Melt-Banana Lite Live Ver 0.0

Melt-Banana Lite Live Ver 0.0
Live album by
Melt-Banana
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Recorded2009
Length27:21
LabelA-Zap
Melt-Banana chronology
Bambi's Dilemma
(2007) 		Melt-Banana Lite Live Ver 0.0
(2009) 		Fetch
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Sound[1]

Melt-Banana Lite Live ver 0.0 is a live album by Melt-Banana. It was released on November 3, 2009.[2]

Background and recording

Melt-Banana perform some of their shows under the name "Melt-Banana Lite", an alternate configuration of the band that replaces guitars and drums with samplers and synthesizers;[3] some shows additionally replaced the drum kit with a drum machine.[4] This set-up was prompted, in part, by the difficulties of transporting instruments while touring, and a desire to make it easier and more convenient.[3] Musically, the style was suggested by vocalist Yasuko Onuki, who made some demos that featured only drums, a theremin and her vocals. As Onuki came up with the idea ahead of a planned tour with drummer Dave Witte, guitarist Ichirou Agata believed she wanted to highlight the speed of Witte's drumming by removing the guitars. After their tour with Witte, Melt-Banana continued to play shows under the new configuration, typically with a drum machine.[4]

Reception

Alex Deller of Rock Sound gave it a 7/10, saying that despite the change in instruments, "this is still the bat-shit crazy Melt-Banana that have had you crawling the walls for the best part of 15 years."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Melt-Banana

No.TitleLength
1."Feedback Deficiency"3:03
2."T for Tone"0:15
3."Slide Down"0:55
4."One Drop, One Life"1:05
5."Dig a Pit"1:11
6."In Store"4:41
7."Cat and the Blood"3:30
8."Chain Keeper"1:31
9."Dog Song"1:19
10."Lock the Head"0:27
11."Last Target on the Last Day"5:08
12."Humming Jackalope, Waiting for the Storm..."4:16

References

  1. ^ a b Deller, Alex (21 December 2009). "MELT-BANANA - LITE LIVE VER 0.0". Rock Sound. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ Melt-Banana Lite Live Ver 0.0 at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Hale, Christine (14 December 2009). "MELT BANANA: NONE OF US HAVE BLOWN OUT OUR EARS". L.A. Record. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Robson, Daniel (17 October 2013). "Melt-Banana Return with a New Record and No Plans to Kill Any More Deer". Noisey. Retrieved 19 January 2020.