― gygax!, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― adam (adam), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
I've never been to a Knitting Factory show where there has been lots of movement. The Philadelphia crowds are always more fun and exciting. Having said that, Mondays show had the crowd going crazy the whole time. They did 3 encores, and people were still chanting for more.
― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― bob snoom, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
They were great last night, but better six weeks ago. I told my friend (who'd never seen them before) "they've been on tour for six weeks straight, so they seem a little low-energy." She turned and boggled at me. They did rev up all the way for the encore, though, inc. "My Generation." And I think my friend may be going to see them again in Montclair, NJ tonight.
― Douglas, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
Well, if you're going to go and compare things to the average enthusiasm of a Knitting Factory show, sure, things got intense. Bigger pit than at the Low show, even! But compared to what I was expecting for a MB show...
― original bgm, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― J0hn Darn13ll3 (J0hn Darn13ll3), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 23:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ryan McKay, Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Thursday, 21 November 2002 05:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― adam (adam), Thursday, 21 November 2002 06:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave Fischer, Thursday, 21 November 2002 10:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ryan McKay, Friday, 22 November 2002 04:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave Fischer, Friday, 22 November 2002 04:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― original bgm, Friday, 22 November 2002 05:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nick Mirov (nick), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:57 (twenty years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:11 (twenty years ago) link
― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:29 (twenty years ago) link
Uk please also thx
― itchy bits (itchy bits), Monday, 28 February 2005 00:18 (nineteen years ago) link
Saw 'em tonight at Dante's in Portland--as always "RRAGG" was the third song they played--I somehow think that's kind of hilarious. (Maybe it's because they also like looking at the crowd right after it to see who's never seen them before, because they're the people who have expressions on their faces like "did they just do that?") They also pulled out a cover of Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge." If there's a guitarist who uses pedals more expressively these days than Agata, I don't know who it would be. And I am very sure there's not a better English-language lyricist whose native language isn't English than Yasuko Onuki.
― Douglas (Douglas), Sunday, 15 May 2005 07:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: the rebel sound of grits and bacon (latebloomer), Sunday, 15 May 2005 07:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― nathalie's baby (stevie nixed), Sunday, 15 May 2005 08:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 15 May 2005 08:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― shieldforyoureyes, Sunday, 15 May 2005 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― A homunculus of Darby Crash, .... created for the purposes of *EVIL* (ex machina, Sunday, 15 May 2005 15:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― original bgm, Sunday, 15 May 2005 15:33 (nineteen years ago) link
I only own Cell-Scape so far & fear I may never see them live :-(
I concur, that solo record is worth picking up. Fun and even pretty in parts. Also reminds you just how unfathomably great & out-there his riffage in the group set-up is.
xpost - I like that outro... more ambience than noise tho?
― fandango (fandango), Sunday, 15 May 2005 15:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: the rebel sound of grits and bacon (latebloomer), Sunday, 15 May 2005 15:45 (nineteen years ago) link
True... but it's a fine line, I suppose.
Teeny Shiny is like Cell-Scape v0.7. Pretty solid, but still not quite the amicable merge of pop and grindcore it should be.
― original bgm, Sunday, 15 May 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― shieldforyoureyes, Sunday, 15 May 2005 23:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Nov 6 2005 8:00P Pavillion Theatre Brighton UK,Nov 8 2005 8:00P Fleece and Firkin Bristol United Kindom,Nov 9 2005 8:00P Medicine Bar, Custard Factory Birmingham United Kingdom,Nov 10 2005 8:00P Garage London United Kingdom,Nov 11 2005 8:00P AC2 Manchester, United Kingdom,Nov 12 2005 8:00P Oran Mor Glasgow United Kingdom,Nov 13 2005 8:00P The Georglan Theatre Teeside/New Castle United Kingdom,Nov 14 2005 8:00P Nottingham Trent Uni. Nottingham United Kingdom,Nov 15 2005 8:00P Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff United Kingdom,Nov 17 2005 8:00P BBC session London United Kingdom,Nov 18 2005 8:00P tba Leeds United Kingdom,Nov 19 2005 8:00P The Adelphi Hull United Kingdom,Nov 20 2005 8:00P Garage London United Kingdom,Nov 21 2005 8:00P tba Southhampton United Kingdom,
bought my ticket for 10th november yesterday. phear me.
― koogs (koogs), Saturday, 8 October 2005 10:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Saturday, 8 October 2005 10:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― marcg (marcg), Saturday, 8 October 2005 10:45 (eighteen years ago) link
It is banana yellow.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Saturday, 8 October 2005 11:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Don King of the Mountain (noodle vague), Saturday, 8 October 2005 14:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― shieldforyoureyes, Saturday, 8 October 2005 21:01 (eighteen years ago) link
(support slot last night was DJ Scotch Egg doing his usual GameBoy Gabba thing. divided the audience somewhat but i loved it)
― koogs (koogs), Friday, 11 November 2005 09:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Friday, 11 November 2005 09:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Friday, 11 November 2005 09:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Friday, 11 November 2005 10:31 (eighteen years ago) link
My ears ringy. It's all good. I don't need to hear ever again.
― THIS IS THE SOUND OF ALTERN 8 !!! (noodle vague), Saturday, 19 November 2005 23:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Thursday, 24 November 2005 00:00 (eighteen years ago) link
I think they're a little disappointing on album, but the live show is amazing.
― Mickey (modestmickey), Thursday, 24 November 2005 02:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mickey (modestmickey), Thursday, 24 November 2005 02:31 (eighteen years ago) link
They covered Uncontrollable Urge & Neat Neat Neat, which was fun. So glad I went (I had to go on my own, as I suffer from a distinct lack of noisecore loving friends).
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 24 November 2005 09:53 (eighteen years ago) link
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
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 24 October 2013 18:42 (ten years ago) link
they are not as good in 2k13, thx
(never saw them, just to make you feel better)
― nostormo, Thursday, 24 October 2013 20:05 (ten years ago) link
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.
― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 24 October 2013 20:35 (ten years ago) link
I can confirm that they are brainblastingly good in 2K13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66nVdjVHs48&hd=1
― a hard dom is good to find (Edward III), Sunday, 3 November 2013 09:23 (ten years ago) link
Nice clip! I'm excited to see them for the first time this week.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 3 November 2013 13:04 (ten years ago) link
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.
― a hard dom is good to find (Edward III), Sunday, 3 November 2013 16:49 (ten years ago) link
My first show is tonight. Got roped into working the door but it still should be amazing. And now free!
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 8 November 2013 23:55 (ten years ago) link
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-01/enhanced/webdr06/9/11/enhanced-buzz-10821-1389283254-23.jpg
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 21:56 (ten years ago) link
Just bought the new album and it sounds great but I probably missed a tour? Did they come to glasgow last year?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 14:05 (ten years ago) link
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.
― koogs, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 14:39 (ten years ago) link
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
― rock nobster (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
They're touring over there soon.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 14:46 (ten years ago) link
london date, 28th may 2014: https://babayaga.ticketabc.com/events/baba-yagas-hut-pr-20/
― koogs, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 15:00 (ten years ago) link
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.
― Ian Glasper's trapped in a scone (aldo), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 10:57 (ten years ago) link
Forget that, must have been an earlier year than that because they played in the pool.
― Ian Glasper's trapped in a scone (aldo), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 10:59 (ten years ago) link
201420/05 Colchester Arts Centre21/05 Leeds Brudenell Social Club22/05 Glasgow Mono23/05 Newcastle Cluny 224/05 Manchester Fat Out Festival25/05 Birmingham Rainbow Warehouse27/05 Sheffield Queens Social Club28/05 London Heaven29/05 Norwich Arts Centre30/05 Bristol Fleece31/05 Cambridge Portland Arms01/06 Southampton Joiners02/06 Brighton Green Door Store
― koogs, Saturday, 1 February 2014 12:59 (ten years ago) link
(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.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 8 March 2014 22:04 (ten years ago) link
"Candy Gun" showed up in my Spotify discover playlist, thank you for introducing me, Spotify.
― :wq (Leee), Monday, 3 August 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link
that may be my least favorite song on fetch but it's still great!
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 4 August 2015 01:26 (eight years ago) link
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.
― koogs, Thursday, 15 June 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
are they still playing as a duo?
― sleeve, Thursday, 15 June 2017 21:49 (six years ago) link
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.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 15 June 2017 22:08 (six years ago) link
it's so hot my banana definitely feels like it's melting today
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Thursday, 15 June 2017 22:09 (six years ago) link
xp to self in fact this is documented upthread back in 2005
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 15 June 2017 22:11 (six years ago) link
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).
― koogs, Friday, 16 June 2017 09:08 (six years ago) link
(it's a Numark Orbit - https://www.facebook.com/NumarkOrbit/posts/638933552825050 )
― koogs, Friday, 16 June 2017 09:11 (six years ago) link