Back to the Mono Kero
# Back to the Mono Kero

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |

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

* Chihiro – vocals, guitar, sitar.
* Kirilo – vocals, bass, Casiotone.
* Fuzuki – vocals, drums, percussion.
* Steve Eto – tom-tom (M-6).
* Hoppy Kamiyama – Digital President, asshole box, scum tape from garbage, Slide Geisha, metal, gram pot.

## 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.
