Spike (Agata album)

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Spike
Studio album by Ichiro Agata
Released	May 25, 2004
Recorded	October 2003 – January 2004
Genre	Noise, experimental rock, avant-garde
Length	40:10
Label	Tzadik
Producer	Ichiro Agata

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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.

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 several songs (e.g. "Frontside Boardslide Shovit out" or "Nollie Crooked Grind") being named after popular skateboard tricks.