Furthermore, Yuka was feeling a little oppressed by chauvinist views that women could not become respected studio producers. While the band struggled for individuality, the press continued to try to cast them into conventional and oversimplified categories as musicians and as people. Miho and Yuka are not ones to hide from adversity, and their time on the streets in New York City had taught them to react just the opposite. If the world was going to cast Cibo Matto into unwanted stereotypes, then they were going to lean back into the face of the wind and turn the force back against itself. Taking a Zen approach to the situation, the band stepped to the side of the blows and let the force of the opponent propel the project forward.
Dolphins can see what is happening with their sense of hearing.
In a philosophical way, if you listen, you can tell where you are, or more importantly, where you are at. We have to learn to listen for ourselves with both our left and right ears, not just believe everything we are told. Listening is as important of an element to the creation of Cibo Matto's music, as is the act of creating the parts of the musical arrangements. The band listens to each other's ideas, they listen to the work of other artists and musicians, and they continue to listen to what they have created to see how all these ideas are blending together. The material from their first LP had been generated from their early days of playing in tiny New York clubs, small art galleries, and any place that would let them set up and jam.