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Cibo Matto
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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 Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,126 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

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It wasn't so long ago that New York-based Japanese duo Cibo Matto (Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda) were simply a fun, gimmicky East Village outfit who performed on Casio keyboards and sang almost exclusively about their favorite foods. As such, the band's major-label debut album Viva! La Woman was sugary, but not really substantive--a clear-cut example of Eastern culture endearingly misinterpreting Western music. But Cibo Matto has come a long way since penning songs like "Know Your Chicken," "Beef Jerky," and "Birthday Cake." Stereotype A is a mature, instrumentally rich album that sees the group break the novelty mold and achieve recognition for compelling songwriting and interesting arrangements. On Stereotype Cibo Matto incorporates such styles as electropop, bossa nova, soul, hip-hop, and butt-waggling funk, expressing a dizzying range of influences that include TLC, Ice Cube, Luscious Jackson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Isaac Hayes. In the process of becoming musically legit, however, Cibo Matto has lost some of their former charm, which is probably fine with Hatori and Honda, who would no doubt rather be seen as credible than cute. --Jon Wiederhorn

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22 of 22 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 (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Delicous masterpiece of ear candy, December 5, 1999
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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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh...how I love this, July 1, 2004
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.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Just press play and listen.
I first heard Cibo Matto while playing the Xbox game JSRF- Jet Set Radio Future. Their song "Birthday Cake" really grew on me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mfragin

5.0 out of 5 stars Deceptively simple (like Emily D.)
Girly, hippie, plastic, funky, pretty - trendy and artless, simultaneously.

"Moonchild" and "Clouds" are entrancing and enchanting - blissed out technopop. Read more
Published on January 29, 2007 by Calliope

4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect way to end the 1990s!
This 1999 album captures the best of the 90's lounge vibe and has really aged well. I still play it often and love hearing Sean Lennon on it. Every song is a keeper. Read more
Published on November 5, 2006 by R. Blazak

4.0 out of 5 stars This album is actually great!
I straight listen to tons of 60s jazz and love talib, pharoah sanders, sly, don cherry, rza. but i think this album is great. Read more
Published on November 22, 2005 by ambassador of funk

3.0 out of 5 stars Stereo type "Ugh"
this band has always confounded me a bit. they seem to be good musicians and Yuka Honda apparently is a big name around the new york scene, but these Cibo Matto records just do... Read more
Published on September 19, 2005 by J. Holmes

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cibo CD to start with
I have no doubt that many of those who loved the kooky lyrical images, occasionally strident punk influence (shrieked vocals), and out-there avant garde-ism of VIVA! Read more
Published on July 13, 2005 by Greg Brady

4.0 out of 5 stars Actually 4.5
A Japanese-born duo relocated to New York and christened with an Italian band name. Their surreal narratives sung in a combination of French and broken English may not be for... Read more
Published on March 27, 2005 by Roman Numeral

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfull...but perhaps not for the snobs
This is the best music I have heard in a long while. It has a hard, edgy pop sound and the duo luckily refrain from the long ballads that ruined Viva La Woman in my opinion. Read more
Published on January 8, 2005 by Peter Gerdes

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring.
With "Viva! L.A. Woman" they built an original (jazzy, cinematic, undefinable) sound. What do we have in this album? Read more
Published on November 28, 2003 by Pietro Braione

4.0 out of 5 stars Groovy...
Sometimes simple is best, so I will keep this simple. This is the grooviest album I have heard in years.
Published on March 6, 2002 by Richard Thomas

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