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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}{{Infobox album | name = Stereo Type A | type = studio | artist = [[Cibo Matto]] | cover = Stereo Type A.jpg | alt = | released = June 8, 1999 | recorded = | studio = *[[Sear Sound]], New York City *[[Magic Shop (recording studio)|Magic Shop]], New York City *Studio 4 Recording, Pennsylvania | genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[indie pop]]|[[shibuya-kei]]|[[lounge music|lounge]]|[[trip hop]]}} | length = 57:04 | label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | producer = [[Yuka Honda]] | prev_title = [[Super Relax]] EP | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = [[Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto]] | next_year = 2007 }} '''''Stereo Type A''''' (stylized as '''''Stereo β Type A''''') is the second studio album by [[Cibo Matto]] released in 1999. As the group disbanded in 2001, it was their last studio album prior to their 2011 reunion. The album peaked at number 171 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref name="billboard200"/> and also reached the top spot of ''[[CMJ]]''{{'}}s College charts.<ref name="Damoon">{{cite web|url=http://www.damoon.net/CIBOCDSTA.htm|title=Stereotype A - Cibo Matto|publisher=W. Dire Wolff|access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> ==Background== While having a strong focus on atmospheric and [[Ambient music|ambient]] sounds and melody (particularly in "Moonchild"), ''Stereo Type A'' also contains a broad range of styles, reaching into [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] territory on "Sci-Fi Wasabi" (with additional vocals by Duma Love), and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<!-- The AllMusic link says "thrash", but thrash is fast, and Blue Train is mostly slow with heavy guitar--> on "Blue Train".<ref name="Allmusic"/> Furthermore, "Clouds" and "Mortming" contain heavily [[Vocoder|vocoded]] vocals. In their interview with the band, [[Barnes & Noble]] noted the band moving away from writing songs about food, opining the album is a "diverse collection of tracks that includes metal-edged rockers, lounge-influenced pop, pithy hip-hop -- and only one song about culinary delicacies ('Sci-Fi Wasabi')." In the same interview, Yuka spoke about the album's title: <blockquote>When we decided to make this record, Miho and I talked about a lot of things that were on our minds: what was happening around us and how we felt about what happened with [the perception of] ''[[Viva! La Woman]]''. For three days we were just sitting around talking and talking instead of writing music. And we kept bumping into that subject a lot: how we have to deal with [[stereotype]]s so much, and how it can be very hard, because the people who have these stereotypes aren't even aware of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=208191|title=Cibo Matto Interview|publisher=[[Barnes & Noble]]|last=Johnson|first=Martin|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918092232/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=208191|archive-date=September 18, 2012|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref></blockquote> ==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/stereo-type-a-mw0000231905|title=Stereo Type A β Cibo Matto|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 1, 2013}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The Boston Phoenix]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="BostonPhoenix">{{Cite news |last=Pappademas |first=Alex |date=June 18, 1999 |title=Off The Record |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_boston-phoenix_june-18-24-1999_28_25/page/32 |newspaper=[[The Boston Phoenix]] |language=English |volume=28 |issue=25|page=33 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Larkin|editor-first=Colin|editor-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th concise|isbn=978-0857125958|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0000unse_v3u2/page/312 312] |chapter=Cibo Matto |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev4score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Woodward|first=Josef|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/06/11/stereotype/|title=Stereotype A|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 11, 1999|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hochman |first=Steve |date=1999-06-04 |title=Eclectic Duo Cibo Matto Goes on Imaginative Journey |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-04-ca-43955-story.html |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Melody Maker]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="MelMakRev" /> | rev7 = ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/cibo-matto-stereo-type-a/XCMSYHPOMPBWECK6QYAXII6DSM/|title=Cibo Matto β Stereo Type A|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|last=Baillie|first=Russell|date=June 30, 2000|access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Berger|first=Arion|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=11736&cf=191|title=Cibo Matto: Stereo*Type A|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 24, 1999|access-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020121112714/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=11736&cf=191|archive-date=January 21, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="RSGuide">{{cite book|chapter=Cibo Matto|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-link=Christian Hoard|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/164 164]}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' | rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Williamson |first=Nigel |date=September 1999 |title=Cibo Matto: Stereotype A |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |publisher=[[TI Media|IPC]] |issue=28 |page=80}}</ref> }} Several critics noted the album's difference from the group's debut, regarding it positively as a progression of style and a maturation.<ref name="Allmusic"/> The album received positive reviews upon its release, with ''[[Melody Maker]]'' calling it "album of the year so far. Purely joyous pop."<ref name="MelMakRev">{{Cite magazine |last=Bresnark |first=Robin |date=July 17, 1999 |title=Cibo Matto: Stereo Type A |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |publisher=[[TI Media|IPC]] |volume=76 |issue=28 |page=38}}</ref> ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' magazine also named it "pure pop LP of the year so far."<ref name="Damoon"/> Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] says of the album: "Relying less on samples and more on their latent funk and jazz elements, ''Stereotype A'' sounds like summer in New York -- eclectic, hot, and funky. ...''Stereotype A''{{'}}s overall sound is more direct and less fanciful than of their debut album ''Viva! La Woman''."<ref name="Allmusic"/> Independent publication ''SOMA Magazine'' stated: "''Stereotype A'' confirms that the best way to make pop music is by combining multiple styles... Combined with Yuka Honda's style for sampling and Miho's sensual vocals, ''Stereotype A'' is a complete success."<ref name="Damoon"/> ==Track listing== All songs written and composed by Cibo Matto, unless otherwise specified. # "[[Working for Vacation]]" β 3:15 # "Spoon" β 4:06 # "Flowers" β 2:59 # "Lint of Love" (Cibo Matto, Duma Love) β 6:10 # "Moonchild" β 5:13 # "Sci-Fi Wasabi" β 3:43 # "Clouds" β 3:27 # "Speechless" β 4:32 # "King of Silence" β 4:55 # "Blue Train" β 5:21 # "Sunday Part I" β 3:19 # "Sunday Part II" β 3:38 # "Stone" β 3:17 # "Mortming" (Dougie Bowne) β 3:09 The Japanese release includes the bonus tracks "Backseat" and "Country". ==Personnel== *[[Miho Hatori]] β vocals, [[Shaker (musical instrument)|shaker]], acoustic guitar, art direction, drawing *[[Yuka Honda]] β producer, [[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]] and [[Music sequencer|sequencer]], organ, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, [[harpsichord]], [[vocoder]], vocals, [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] ''(14)'' *[[Sean Lennon]] β electric bass, [[Bass synthesizer|synth bass]], drums, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, synth, vocoder, vocals, [[twelve-string guitar]], [[Delay (audio effect)|delay pedal]] *[[Timo Ellis]] β drums, bass, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, [[Eight string bass guitar|eight-string bass]], [[cymbal]], slamming door '''Additional musicians ("special guests")''' *Duma Love β vocal, percussion, [[Beatboxing|beat box]], [[Turntablism|turntable]] *[[Marc Ribot]] β electric and acoustic guitar *[[Dave Douglas (trumpeter)|Dave Douglas]] β trumpet *[[Curtis Fowlkes]] β trombone *[[Josh Roseman]] β trombone, horn arrangement ''(4)'' *Dougie Bowne β [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]], cymbals *[[Sebastian Steinberg]] β bass *Yumiko Ohno β [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]], [[Backing vocalist|backup vocals]] *[[Vinia Mojica]] β backup vocals *Sequoia β backup vocals *[[Smokey & Miho|Smokey Hormel]] β acoustic guitar *[[John Medeski]] β [[Clavinet]] *[[Billy Martin (percussionist)|Billy Martin]] β percussion '''Recording personnel''' *Chris Shaw β [[Audio engineer|engineer]], mixing ''(1, 3, 10, 12, 13, 14)'' *Tom Schick β engineer *The [[Butcher Bros.]] β engineer, mixing ''(2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)'' *[[Martin Bisi]] β engineer *Zak β [[arrangement]] and mixing ''(7)'' *[[Dan the Automator]] β mixing ''(11)'' *[[Bob Ludwig]] β [[Audio mastering|mastering]] *Chaki/CZA β additional engineering *[[Juan Garcia (guitarist)|Juan Garcia]] β additional engineering *John Riegart β additional engineering *Dirk Grobelny β additional engineering *Manny Lecuona β additional engineering *Mikey Bones Malak β additional engineering '''Additional personnel''' *Pascale Willi β art direction, design and photography ==Charts== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Chart performance for ''Stereo Type A'' !scope="col"| Chart (1999) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|171|artist=Cibo Matto|accessdate=July 15, 2019|rowheader=true|refname="billboard200"}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|8|artist=Cibo Matto|accessdate=July 15, 2019|rowheader=true}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cibo Matto}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stereo Type A}} [[Category:1999 albums]] [[Category:Cibo Matto albums]] [[Category:Warner Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Yuka Honda]] [[Category:Albums produced by Miho Hatori]]
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