Released Emperor Tomato Ketchup

The band’s fourth album, Emperor Tomato Ketchup (March 1996), was a critical success and was played heavily on college radio . A record that “captivated alternative rock”, it represented the group’s “high-water mark” said music journalists Tom Moon and Joshua Klein, respectively. The album incorporated their early krautrock sound with funk, hip-hop influences and experimental instrumental arrangements. John McEntire of Tortoise also assisted with production and played on the album. Katharine Gifford was replaced by Morgane Lhote before recording, and bassist Duncan Brown by Richard Harrison after. Lhote was required to both learn the keyboards and thirty of the group’s songs before joining.