Eighth studio album by the noise rockers from Tokyo!
The album showcases the duo's visionary musical approach and their exceptional skills as artists: Yasuko Onuki's dizzying, hyperactive vocals and Ichiro Agata's glitchy cyberpunk guitar immersed in aggressive electronic sounds at dizzying speed. Their aesthetic approach is experimental, fusing different genres with a chaotic energy. As on their previous works, the music on 3+5 is unpredictable, always full of surprises and tension. 3+5 synthesizes elements of various extreme music genres, hyper-pop, classic punk, vintage metal and noise. It is a part of Japanese culture as a whole, especially the subcultures of gaming, anime and underground music. Melt-Banana want to offer opportunities to musicians who don't want to start a band if they can't find a drummer, young women who are afraid to express themselves with their own unfiltered and unique voice, bedroom musicians and eggpunks who want to mix electronic noise with live instruments. 3+5 offers a new experience and perhaps inspiration for everyone. Although Melt-Banana didn't explicitly explain the meaning of the album title 3+5, prime numbers symbolize mathematical integrity and independence, which could stand for the band's uniqueness and freedom. Why "3+5" and not "1 + 7"? That's a mystery.
"Tokyo-based Melt-Banana are a band that is rightly praised around the world and is responsible for some of the most complex punk rock of all time..." - Olli Siebelt, BBC
