Stereo Type a (Mcup)

Cibo Matto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 8, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000J7J2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,352 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Working for Vacation

2. Spoon

3. Flowers

4. Lint of Love

5. Moonchild

6. Sci-Fi Wasabi

7. Clouds

8. Speechless

9. King of Silence

10. Blue Train

11. Sunday, Pt. 1

12. Sunday, Pt. 2

13. Stone

14. Mortming

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best of 1999, March 8, 2000

By 

Charles R Gigante - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stereo Type a (Mcup) (Audio CD)

It's a difficult country to gain respect in, America that is, for foreign musicians...Especially those who don't care to be recognized for their cute gimmicks or for novelty. Cibo Matto, though acclaimed for their debut Viva La Woman!, have masterfully and elegantly avoided being artistically restrained to one idea or concept with the eclectic release Stereotype A. This record is groundbreaking for the band and is, perhaps, an affirmation of the strength of good pop music everywhere. While Viva La Woman was symbiotic in themes and musical textures, Stereotype A is all over the map stylistically and in focus. 'Working for Vacation' is a crazy stomp through electronic breaks and middle eastern melodies, while 'Blue Train' is a heavy metal anthem making you check your decks to see if you're still listening to the same record. 'Sci-Fi Wasabi' will please Cibo fans who are fond of Viva's girlie shout-outs, and 'Spoon's get-down-on-the- get-down funkified bassline will have even the most boring of you bobbing your heads. A great element on this album that was a bit underdeveloped on Viva is the inclusion of several ballads. 'Moonchild' is an amazing tune showcasing Miho's pipes better than even 'Birthday Cake'. My favorite track is definitely the gorgeous 'Sunday part 2'. Lyrically and structurally, it is one of the most beautiful songs I have had the privelege to hear in a long time. Overall, Cibo Matto have established themselves as an important element in pop music and we can surely expect a great deal of amazing material in the future from them.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Delicous masterpiece of ear candy, December 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stereo Type a (Mcup) (Audio CD)

Cibo Matto's 'Stereo Type A' is an incredible album. Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori are unafraid of exploring all genres of music while still keeping each song original and their own. Their lyrical talent shineso n the triumphant 'Speechless' and 'Sunday Part 1'. 'Flowers'' and 'Llint of love' are disguised as cheesy and cute pop-songs, but are spiked up with deep, thought- provoking lyrics. Cibo masterfully creates each song using an ecclectic mix of instruments from synthesizers to country-guitar to a slamming door. They have definitely matured since 'Viva La Woman.' They're less crunchy and irreverent, more polished and defined. The vocals on this album show that they are truly talented vocalist, beyond excellent singers. I recommend this album to open minded individuals who are sick of the bland, neatly categorized mainstream. Cibo Matto's music sounds effortlessly inventive and original. This is one of the best albums of the year, if not the decade. Yuka and Miho break every stereotype imaginable with Cibo Matto. They write and produce all their own songs (with other two Cibo members, Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis), and play their own instruments. They are ahead of their time and in a league of their own, Stereo-type A is a must in every dj's bag.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh...how I love this, July 1, 2004

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Beketaten "beketaten" (Pangea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stereo Type a (Mcup) (Audio CD)

This was my first Cibo Matto album, and what an album it is!
It's too bad the duo split after this, because their potential had always been utilized in über-spiffy ways, of which this is quite a shining example indeed.
In the fine tradition of "Viva La Woman", Cibo Matto mix hip-hop and funky sounds all around the mix with tales of relatably mundane experience and, again, sometimes food and related appliances.
Sean Lennon even appears as a guest on this album, as he was Yuka's boyfriend for a time, but there's no doubt that one with his talent could have done wonders for what was already amazing!
From the first, amusing and breezy song, to the last, and all the rocky, rappy, latin-ish and even ballads in between, this album is like an extremely gleeful cornucopia featuring the most unusual, yet succulent fruits.
Proof that the whimsical often wins out.