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You don't listen to Melt Banana's tunes as much as get waylaid by them in an experience akin to getting pelted with punk-rock bricks. The band's warp-speed grind combines rocket-fuel guitars with the agonized whelp of frontwoman Yasuko Onuki in a kind

The Japanese noise-rock outfit is our kind of weird.

Melt-Banana often sounds like an early ’80s hardcore 45 played at 78 rpm. At other times they sound like a hyperactive five-year-old playing a video game while a badger attacks a drum kit and an infant screams in your ear.

                            In Part 2 of our 5-part look back at Steve Hopson's Fun Fun Fun Fest photos we revisit 2009, the year of Melt Banana, Shonen Knife, Les Savy Fav, Mika Miko, Neon Indian and Street Dogs . [ more › ]

Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page Singer Yasuko Onuki (Yako for short) and guitarist Ichirou Agata have been making music together as Melt-Banana for nearly two decades, but the experimental noise rock band from Tokyo, Japan hasn't exactly mellowed over the years. MxBx has built a devoted fanbase around the world in large part thanks to its ...

Melt-Banana + Rabble Rabble + Swimsuit Edition at Subterranean | Live review

Kaisoku Tokyo pride themselves on blazing through their setlist so fast that you can almost see smoke rising off their instruments when they're done. Combining the terse punk power of Melt-Banana with the bounciness of Polysics, their supercharged performances last around 15 minutes (with most songs clocking in at just over the one-minute mark) but pack such a punch that they leave audiences ...

For Japanese music acts, success abroad has traditionally been the reserve of noise-rock bands such as Boredoms and Melt-Banana, for whom potential barriers like language or cultural disparities do little to hinder their pursuit of abstraction. More conventional Japanese indie bands have traditionally fared less well in the West, which is why it's so refreshing to see several acts on the verge ...

[ December 11, 2010; 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] "CYBERNE started off in Osaka, Japan Since 1999, they have been developing their own vision of what they call Japanese Aggressive Psycho-rhythm, with influences ranging from Dazzling Killmen and Melt Banana to Jesus Lizard and Zeni Geva." myspace.com/cyberne listen to CYBERNE's Jazzling (from the 2009 album LAW) Click & Listen!Cyberne - Jazzling

The excellent Brainwash Festival, which takes place at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, celebrates its fifth birthday this year and already, the first indications suggest it could possibly be their best line-up yet.