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Spike (Agata album)

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Released
  
May 25, 2004

Artist
  
Ichirou Agata

Producer
  
Ichirou Agata

Length
  
40:10

Release date
  
25 May 2004

Label
  
Tzadik Records

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Recorded
  
October, 2003 - January, 2004

Genres
  
Avant-garde, Noise rock, Experimental rock

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Spike is the first solo album by Japanese guitarist Agata of the band Melt-Banana. It was released on Tzadik in May 2004.

Contents

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, with most of the songs (e.g. "Frontside Boardslide Shovit out" or "Nollie Crooked Grind") being named after popular skateboard tricks.

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Track listing

  1. Stealth – 0:31
  2. Ice Driver – 1:02
  3. Splinter - 0:16
  4. Animal Instinct – 0:25
  5. Frontside Boardslide Shovit Out – 0:18
  6. Pinger – 0:45
  7. Armillary Sphere – 1:22
  8. Ecco Feedback – 1:48
  9. Bungy – 1:15
  10. Rescued To Be Shot And Killed – 0:30
  11. Tailgrab – 0:46
  12. 38915 Bubbles – 1:01
  13. Team Pocket Pickering – 1:18
  14. Starfish – 2:39
  15. Cable Has No Name – 1:59
  16. Vertigo (Recti-Head) – 1:17
  17. Switch Life – 1:01
  18. Twilight Sinking – 4:24
  19. Invaded – 0:22
  20. Nollie Crooked Grind – 0:30
  21. Piezo Sparker – 0:50
  22. Bone Puzzle – 0:52
  23. Nyazilla – 1:39
  24. Inokashira Zoo – 3:04
  25. Air Nozzles And Echoes Reset Live – 10:05

Personnel

  • Guitar / Sound Effects: Agata
  • Recording Information: Studio Museum, Tokyo, Japan
  • Songs

    1Stealth0:32
    2Ice Diver1:02
    3Splinter0:16

    References

    Spike (Agata album) Wikipedia