Cibo Mattowas a New York City-based band formed by Miho Hatoriand Yuka Hondain the 1990s. Despite being based in the US rather than Japan, they have strong links with the shibuya-keiscene in their use of sampling and mixture of trip-hop and rock, but stand out amongst other such artist for their particularly strong use of Latin and South American music. Cibo Matto is an Italian phrase that was thought to mean "food crazy", but actually means "crazy food". After working together in the noise rock band Leitoh Lychee, Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda formed Cibo Matto around 1994. While recording tracks for their first album, Viva! La Woman, they collaborated with the The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's Russell Simmons and others, on a side project called Butter 08.
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