| Melt-Banana Lite Live Ver 0.0 | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Melt-Banana |
| Cover: | File:Melt-Banana Lite Live ver 0.0 album art.jpg |
| Released: | November 3, 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Length: | 27:21 |
| Label: | A-Zap |
| Prev Title: | Bambi's Dilemma |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Fetch |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Melt-Banana Lite Live ver 0.0 is a live album by Melt-Banana. It was released on November 3, 2009.
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;[1] some shows additionally replaced the drum kit with a drum machine.[2] 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.[1] 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.[2]
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."