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Melt-Banana
Japanese noise rock band
Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock[1] band that is known for playing extremely fast noise rock and hardcore punk mixed with experimental, electronica and pop-based song structures.
Yasuko Onuki explained that the banana comes from The Velvet Underground & Nico album cover and Andy Warhol's pop art.
Since forming in 1992 the band has released ten albums and toured worldwide extensively.
History
In 1991, while attending Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Yasuko Onuki started a band called Mizu and, after a short period rehearsing with another guitarist, recruited Ichiro Agata to play guitar in the band.[2] Mizu's original drummer and bass player quit six months after Agata joined, leaving Yasuko to handle the bass and vocal duties until she found bassist Rika.[2] They briefly performed shows around Tokyo without a drummer.
Sudoh Toshiaki then joined as the new drummer in November 1992, and they changed their name to Melt-Banana.[3]
In May 1993, Melt-Banana played a show opening for KK Null of Zeni Geva fame, w