{"product_id":"stereolab-emporer-tomato-ketchup1996","title":"Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereolab's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efourth full-length,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmperor Tomato Ketchup\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emarked the point where the band evolved from a purely underground phenomenon to an important pop group capable of selling albums while keeping their hipness and integrity intact. At the time of its release, it was simultaneously their most experimental and most accessible release, with the deliberate raw textures of earlier works replaced by a more polished vibe. The album was also their greatest success to date both commercially and critically, and remains a consensus favourite even now. Continuing to mine the music of the '60s and early '70s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereolab\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eemploys Farfisas and Moogs, melodies from Bacharach and Hardy, soft-rock, bubblegum, dub and hip-hop sounds to augment their core influences of krautrock, punk, jazz and space rock. Odd time-signatures and deft layering techniques are more crucial to the arrangements, and the grooves on tracks like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetronomic Underground\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Yper-Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadd a level of funk to the mix, while the album also includes clear and catchy pop songs like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCybele's Reverie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Noise of Carpet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmperor Tomato Ketchup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings many elements to the table, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereolab\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eputs them all together into a coherent vision. For a group that reveled in resurrecting Continental obscurity, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeu!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKrzysztof Komeda\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmperor Tomato Ketchup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esounded wholly futuristic and alien. Co-released by band’s own label\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuophonic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUHF Disks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarp Records\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered from original tapes. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAvailable on\u003cstrong\u003e 2LP standard \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003edeluxe 3LP\u003c\/strong\u003e, which comes with a Bonus album of unreleased demos, outtakes and alternate mixes. 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