact that many of well-known musicians like MELT-BANANA, such as Lou Reed, Underworld, John Zorn, the TOOL, Mike Patton, the Melvins, the Wire, etc... But without such a distinction, anyone can enjoy MELT-BANANA if they have a passion to see the possibility of music.

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These days, MELT-BANANA is performing some of their shows under the name of MELT-BANANA Lite, and they have released its live album called MELT-BANANA Lite LIVE: ver.0.0 in 2009. This album is a live recording of it. MELT-BANANA Lite is not usual MELT-BANANA: there is drums, vocal, and no guitars but samplers and synth. It is different but, at the same time, I definitely feel MELT-BANANA when I listen to it. Sometimes their sound is talked relating to Japanimation by their fans, and MELT-BANANA Lite also has that taste with their hyper tension. Compared with regular MELT-BANANA, I think the way how they approach in MELT-BANANA Lite is different, but it seems that the core part of music is the same. It is like, watching the ocean view under water, not watching from the land. One of their fans said that MELT-BANANA is a punk band who wants to play noise music, and MELT-BANANA Lite is a noise band who wants to play punk music. MELT-BANANA Lite will show you another face of MELT-BANANA, with more flexible, more concentrated, and free minds. It seems that they step forward trying to find a new possibility of music for them. Yako said to me, “There are so many things to do as there are so many interesting things, but the important thing is to figure out what I really want to do now. Life is short and we don’t have enough time to get everything, you know.” Where are they heading? You will see at their shows of upcoming tour. Check out their shows. It will be interesting to see to where MELT-BANANA is heading and find out what is in their minds now. [text by R.Fujimaki]