Cibo Matto
Introduction
Cibo Matto is a New York City-based band whose lead singers are Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda. They have two full length albums: 1996's Viva! La Woman, and 1999's Stereo Type A. Other releases include Super Relax EP. Their music is a diverse mixture of popular styles including electronic-dance, hip hop, punk rock, and more. Cibo Matto's sound is unique for many reasons, but perhaps most notably because of their Japanese accents in an American song/vocal format.
Band Members
- Miho Hatori - Lead Singer
- Yuka Honda - Lead Singer
- Sean Lennon - Guitar
- Timo Ellis - Bass
- Duma Love - Drums, Turntable
Discography
Viva! La Woman (1996)
- Apple
- Beef Jerky
- Sugar Water
- White Pepper Ice Cream
- Birthday Cake
- Know Your Chicken
- Theme
- The Candy Man
- Le Pain Perdu
- Artichoke
- Bonus Track 1
Stereo Type A (1999)
- Working for Vacation
- Spoon
- Flowers
- Lint of Love
- Moonchild
- Sci-Fi Wasabi
- Clouds
- Speechless
- King of Silence
- Blue Train
- Sunday Part I
- Sunday Part II
- Stone
- Mortming
Trivia
- Cibo Matto's "Birthday Cake" is featured in the eclectic video game Jet Set Radio Future for the Xbox.
- A Cibo Matto poster can be seen in the background of Tom Green's dorm room in the movie Road Trip.
- Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori sung with Gorillaz, a funky band composed of members of Blur and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. She is the young cartoon named Noodle and can be heard on their hit single, 19-2000. Hatori can also be heard on four different Beastie Boys albums.
- Cibo Matto made a cameo appearance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, playing in the Bronze nightclub in the second season episode "When She Was Bad": they performed the songs "Spoon" and "Sugar Water".
- Cibo Matto's debut album's songs were mostly named after foods, corresponding with their name, which means "Crazy food".
- Cibo Matto recorded a cover of Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun.
