Editing Cibo Matto (section)

==History==
===''Viva! La Woman'': 1994–1996===
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After working together in the [[noise rock]] band Leitoh Lychee,<ref>{{Cite book |title=All music guide to electronica: the definitive guide to electronic music |first=Vladimir |last=Bogdanov |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2001 |isbn=0-87930-628-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad }}</ref> Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda formed Cibo Matto in 1994<ref name="last.fm"/> with Honda as the instrumentalist and Hatori as the vocalist (although occasionally Honda sang and Hatori contributed instrumentally).<ref name="allmusic.com"/> In 1995, Cibo Matto released a [[Cibo Matto (EP)|self titled EP]] on El Diablo Records. The EP caught the attention of [[Warner Bros. Records]], which signed Cibo Matto later in the year. Through Warner Bros., the duo released its first major album, ''[[Viva! La Woman]]''.<ref name="allmusic.com"/> Cibo Matto is an [[Italian language|Italian]] phrase that translates to "Crazy Food" and many of the tracks from ''Viva! La Woman'', which was produced by [[Mitchell Froom]], featured lyrics related to food, including "Know Your Chicken", "Apple", and "Birthday Cake".<ref name="allmusic.com"/> The album's first single, "Sugar Water", was a modest [[campus radio|college radio]] and dance hit. The song was accompanied by an innovative split screen [[music video]] that was directed by [[Michel Gondry]], where each side showed the same footage—one side going forward, and one backward, meeting mid-song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.splitscreen.us/2005/07/cibo_matto__sug.html |title=Split Screen - Cibo Matto—Sugar Water |publisher=Splitscreen.us |date=2005-07-04 |access-date=2013-10-21 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720123623/http://www.splitscreen.us/2005/07/cibo_matto__sug.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the music videos for "Know Your Chicken" and "Sugar Water" enjoyed success on [[MTV]], Cibo Matto made appearances on various television shows such as [[Oddville, MTV|''Oddville'']], ''[[Viva Variety]]'', and ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. "Birthday Cake" was heavily featured in the [[video game]] ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wanserski |first1=Nick |title=Cibo Matto provides an unlikely anthem to teen rebellion |url=https://www.avclub.com/cibo-matto-provides-an-unlikely-anthem-to-teen-rebellio-1798242978 |website=AV Club |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=8 January 2016}}</ref> In 1996, Cibo Matto contributed "Águas De Março (Waters of March)" to the [[AIDS]] benefit album ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'', which was produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].

===''Stereo Type A'': 1997–2001===
In 1997, Cibo Matto released a new EP entitled ''[[Super Relax]]'',<ref name="allmusic.com"/> which would complete the line-up by introducing new members [[Sean Lennon]] and [[Timo Ellis]] with Duma Love joining soon thereafter.<ref name="last.fm"/><ref name="allmusic.com"/> In 1998, Lennon released his debut solo album ''[[Into the Sun (Sean Lennon album)|Into the Sun]]'', which featured Hatori ("Into the Sun", "Sean's Theme") and Ellis ("Mystery Juice", "Home", "Spaceship"). ''Into the Sun'' was produced and inspired by Honda (whom Lennon was dating at the time).<ref>HILBURN, ROBERT. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024092116/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/29543384.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+18,+1998&author=ROBERT+HILBURN+%2F+TIMES+POP+MUSIC+CRITIC&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Q+&+A:+SEAN+LENNON%3B+Karma+Boy "Q & A: Sean Lennon; Karma Boy"]. ''Los Angeles Times''. 18 May 1998.</ref> Honda, Hatori, Ellis and Love appeared in the closing scene of the video for Lennon's single "Home". Cibo Matto went on to release its second album ''[[Stereo Type A]]'' in 1999.<ref name="last.fm"/><ref name="allmusic.com"/> Although it was a departure from the familiar sound of ''Viva! La Woman'', ''Stereo Type A'' was well received by music critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.damoon.net/CIBOCDSTA.htm|title=Stereotype A - Cibo Matto|publisher=W. Dire Wolff|access-date=February 16, 2014|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212532/http://www.damoon.net/CIBOCDSTA.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> That year the band performed with [[Luscious Jackson]] at The Opera House in Toronto.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000205013147/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990802-luscious.html "Live Reviews: Luscious Jackson/Cibo Matto August 1, 1999 The Opera House, Toronto"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', Sher Martelle, August 1, 1999</ref>

===Hiatus: 2002–2010===
Cibo Matto continued to play live and tour until disbanding in 2002.<ref name="last.fm"/> Honda said: "We felt the need to move to the next step. It was a healthy decision, though it was sad at the same time. Things just need to grow out of things sometimes." All of the members of Cibo Matto went on to release solo material.<ref name="last.fm"/> A compilation entitled ''[[Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto]]'' was released in 2007.

===Reunion and ''Hotel Valentine'': 2011–2017===
Cibo Matto announced its reunion on March 18, 2011, to perform as part of a benefit concert for victims of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]. The concert, which took place on March 27 at [[Columbia University]] in New York City, also included [[Yoko Ono]], [[John Zorn]], [[Sonic Youth]], and [[Mike Patton]]. Following the success of this show, a second was added, this time featuring the [[Plastic Ono Band]] and [[Patti Smith]] along with Cibo Matto.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.jp/mobile/en/tokyo/feature/2791/Cibo-Matto-The-Interview |title=Cibo Matto: The Interview - Time Out Tokyo |publisher=Timeout.jp |date=2011-04-03 |access-date=2013-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221003543/http://www.timeout.jp/mobile/en/tokyo/feature/2791/Cibo-Matto-The-Interview |archive-date=2013-02-21 }}</ref>

The group appeared at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] on June 26, 2011, for another benefit, alongside [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4529 |title=Big in Japan: Yellow Magic Orchestra & Cibo Matto |publisher=Hollywood Bowl |date=2012-05-14 |access-date=2013-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408105441/http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4529 |archive-date=2011-04-08 }}</ref>

On May 16, 2011, Cibo Matto announced its US reunion tour titled "Yeah, Basically Cibo Matto" with a tour Web site<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeah Basically Cibo Matto |url=https://www.yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210165613/http://www.yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/ |archive-date=2014-02-10 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Yeah Basically Cibo Matto |language=en-US}}</ref> and promotional video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZs_BPg2xqM  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/uZs_BPg2xqM| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Yeah, Basically Cibo Matto Tour 2011 |date=16 May 2011 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2013-10-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During the concerts, the band reportedly spoke about a new studio album that was to be released in 2012. On July 17, 2012, the band announced it would be opening for [[Wilco]] at one of its shows. The band included Yuko Araki on drums during this time.

On June 15, 2013, the band played the Meltdown Festival in London and announced that its new album would be released in 2014. While the performance also featured [[Yoko Ono]] on "Know Your Chicken", the group also played new songs titled "MFN", "Check In", and "Tenth Floor Ghost Girl".<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilks|first=Jon|title=Cibo Matto at Meltdown: A Review|url=http://www.theautojubilator.com/cibo-matto-at-meltdown-a-review/|work=The Autojubilator|access-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619215702/http://www.theautojubilator.com/cibo-matto-at-meltdown-a-review/|archive-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> On December 11, ''[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]'' reported that ''[[Hotel Valentine]]'' would be released on February 14, 2014 ([[Valentine's Day]]), and that Cibo Matto had shared its music video for "MFN".<ref name="Pitchfork"/> ''Hotel Valentine'' peaked at number 168 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Cibo Matto - Awards - AllMusic"/>

In 2014, the band signed with Japanese label [[Commmons]].<ref name="commmons.com"/> This new relationship resulted in several live dates in Japan including [[Summer Sonic Festival]] 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.summersonic.com/2014/lineup/060.html?a=t1|title=CIBO MATTO - LINEUP - SUMMER SONIC 2014|website=Summersonic.com}}</ref> and shows at [[Blue Note Jazz Club]] Nagoya<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/events/2014/07/06/music-guide/pop-rock-music-guide/cibo-matto-blue-note-nagoya/#.VMKzDsZH2u4 |title=Cibo Matto @ Blue Note Nagoya - the Japan Times |access-date=2015-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124013336/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/events/2014/07/06/music-guide/pop-rock-music-guide/cibo-matto-blue-note-nagoya/#.VMKzDsZH2u4 |archive-date=2015-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Blue Note Jazz Club]] Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/events/2014/07/06/music-guide/pop-rock-music-guide/cibo-matto-blue-note-tokyo/#.VMKylcZH2u4 |title=Cibo Matto @ Blue Note Tokyo - the Japan Times |access-date=2015-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124014841/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/events/2014/07/06/music-guide/pop-rock-music-guide/cibo-matto-blue-note-tokyo/#.VMKylcZH2u4 |archive-date=2015-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In September 2014, Cibo Matto released a teaser video announcing their Fall Flavor Tour and a new music video. [[Rioux (musician)|Rioux]] opened for multiple US shows. Nels Cline (of Wilco) also performed with the group on tour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodgers |first=Patrick |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2014/09/16/cibo-matto-feat-nels-cline-w-rioux-tonight-at-exit-in |title=Cibo Matto Feat. Nels Cline w/Rioux Tonight at Exit/In |work=Nashville Scene |date=2014-09-16 |access-date=2014-09-20 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094938/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2014/09/16/cibo-matto-feat-nels-cline-w-rioux-tonight-at-exit-in |url-status=dead }}</ref> The music video for "Déjà Vu" was released on September 18, 2014 in collaboration with New York City-based director Jean Claude Billmaier and creative house Marabigo. ''Pitchfork'' identified the video as "a colorful, [[Compression artifact#Artistic use|datamosh-y]] new video",<ref>{{cite news |last=Corban |first=Goble |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56846-cibo-matto-share-video-for-deja-vu/ |title=Cibo Matto Share Video for "Deja Vu" |date=2014-09-24 |access-date=2014-09-28 }}</ref> and ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' as a "stylish bubblegum pop-meets-digital-disaster (intentional)".<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuts |first=Colin |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/09/cibo-matto-deja-vu-video-hotel-valentine-tour-dates/ |title=Cibo Matto Digitize the Streets of New York in Their Deja Vu Video|website=Spin.com |date=2014-09-24 |access-date=2014-09-28 }}</ref>

Cibo Matto completed two small tours in 2015; an "Avocado Tour" of Japan and a "Banana Split Tour" across the eastern US and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/news-1/ |title=News — Yeah Basically Cibo Matto.com |access-date=2016-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602085544/http://www.yeahbasicallycibomatto.com/news-1/ |archive-date=2016-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On December 11, 2017, Cibo Matto announced their breakup, explaining that this was a "necessary and positive change".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCiboMatto/posts/1515544265168006 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/186545881401191/1515544265168006 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Cibo Matto|website=Facebook.com|access-date=2019-12-03}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|title=Cibo Matto Break Up|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cibo-matto-break-up/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Pitchfork|date=12 December 2017 |language=en-us}}</ref>