# Stereo Type A

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***Stereo Type A*** (stylized as ***Stereo ★ Type A***) is the second studio album by [Cibo Matto](/source/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](/source/Billboard_200),[1] and also reached the top spot of *[CMJ](/source/CMJ)'*s College charts.[2]

## Background

While having a strong focus on atmospheric and [ambient](/source/Ambient_music) sounds and melody (particularly in "Moonchild"), *Stereo Type A* also contains a broad range of styles, reaching into [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) territory on "Sci-Fi Wasabi" (with additional vocals by Duma Love), and [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) on "Blue Train".[3] Furthermore, "Clouds" and "Mortming" contain heavily [vocoded](/source/Vocoder) vocals.

In their interview with the band, [Barnes & Noble](/source/Barnes_%26_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:

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](/source/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 [stereotypes](/source/Stereotype) so much, and how it can be very hard, because the people who have these stereotypes aren't even aware of it.[4]

## Critical reception

Several critics noted the album's difference from the group's debut, regarding it positively as a progression of style and a maturation.[3] The album received positive reviews upon its release, with *[Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker)* calling it "album of the year so far. Purely joyous pop."[5] *[Time Out](/source/Time_Out_(company))* magazine also named it "pure pop LP of the year so far."[2]

Heather Phares of [AllMusic](/source/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*."[3] 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."[2]

## Track listing

All songs written and composed by Cibo Matto, unless otherwise specified.

1. "[Working for Vacation](/source/Working_for_Vacation)" – 3:15
1. "Spoon" – 4:06
1. "Flowers" – 2:59
1. "Lint of Love" (Cibo Matto, Duma Love) – 6:10
1. "Moonchild" – 5:13
1. "Sci-Fi Wasabi" – 3:43
1. "Clouds" – 3:27
1. "Speechless" – 4:32
1. "King of Silence" – 4:55
1. "Blue Train" – 5:21
1. "Sunday Part I" – 3:19
1. "Sunday Part II" – 3:38
1. "Stone" – 3:17
1. "Mortming" (Dougie Bowne) – 3:09

The Japanese release includes the bonus tracks "Backseat" and "Country".

## Personnel

- [Miho Hatori](/source/Miho_Hatori) – vocals, [shaker](/source/Shaker_(musical_instrument)), acoustic guitar, art direction, drawing
- [Yuka Honda](/source/Yuka_Honda) – producer, [sampler](/source/Sampler_(musical_instrument)) and [sequencer](/source/Music_sequencer), organ, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, [harpsichord](/source/Harpsichord), [vocoder](/source/Vocoder), vocals, [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) *(14)*
- [Sean Lennon](/source/Sean_Lennon) – electric bass, [synth bass](/source/Bass_synthesizer), drums, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, synth, vocoder, vocals, [twelve-string guitar](/source/Twelve-string_guitar), [delay pedal](/source/Delay_(audio_effect))
- [Timo Ellis](/source/Timo_Ellis) – drums, bass, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, [eight-string bass](/source/Eight_string_bass_guitar), [cymbal](/source/Cymbal), slamming door

**Additional musicians ("special guests")**

- Duma Love – vocal, percussion, [beat box](/source/Beatboxing), [turntable](/source/Turntablism)
- [Marc Ribot](/source/Marc_Ribot) – electric and acoustic guitar
- [Dave Douglas](/source/Dave_Douglas_(trumpeter)) – trumpet
- [Curtis Fowlkes](/source/Curtis_Fowlkes) – trombone
- [Josh Roseman](/source/Josh_Roseman) – trombone, horn arrangement *(4)*
- Dougie Bowne – [hi-hat](/source/Hi-hat_(instrument)), cymbals
- [Sebastian Steinberg](/source/Sebastian_Steinberg) – bass
- Yumiko Ohno – [Moog](/source/Moog_synthesizer), [backup vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)
- [Vinia Mojica](/source/Vinia_Mojica) – backup vocals
- Sequoia – backup vocals
- [Smokey Hormel](/source/Smokey_%26_Miho) – acoustic guitar
- [John Medeski](/source/John_Medeski) – [Clavinet](/source/Clavinet)
- [Billy Martin](/source/Billy_Martin_(percussionist)) – percussion

**Recording personnel**

- [Chris Shaw](/source/Chris_Shaw_(recording_engineer)) – [engineer](/source/Audio_engineer), mixing *(1, 3, 10, 12, 13, 14)*
- Tom Schick – engineer
- The [Butcher Bros.](/source/Butcher_Bros.) – engineer, mixing *(2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)*
- [Martin Bisi](/source/Martin_Bisi) – engineer
- Zak – [arrangement](/source/Arrangement) and mixing *(7)*
- [Dan the Automator](/source/Dan_the_Automator) – mixing *(11)*
- [Bob Ludwig](/source/Bob_Ludwig) – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering)
- Chaki/CZA – additional engineering
- [Juan Garcia](/source/Juan_Garcia_(guitarist)) – additional engineering
- John Riegart – additional engineering
- Dirk Grobelny – additional engineering
- Manny Lecuona – additional engineering
- Mikey Bones Malak – additional engineering

**Additional personnel**

- Pascale Willi – art direction, design and photography

## Charts

Chart performance for Stereo Type A Chart (1999) Peak position

## References

1. billboard200

1. ["Stereotype A - Cibo Matto"](http://www.damoon.net/CIBOCDSTA.htm). W. Dire Wolff. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

1. Phares, Heather. ["Stereo Type A – Cibo Matto"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/stereo-type-a-mw0000231905). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

1. Johnson, Martin. ["Cibo Matto Interview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120918092232/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=208191). [Barnes & Noble](/source/Barnes_%26_Noble). Archived from [the original](http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=208191) on September 18, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

1. Bresnark, Robin (July 17, 1999). "Cibo Matto: Stereo Type A". *[Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker)*. Vol. 76, no. 28. [IPC](/source/TI_Media). p. 38.

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