Teeny Shiny

Teeny Shiny
Studio album by
Melt-Banana
ReleasedDecember 12, 2000
GenreNoise rock, punk rock
Length30:20
LabelA-Zap[1]
Melt-Banana chronology
MxBx 1998/13,000 Miles At Light Velocity
(1999) 		Teeny Shiny
(2000) 		Cell-Scape
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork7.1/10[4]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[5]

Teeny Shiny is the fifth album by Melt-Banana, released in 2000.[6]

It contains reworkings of two older songs. "First Contact to Planet Q" was previously recorded as "Sham Bazar", and "Warp, Back Spin" was previously recorded as "Crackhead Up or Down". Both of the songs have the same lyrics but are musically different. They appeared on the Japanese compilation CD Lo-Fi ~Electric Acoustic & Radical~, released in 1995.

At the beginning of "Free the Bee" there is a sped-up sample from the 1984 film Repo Man.

Critical reception

The Sunday Times deemed the album "reliably unhinged, old-school Japanese noise madness ... 11 collisions of electric-toothbrush guitars, police-siren solos, Gatling-gun drumming and kindergarten screeching."[7] The Austin American-Statesman wrote that the band "adds a (very) slight pop edge to their usual chaos."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Free the Bee"3:30
2."Flash Cube, Or Eyeball"2:54
3."Lost In Mirror"2:34
4."First Contact to Planet Q"0:51
5."Warp, Back Spin"1:46
6."Third Attack"1:29
7."Cub, Not Cube"2:50
8."Flip and Hit"1:07
9."Bright Splat (Red Point, Black Dot)"2:30
10."Skit Closed, Windy..."1:02
11."Moon Flavor" (track ends at 3:16; hidden track "Key to Chase" begins at 8:16.)9:45

References

  1. ^ "Melt-Banana". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Teeny Shiny - Melt Banana | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2000-12-12. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 698.
  4. ^ "Melt-Banana: Teeny Shiny: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  5. ^ "Review: Melt-Banana - Teeny Shiny | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  6. ^ "Melt Banana | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Lee, Stewart (28 Jan 2001). "On record". The Sunday Times. Features. p. 22.
  8. ^ Salamon, Jeff (2 Nov 2000). "UPFRONT: QUICK PICKS". Austin American-Statesman. p. 4.