Melt Banana - Classic or Dud?

everyone's on the internet are saying the album is great.

now i say that too.

this album reminding how much Marnie Stern owes to MB. Not even sure it's a conscious thing w her, but so much of this sounds like tighter, no-nonsense (and less pop, but that's not really where I'm going w this) takes on what she does

how is the show these days? missed the gig last night due to my car getting towed and being overdrawn, so somebody say they are not as good in 2k13, thx

they are not as good in 2k13, thx

(never saw them, just to make you feel better)

I've seen them about ten times over the yrs and last night, while certainly different, was still great and as awe-inspiring in its way as the "classic" line-up. It was insanely loud, almost too loud, approaching Sunn-levels. When I read about "crazy" dance music or electronic music or what have you, it never sounds particularly crazy or intense to but MB was very crazy and intense last night.

Glad I went.

I can confirm that they are brainblastingly good in 2K13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66nVdjVHs48&hd=1

Nice clip! I'm excited to see them for the first time this week.

that was like the 3rd and 4th song of the set, things got crazier from there. kind of impressed with a vocalist and guitarist keeping up that kind of energy level over an entire set with just backing tracks.

My first show is tonight. Got roped into working the door but it still should be amazing. And now free!

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-01/enhanced/webdr06/9/11/enhanced-buzz-10821-1389283254-23.jpg

Just bought the new album and it sounds great but I probably missed a tour? Did they come to glasgow last year?

don't think they've played in the uk in the last 3 or 4 years or so

they are playing london in may though.

can't remember if i missed them last time or not - haven't heard the duo stuff, don't know if i fancy seeing them in that format

They're touring over there soon.

london date, 28th may 2014: https://babayaga.ticketabc.com/events/baba-yagas-hut-pr-20/

Played Supersonic in 2012, I think? Set of two halves, first set was in the style which has ended up being 'new' Melt-Banana, and second set was the full band 'old' Melt-Banana.

Forget that, must have been an earlier year than that because they played in the pool.

2014
20/05 Colchester Arts Centre
21/05 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
22/05 Glasgow Mono
23/05 Newcastle Cluny 2
24/05 Manchester Fat Out Festival
25/05 Birmingham Rainbow Warehouse
27/05 Sheffield Queens Social Club
28/05 London Heaven
29/05 Norwich Arts Centre
30/05 Bristol Fleece
31/05 Cambridge Portland Arms
01/06 Southampton Joiners
02/06 Brighton Green Door Store

(from facebook)

Finished listening to the album. It might be the best one I've heard yet (still need 3 or 4 of the early albums) but definitely the most consistent I've heard, quite a bit heavier I'd say. Really brilliant.

Bought a ticket to their upcoming show. It will be my second time.

Does anyone sit and read the lyrics? Really difficult to follow.

"Candy Gun" showed up in my Spotify discover playlist, thank you for introducing me, Spotify.

that may be my least favorite song on fetch but it's still great!

Woot!

Saw melt Banana at the garage with DJ scotch egg. Always meant to catch then again. That was 2005 but tonight is the night.

They are doing their own merch. They scare me, slightly.

are they still playing as a duo?

xp I also saw Melt-Banana at the Garage in 2005 but it was the other night with Narcosis/I'm Being Good/Bullet Union. I saw them a few years ago as a duo around the time Fetch came out. Think that was the 3rd time I saw them? Was thinking of going to see them in Brighton on this tour but timing wasn't good.

it's so hot my banana definitely feels like it's melting today

xp to self in fact this is documented upthread back in 2005

just the two of them, yes. agata with the facemask and guitar and yasuko doing everything else via midi(?) and that controller thing she uses (one-handed) that looks like a playstation portable.

they were loud and bright and pixel perfect again last night but something didn't click for me and i was paying less attention to what they were doing than to how they were doing it. and the obvious hard work they've put in and all the practice (neither put a beat wrong) just detracted somehow. the 300 other people there seemed to be really into it though.

they were on the merch desk until the support band finished and then spent the interval sorting out their own gear. a minute after they finished agata was back on the desk and yasuko was breaking her stuff down. made me wonder whether the entire tour was just the two of them doing everything on their own (and how lonely that would be).

(it's a Numark Orbit - https://www.facebook.com/NumarkOrbit/posts/638933552825050 )