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Emperor Tomato Ketchup is the fourth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 18 March 1996 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records.
The album is named after the 1971 experimental film Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Japanese author and director Shūji Terayama. On the record, Stereolab experimented with composing songs around looped sounds instead of traditional riffs. Critic Tom Moon found the band's compositional approach reminiscent of hip hop and electronica music, with loops being layered into "richly textured collages".
TRACKLIST:
A1 Metronomic Underground
A2 Cybele's Reverie
A3 Percolator
B1 Les Yper-Sound
B2 Spark Plug
B3 OLV 26
B4 The Noise Of Carpet
C1 Tomorrow Is Already Here
C2 Emperor Tomato Ketchup
C3 Monstre Sacre
D1 Motoroller Scantron
D2 Slow Fast Hazel
D3 Anonymous Collective
