''Spike'' is the first solo album by Japanese guitarist
Agata of the band
Melt-Banana
Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast noise rock mixed with experimental, electronica and pop-based song structures. Since forming in 1992 the band has released ten albums and toured worldwide extens ...
. It was released on
Tzadik
Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...
in May 2004.
The album consists mainly of solo guitar and sound effects. Agata is known for creating strange soundscapes with his guitar and often sounds nothing like a guitar. This album could be seen as an extra addition to Melt-Banana's discography as it shares many similarities to his guitarwork in Melt-Banana. The album also sounds similar to "Outro For Cell-Scape" on Melt-Banana's previous album
Cell-Scape
''Cell-Scape'' is the fifth album by Melt-Banana. It features electronic elements and marks a musical shift to a more accessible, hi-fi sound.
''Cell-Scape'' also features some of the longest songs written by Melt-Banana, including "Shield for ...
, with several songs (e.g. "Frontside Boardslide Shovit out" or "Nollie Crooked Grind") being named after popular skateboard tricks.
Track listing
#Stealth – 0:31
#Ice Driver – 1:02
#Splinter - 0:16
#Animal Instinct – 0:25
#Frontside Boardslide Shovit Out – 0:18
#Pinger – 0:45
#Armillary Sphere – 1:22
#Ecco Feedback – 1:48
#Bungy – 1:15
#Rescued To Be Shot And Killed – 0:30
#Tailgrab – 0:46
#38915 Bubbles – 1:01
#Team Pocket Pickering – 1:18
#Starfish – 2:39
#Cable Has No Name – 1:59
#Vertigo (Recti-Head) – 1:17
#Switch Life – 1:01
#Twilight Sinking – 4:24
#Invaded – 0:22
#Nollie Crooked Grind – 0:30
#Piezo Sparker – 0:50
#Bone Puzzle – 0:52
#Nyazilla – 1:39
#Inokashira Zoo – 3:04
#Air Nozzles And Echoes Reset Live – 10:05
Personnel
*
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
/
Sound Effects
A sound effect (or audio effect) is an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media. Traditi ...
:
Agata
* Recording Information:
Studio Museum,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
{{Authority control
2004 albums
Tzadik Records albums