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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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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: Stereotype a (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.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring., Nov 28 2003

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Pietro Braione (Milano, MI Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stereotype a (Audio CD)

With "Viva! L.A. Woman" they built an original (jazzy, cinematic, undefinable) sound. What do we have in this album? Some standard funky, some standard bossa, some standard hip-hop. Some standard. Overall opinion: definitely boring. What a shame to see so good premises and a so bad conclusion.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Groovy..., Mar 6 2002

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Sometimes simple is best, so I will keep this simple. This is the grooviest album I have heard in years.

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