Emperor Tomato Ketchup (album)

Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Studio album by Stereolab
Released	April 1996
Genre	Art pop, experimental rock
Length	57:15
Label	Duophonic (UK), Elektra (US)
Stereolab chronology
Mars Audiac Quintet (1994) Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996) Dots and Loops (1997)

Emperor Tomato Ketchup is the fourth album by British alternative rock band Stereolab, released in April 1996. At the time it was their greatest success to date both commercially and critically. Three singles were released from the album: "Cybele's Reverie", "Metronomic Underground" and "The Noise of Carpet". It takes its name from the 1971 Shuji Terayama-directed Japanese film Tomato Kecchappu Kôtei (Emperor Tomato Ketchup).

It was ranked the 51st greatest album of the 1990s by Pitchfork Media.

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Robert Christgau	(A−) link

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where indicated.

1. "Metronomic Underground" – 7:55
2. "Cybele's Reverie" – 4:42
3. "Percolator" – 3:47 (Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier, Sean O'Hagan)
4. "Les Yper-Sound" – 4:05
5. "Spark Plug" – 2:29
6. "OLV 26" – 5:42
7. "The Noise of Carpet" – 3:05
8. "Tomorrow Is Already Here" – 4:56
9. "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" – 4:37
10. "Monstre Sacre" – 3:44
11. "Motoroller Scalatron" – 3:48
12. "Slow Fast Hazel" – 3:53
13. "Anonymous Collective" – 4:32

Personnel

Emperor Tomato Ketchup was created by the following:^[1]

• Laetitia Sadier - vocals, various instruments
• Tim Gane - guitar, various keyboards
• Andy Ramsay - drums, programming
• Mary Hansen - guitar, vocals
• Duncan Brown - bass guitar
• Morgane Lhote - keyboards
• Sean O'Hagan – string arranger, electric piano, organ, vibraphone
• Marcus Holdaway, Sally Herbert, Mandy Drummond, Meg Gates – strings
• Ray Dickarty – alto saxophone
• John McEntire – vibraphone, guitar, synthesizers, maracas, tambourine

References

• "Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
• "Emperor Tomato Ketchup". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2008-09-07. 
• "emperor tomato ketchup". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
• Emperor Tomato Ketchup at the Internet Movie Database

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