Album
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
1996 · Electronic, Rock
24 collectors on Gatefold own this
Emperor Tomato Ketchup is a Rock album by Stereolab, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 42 pressings tracked, owned by 24 collectors.
About
One of Stereolab’s biggest contributions to the conversation was to prove that great music was less about developing new ideas than about rearranging old or forgotten ideas in wholly new ways. They weren’t alone, of course: The ’90s gave us artists like Air, Saint Etienne, Beck, and dozens of others who made art from history’s trash and yoked together styles that felt like they belonged in different galaxies. (The sampled collages of hip-hop count here too—in all cases, it’s music, in part, about listening to music.) Nowhere had that possibility sounded more exciting than on <i>Emperor Tomato Ketchup</i>. Even as the band evolved (the jazzy density of “Cybele’s Reverie,” the off-kilter precision of “Motoroller Scalatron”), they retained a toylike charm, a scrappiness that made even their most complex tracks sound punk, the joyful noise of kids next door. They could make their biggest lyrical ideas sound fun (“Motoroller Scalatron” describes the material organization of society, “Les Yper Sound” allegorizes war as sport), and their chintziest musical ones sound not only sophisticated—because you only need so much sophistication—but approachable, music for and by the people. The overall sense—and the great charm of the band in general circa <i>Emperor Tomato Ketchup</i>—was that they felt utterly like a band, weirdos whose tendencies might have cast them out from society at large but who found strength and family in each other. You don’t just listen to <i>Emperor Tomato Ketchup</i>, you vote for it.
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Tracklist
- 1Metronomic Underground7:54
- 2Cybele's Reverie4:40
- 3Percolator3:47
- 4Les Yper-Sound4:05
- 5Spark Plug2:29
- 6Olv 265:42
- 7The Noise of Carpet3:05
- 8Tomorrow Is Already Here4:56
- 9Emperor Tomato Ketchup4:37
- 10Monstre Sacre3:44
- 11Motoroller Scalatron3:48
- 12Slow Fast Hazel3:53
- 13Anonymous Collective4:32
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Krautrock
- layered
- playful
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Amanda DrummondSTRINGS
- Andy RamsayVOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE , OTHER VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC PIANO, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE
- Duncan BrownVOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE , OTHER VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC PIANO, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE
- John McEntireSYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS, MARACAS, TAMBOURINE SYNTHESIZER , MARACAS , TAMBOURINE SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , MARACAS , TAMBOURINE
- Laetitia SadierVOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE , OTHER VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC PIANO, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE
- Marcus HoldawaySTRINGS
- Mary HansenVOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE , OTHER VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC PIANO, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE
- Meg GatesSTRINGS
- Morgane LhoteVOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE , OTHER VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR, ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE
- Sally HerbertSTRINGS
- Sean O'HaganARRANGED BY , ELECTRIC PIANO , ORGAN , VIBRAPHONE ARRANGED BY , ELECTRIC PIANO , VIBRAPHONE ARRANGED BY , ELECTRIC PIANO , ELECTRIC ORGAN , VIBRAPHONE
- Tim GaneVOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR , ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS , ELECTRIC PIANO , TAMBOURINE , VIBRAPHONE , OTHER VOCALS, PERCUSSION , BASS, GUITAR, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC PIANO, TAMBOURINE, VIBRAPHONE
- Ray DickatyALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
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