Back to the Mono Kero
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Back to the Mono Kero
| type = Album
| artist = eX-Girl
| cover = Back to the Mono Kero.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2001|05|29}}
| recorded = August/October 2000
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 55:13 (US release)
| label = HIBOOM
| producer = Hoppy Kamiyama
| prev_title = Big When Far, Small When Close
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Endangered Species
| next_year = 2004
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Citation |title=Ex-Girl - Back to the Mono Kero Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-to-the-mono-kero-mw0000003423 |access-date=2023-05-11 |language=en}}
| rev2 = Pitchfork
| rev2score = 6.8/10{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 24, 2001 |title=eX-Girl: Back to the Mono Kero |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2863-back-to-the-mono-kero/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
}}
Back to the Mono Kero is the fourth studio album by the Japanese girl band eX-Girl, released by HIBOOM in Japan, Ipecac Recording in the US (IPC-15), 62 TV Records in Belgium, Valve Records in Australia, and Levy-yhtiö in Finland.
The line-up consisted of Chihiro, Kirilo and Fuzuki, and the album was produced by Hoppy Kamiyama.
Track listing
- "Waving Scientist @ Frog King" (Lyrics: eX-Girl / Music: Hoppy Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 3:58.
- "Tozka" (Lyrics: Chihiro / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 5:05.
- "Aji Fry (Fried Horse Mackerel)" (Lyrics: eX-Girl, Kamiyama / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 4:11.
- "Pop Muzik" (Lyrics & Music: Robin Scott) – 4:51.
- "Gween-Kong-Zee" (Lyrics: Kirilo / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 4:57.
- "Cucumber Surrender" (Lyrics: Kirilo / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 5:47.
- "Wipe Out #3" (Music: Kamiyama) – 2:12.
- "Solid States Kerok'n'Roll" (Lyrics: eX-Girl / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 4:22.
- "Zero Gravity" (Lyrics: Fuzuki / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 4:35.
- "Crime of the Century" (Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 9:46.
- "Sasuke" (Lyrics: Kirilo, Kamiyama / Music: Kamiyama, eX-Girl) – 5:25.
=Bonus tracks=
- "Let My Name Be Swallow" – track 12 (Japanese release).
- "Swanky*Spunky*Slinky" – track 12 (Belgian release).
Personnel
Production
- Hoppy Kamiyama – producer.
- Yoshiaki Kondo – engineering, mixing at GOK Sound Studio, Tokyo, August/October 2000.
- Masayo Takise – mastering at M's Disc, Tokyo.
- Patricia de Ruijter, Saguaro – photos.
- Kazunori Akita, Robeert Farrell – eX-Girl logos.
- Naomi Hamada, Yukari Terakawa, Reiko – costumes.
- Tomoko Kobayasi – hairdresser.
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