{"product_id":"5056818800382","title":"Stereolab \"Emperor Tomato Ketchup\" 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eStereolab's fourth full-length, Emperor Tomato Ketchup marked 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing to mine the music of the '60s and early '70s, Stereolab employs 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 Metronomic Underground and Les Yper-Sound add a level of funk to the mix, while the album also includes clear and catchy pop songs like Cybele's Reverie and The Noise of Carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmperor Tomato Ketchup brings many elements to the table, but Stereolab puts them all together into a coherent vision. For a group that revealed in resurrecting continental obscurity, from Neu! to Krzysztof Komeda, Emperor Tomato Ketchup sounded wholly futuristic and alien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"---","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":44950161981615,"sku":"5056818800382","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/8833\/2463\/files\/4396579-3313028.jpg?v=1740701767","url":"https:\/\/endofanear.sbs\/products\/5056818800382","provider":"End Of An Ear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}