Melt-Banana discography explained

Artist:Melt-Banana
Studio:8
Live:2
Compilation:2
Ep:27

The discography of Melt-Banana, a Japanese noise rock band, consists of eight studio albums, two live albums and numerous EPs and singles.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Speak Squeak Creak
  • Released: 9 September 1994
  • Label: NUX Organization (NUX-D9), A-Zap (AZ-0004)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Cactuses Come in Flocks
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Chocolate Monk (CHOC 30), A-Zap (AZ-0002)
  • Formats: Cassette, CD, LP, digital download
Scratch or Stitch
  • Released: 21 October 1995
  • Label: Meldac (MECI-25041), Skin Graft (GR 34)
  • Formats: CD, LP
Charlie
  • Released: 27 October 1998
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0001)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Teeny Shiny
  • Released: 12 December 2000
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0003)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Cell-Scape
  • Released: 1 July 2003
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0005)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Bambi's Dilemma
  • Released: 30 April 2007
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0007)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Fetch
  • Released: 30 September 2013
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0009)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
MxBx 1998/13,000 Miles at Light Velocity
  • Released: 16 February 1999
  • Label: Tzadik (TZ 7219)
  • Formats: CD
Melt-Banana Lite Live Ver 0.0
  • Released: 3 November 2009
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0008)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
13 Hedgehogs(MxBx Singles 1994–1999)
  • Released: 17 May 2005
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0006)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Return of 13 Hedgehogs(MxBx Singles 2000–2009)
  • Released: 12 May 2015
  • Label: A-Zap (AZ-0010)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Singles and EPs

YearTitleOther informationLabel
1994HedgehogReleased in September, 1994.Charnel Music CHS-5
19947" split w/God Is My Co-PilotReleased on 22 October 1994; limited to 1,000 copies.HG Fact HG-024
1995It's In the PillcaseReleased in July, 1995; re-issued by Skin Graft.NUX Organization, Skin Graft NUX-EP 01, GR 24
19957" split w/PencilneckReleased in October, 1995.Anti-Music
19957" split w/Discordance AxisReleased in 1995.HG Fact
19967" split w/Target ShoppersReleased in September, 1996.Destroy All Music/Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers MZG 3253
199610" split w/StilluppsteypaReleased in October, 1996.Fire Inc./Something Weird
1996Untitled (Piano One)7"; released in November, 1996.Gentle Giant GG703
19977" split w/PlainfieldReleased in September, 1997.Smelly
1997EleventhReleased in October, 1997.Slap-a-Ham Records 39
19985" split w/XerobotReleased in March, 1998.Coat-Tail
1998Most Wanted World Wide (7" split w/Killout Trash)Released in April, 1998.kool.POP POP 7.001
1998Dead SpexReleased in October, 1998.HG Fact HG-097
20018" split w/Three Studies For a CrucifixionReleased in August, 2001.Passacaglia
20017" split w/Dynamite Anna & the Bone MachineReleased in November, 2001.Valium
20017" split w/Damien FrostReleased on 4 November 2001; limited to 500 copies.Alpha Relish AR7-002
20027" split w/The LocustReleased in January, 2002.GSL GSL 48
20027" split w/Big D & the Kids TableReleased in October, 2002.Fork In Hand
2002666Released in October, 2002.Level PlaneLP-37
20047" split w/NarcosisReleased in November, 2004.SuperFi/Speedowax SF005/ATOM025
200510" split w/ChungReleased in July, 2005.Sounds of Subterrania SOS 059
20055" record/3" CD split w/FantômasReleased in August, 2005.Unhip UNHIP5
2006Ai No UtaReleased in February, 2006.HG Fact HG-197
20073" CD split w/Fat DayReleased in July, 2007.Dark Beloved Cloud DBC252
20097" split w/Young WidowsReleased in August, 2009.Temporary Residence TRR152
2009initial t. 7" record/3" CDReleased in October, 2009.Init records INIT-57
20167" split w/Napalm DeathReleased in November 25, 2016.Ipecac Recordings IPC179

Cassettes

Compilation appearances and remixes

YearTitleOther informationLabel
1994Mi Caballito Chulo...Como Lo Quie Ro...V/A ("Pignight")Los Apson LOS 0001
1994Cataclastic Fracture (A Noise Collection)V/A ("Diego")Deadline Recordings/Lazy Squid DLN 74/LS09
1995Lo-Fi Recording Series ~Electric Acoustic & Radical~V/A ("Sham Bazar", "Some Kind Of ID", "Crackhead Up Or Down" & "IncusIncus! Incus" w/Violent Onsen GeishaMeldac MECI-25019
1995Megabank Presents Tribute to New WaveV/A ("Wordy Rappinghood")Megabank MB-2.507CD
1995Bonafide GasV/A ("Black Is the Color Of My True Love's Hair")Tedium House Publications BF10
1995Killing Ha Muerto...Cuantas Veces?V/A ("Scrubber [Tropical Birds Version]")Climax CUM 001
199631 Bands Trash 31 Songs to Find the Way to Sesame StreetV/A ("Everybody Wash")Bun Length/CR Japan BL-8/CR-003
1996Great Blue ThingV/A ("Ooze", "No Way to Bite the Crooked Doubt")O' Great Blue Thing
1996Balls to the Wall MagentaV/A ("Q", "Slug Named God" - w/Otomo Yoshihide)Dohb Discs ESCB-3213
1996The Christmas AlbumV/A ("White Christmas")Sony Music Entertainment Japan
1997Land Of the Rising Noise: Vol. 2V/A ("Dig & Tickle, She Is Hit")Charnel Music CHCD-23
1998Musique Non-Stop: A Tribute to KraftwerkV/A ("Showroom Dummies")Toshiba EMI TOCT-10455
1998Smiling PetsV/A ("Surfin' U.S.A.-You're Welcome")Sony Music Entertainment SRCS 316
1998Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh- A Music WarV/A ("7.2 Seconds Flipping")Slap a Ham 42
1998Liverache - Tales From the Livers EdgeV/A ("He Says Drink Or Die, I Say Drink & Puke")Very Small Records VSR 80
1999KnormalitiesV/A ("Pluck")Dephine Knormal Musik DKM03
1999Erase Yer Head #9V/A ("Crack Up On Planet Q")Pandemonium PAN 036
1999La Foresta Della Morte (The Deadly Forest)V/A ("Plastic Eyes")ToYo Records TOYO1
2001The Rebirth Of Fool - Vol. 2V/A ("Flash Section")Dual Plover 244-FKJ
2002Dynamite With a Laserbeam: Queen As Heard Through the Meat Grinder Of Three One GV/A ("We Will Rock You")Three One G 31G 20
2002Evil Against EvilSalvo Beta ("Alpha Boost [Melt-Banana Remix]")Someoddpilot SOPR007
2003JapanoiseV/A ("Brick Again")Little Mafia LM022
2005One Bomb Fits AllZea (""Flying Objects Arrived [Melt-Banana Remix]"")Transformed Dreams DREAM 26
2005Our Last DayV/A ("Ulterior")Hydra Head HH666-81
2006Release the Bats: The Birthday Party As Heard Through the Meat Grinder Of Three One GV/A ("Faint Heart")Three One G 31G 34
2007Doggy Style: The Dogs TributeV/A ("GST 483")Future Now Records FNCD-1001

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