Emperor Tomato Ketchup (album)

Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Studio album by Stereolab
Released 18 March 1996
Recorded Blackwing Studios, London
Idful Music Corporation, Chicago
Genre Experimental pop, art rock, neo-psychedelia, electronic
Length 57:15
Label Duophonic (UK), Elektra (US)
Producer John McEntire, Paul Tipler, The Groop
Stereolab chronology
Cybele's Reverie
(1996)Cybele's Reverie1996		 Emperor Tomato Ketchup
(1996)		 Fluorescences
(1996)Fluorescences1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
Houston Chronicle[5]
NME8/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Village VoiceA−[8]

Emperor Tomato Ketchup is the fourth album by British avant-pop band Stereolab, released on 18 March 1996 in the United Kingdom and 9 April 1996 in the United States. At the time it was their greatest success to date both commercially and critically.[9] 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).

Legacy

Emperor Tomato Ketchup was ranked the 51st greatest album of the 1990s by Pitchfork Media,[10] and went on to appear in numerous other decade-end lists. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[11]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Metronomic Underground"7:55
2."Cybele's Reverie"4:42
3."Percolator" (Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier, Sean O'Hagan)3:47
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:[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Emperor Tomato Ketchup – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  3. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (12 April 1996). "Emperor Tomato Ketchup". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Romney, Jonathan (22 March 1996). "Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Duophonic)". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ Vaziri, Aidin (7 April 1996). "Stereolab Has Winning Formula". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup". NME: 49. 16 March 1996.
  7. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 779–81. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (23 July 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Arp, Louis (14 January 2005). "Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Pitchfork Media Top 100 Albums of the 1990s: 60–51". Pitchfork Media. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  11. ↑ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-2074-6.
  12. ↑ "Emperor Tomato Ketchup – Stereolab (Credits)". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2010.

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