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Melt Banana
Cell-Scape
Release Date: 2003 07 01
Label: A-zap

Has Melt Banana gone electronica? Though this is likely the question fans will be asking themselves during the electronically-oriented, almost Curve-like opening refrains of Cell-Scape, the answer is an emphatic and enthusiastic "no" -- they are, in fact, more tightly focused in their remarkably controlled fury than ever. From the grinding opening of "Shield for Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well..." on, this is undoubtedly the Melt Banana that listeners have marveled at for nearly a decade. The only difference between their older material and Cell-Scape is that with their latest effort the band has mastered the art of slowly building the intensity of a song before unleashing a barely contained rage that has come to define their unmistakable sound. If fans question their motives in the opening moments of this release -- the joke is most certainly on them, for the middle section of Cell-Scape shows the band's songwriting skills maturing impressively without any sacrifice to intensity or speed. Any band that has been around as long as Melt Banana and possesses such a unique sound needs to mature in some manner lest they risk the boredom of repetition in the eyes of fans, and the manner in which chirping lead squeaker YaSuKo O. and company has couldn't be more satisfying. Their undeniably unique sound is now more relevant than ever, perhaps even more so, resulting in an increasingly infectious sonic assault that will please longtime fans and peak curiosity in the uninitiated. Jason Buchanan, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Phantasmagoria	Melt Banana	1:29
2	Shield for Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand	Melt Banana	4:02
3	Dreamer Who Is Too Weak to Face Up To	Melt Banana	3:02
4	Lost Parts Stinging Me So Cold	Melt Banana	3:10
5	Chain-Shot to Have Some Fun	Melt Banana	3:13
6	Like a White Bat in a Box, Dead Matters Go On	Melt Banana	3:33
7	Key Is a Fact That a Cat Brings	Melt Banana	2:23
8	Hunter in the Rain to Cut the Neck Up in the Present Stage	Melt Banana	2:33
9	If It Is the Deep Sea, I Can See You There	Melt Banana	3:29
10	Outro for Cell-Scape	Melt Banana	10:11