LAST CENTURY MODERN by Towa Tei (Full Album Listen)

Towa Tei (テイ・トウワ（鄭 東和）, Tei Tōwa, born Dong-hwa Chung (Hangul: 정동화); September 7, 1965) is an artist, record producer and DJ born in Yokohama, Japan. Towa is a third-generation Korean Japanese. According to his Wiki page, he now resides in rural Nagano prefecture in Japan.

I first "knew" of Towa as a member of Deee-Lite (known for "Groove Is In the Heart"), although his existence in my Soundtrack of Life became more prominent when he went solo, and in particular thanks to my (younger) brother, who had his albums - for which I picked up after, and not looked back since!



His music is aptly labelled as "Electronic", with the soundscape going beyond that (at least for me) in what I term "armchair grooving" (because I suck at moving my body to dance, but enjoy twisting my body in my armchair, THANKS :p) ... and in "Last Century Modern", there is a distinct bossa nova dreaming in cyberworld, floating amidst an environment singing back at you pop-grooving and a personal dancehouse room of delights.



"Last Century Modern" is not the strongest of his releases (My vote is for his first studio album "Future Listening!"), but I found this album in my collection first, so I am going with this :) Featured below is a empty CD album for his third studio album, titled "Last Century Modern", released in 1999, and in my wildest dreams, I certainly hope to be able to one day scoop up his discography - beyond scavenging thru YouTube for his MVs and music!



Here is the tracklist, and after that, a full album listen, as far as YouTube could afford me...!

1. "Last Century Modern" (featuring Ua) 2:48
2. "A Ring" (featuring Pascale Borel) 3:08
3. "Angel" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Viv) 4:56
4. "Butterfly" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe) 4:04
5. "Contact" (featuring Jumpin Jack Frost and Die; exclusive to Japanese edition) 8:11
6. "CHATR" (featuring CHATR) 2:33
7. "Stretch Building Bamboo" 2:55
8. "Congratulations!" (featuring Cory Daye) 4:47
9. "Funkin' for Jamaica" (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wizdom Life, and Tom Browne) 4:55
10. "Let Me Know" (featuring Chara) 4:10
11. "LCM" 1:48
Total length: 44:15

Australian, European, and Russian edition bonus tracks
11. "Funkin' for Jamaica" (Shinichi Osawa remix) 7:27
12. "Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix) 5:52



Featured above is the MV for "BUTTERFLY" featuring Towa Tei with Ayumi Tanabe and Viven Sessoms, while below is the MV for "Let Me Know" with Chara (from "94-14 REMIX" - BUY ON AMAZON).













Total length: 44:15



Ending this post with "Butterfly (Cornelius Remix)", with the track remixed by japanese producer/remixer Cornelius - whom I ADORE and own zero records of, and is a f88king travesty as far as my Soundtrack To Life is....!



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