Cibo Matto

1,544,991 plays (126,877 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

217 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Get Ringtones

New York City (1994 – 2001)

Cibo Matto was a New York City-based band formed by Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. Despite being based in the US rather than Japan, they have strong links with the shibuya-kei scene in their use of sampling and mixture of trip-hop and rock, but stand out amongst other such artist for their particularly strong use of Latin and South American music. Cibo Matto is an Italian phrase that means “crazy food”.

After working together in the noise rock band Leitoh Lychee, Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda formed Cibo Matto around 1994. While recording tracks for their first album, Viva! La Woman, they collaborated with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Russell Simmons and others, on a side project called Butter 08. Viva! was released in 1996.

They later enlisted band members Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis and Duma Love to help record their Super Relax EP and final full-length album, Stereotype A. While Viva! had strong hip-hop and trip-hop elements, Stereotype leaned more more towards their rock, pop and latin side. The group continued to play live concerts until disbanding near the end of 2001. Yuka Honda went on to release solo albums and continued to collaborate with Sean, while Miho Hatori moved onto bossa nova, teaming up with guitarist Smokey Hormel to form Smokey & Miho, then joining the Gorillaz for their self-titled first album and eventually releasing her own solo album.

Tagged as:

japanese, electronic, trip-hop, alternative, female vocalists
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Stereo Type A
Cibo Matto
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $10.99
- eBay Search
VIVA! La Woman
Cibo Matto
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $49.99
- eBay Search
Super Relax Ep
Cibo Matto
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
(At Home With The) Singles (disc 2)
Cibo Matto
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Sugar Water	459
2	Spoon	304
3	Birthday Cake	252
4	Beef Jerky	237
5	Know Your Chicken	212
6	White Pepper Ice Cream	181
7	Moonchild	148
8	Sci-Fi Wasabi	146
9	Working for Vacation	145
10	Le Pain Perdu	144
11	The Candy Man	142
12	Apple	136
13	Flowers	134
14	Clouds	129
15	King of Silence	108

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

djgizmoe wrote:
last week

"let's eat carrots together until..." Use your imagination. :)

View Profile | Leave djgizmoe a shout
SkoorbHaon wrote:
last month

"lets eat carrots together, auntie" what?

View Profile | Leave SkoorbHaon a shout
wingkon wrote:
last month

These guys were in Buffy!

View Profile | Leave wingkon a shout
disasterhead wrote:
last month

rulz

View Profile | Leave disasterhead a shout
optimistic_tour wrote:
September 2009

no they dissolved years ago. Their music will always exist, however..

View Profile | Leave optimistic_tour a shout
Lelokito wrote:
September 2009

the band still exist? cause i knew the songs in buffy the vampire slayer many years ago

View Profile | Leave Lelokito a shout
xGladheateherx wrote:
September 2009

JSRF!!

View Profile | Leave xGladheateherx a shout
Atavism- wrote:
September 2009

D oyeah!

View Profile | Leave Atavism- a shout
Jesus_Esquivel wrote:
August 2009

mmm i want a cd =(!

View Profile | Leave Jesus_Esquivel a shout
sailfake wrote:
August 2009

yea where they been?

View Profile | Leave sailfake a shout
cH3Ko wrote:
August 2009

is a shame, there' s no new production of cibo matto, Viva la Woman! is amazing for me, so long the years past away is better for my taste

View Profile | Leave cH3Ko a shout
optimistic_tour wrote:
August 2009

my problem isn't that STA is too different from VLW, it's just that it's so... 'ok' for these ladies. I like Miho's solo album much more than STA in fact. Well that's just becaue it's a sweet album.

View Profile | Leave optimistic_tour a shout
Mephostophiles wrote:
August 2009

The problem most people seem to have is getting used to the sound of Stereo Type A because it's such a divergence from Viva! La Woman. But I agree with Dead Dogs. STA is amazing in its own right. They're both great, they're just both different.

View Profile | Leave Mephostophiles a shout
Dead_Dogs_Two wrote:
August 2009

Stereo Type A kicks ass. You are wrong.

View Profile | Leave Dead_Dogs_Two a shout
thefishkitty wrote:
August 2009

I like listening to "Flowers" while I do housework.

View Profile | Leave thefishkitty a shout
Nicolas_R wrote:
July 2009

@ dyna-soar Yeah, it sure isnt viva la woman :-(

View Profile | Leave Nicolas_R a shout
dyna-soar wrote:
July 2009

it bums me out that stereo type a is so average compared to how amazing viva la woman is.

View Profile | Leave dyna-soar a shout
MegatonShot wrote:
July 2009

i will continue to brag about how i spoke with her on twitter. deleted my account though.

View Profile | Leave MegatonShot a shout
Juiceboksss wrote:
July 2009

EXTRA SUGAR! EXTRA SALT! [2] EXTRA OIL AND MSG

View Profile | Leave Juiceboksss a shout
Da1Ulove2hate wrote:
July 2009

<333

View Profile | Leave Da1Ulove2hate a shout