Monday, June 14, 1999 - The Michian Dail -1
Cibo Matto
Stereo Type A
WB Records
**
Cibo Matto means "crazy food" in
Italian. Carrying this concept musically,
only those with a wide range of musical
tastes will find Cibo Matto's new disc
delightful to the musical palate.
Yuka Honda, who handles most of
the group's production, offers a fasci-
nating smorgasbord of musical gen-
res with her best offering to date.
At times, however, it is the loss of
uniti due to the wide vatiety that detracts
from the album as a whole. Some transi-
tions, such as the introduction of growl-
ing metal riffs into the funky and melo-
dious "Lint of Love" and later in "Blue
Train" leave the listener confused.
Credit to Cibo Matto for creating this
highly creative album, but the use of too
many ingredients in it makes it an over-
all offering that is hard to digest.
William Dose
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Cibo Matto's new album falls to delight
Red Hot Chili
Peppers
Californication
Warner Bros.
Out of the many Red Hot Chili
Peppers albums released over the
st 15 years, "Californication"
mes closest to matching the bril-
liant perfection of "Blood Sugar Sex
Magic."
"Californication" offers a, diverse
blend of well-written songs, mixing
the funky rock side of the Chili
Peppers with their more melodic,
uplifting side.
A few songs on the album have the
potential to be the next "Under the
*idge." The absolutely beautiful
chorus of "Otlierside" and the mood
of "This Velvet Glove" just beg for a
great video. With one or two more
psychedelic jam songs and more-
narrative, less-personal lyrics,
"Californication" would be a truly
timeless album.
Jason Birctmeier
Jamiroquai
Synkronized
Sony Music Entertainment
Jamiroquai's latest album,
"Synkronized," provides the listener
with a groovy mix of jazz, funk, and
disco.
As scary as the thought of listen-
ing to a disco revival group today
may be, Jamiroquai manages to pull
it off without sounding like The
Village People.
For those who don't like disco,
there are still plenty of tracks that do
not to disappoint in helping you
shake your booty. Ranging from the
piano and violin dominated "King
For A Day" to the up tempo ear
candy of the techno-funk
"Supersonic," there is enough vari-
ety to satisfy a wide range of tastes.
Jamiroquai's latest tracks are syn-
cronized to their signature style of
taking familiar musical elements
from the past and producing some-
thing new.
Lynne Blasius
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