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Towa Tei Last Century Modern Release Date: 1999 09 21 Running Time: 46:05 Label: Eastwest Towa Tei's third album returns to the eclecticism of his first, with bossa nova lounge ("A Ring"), drum'n'bass soul ("Angel," "Butterfly"), Ryuichi Sakamoto-like ethnic forgery ("Stretch Building Bamboo"), and silly sampladelic house ("Congratulations!," which samples somebody saying "The finest turntable in the world" until the all the words become meaningless). Once again, Tei assembles an impressive roster of guest musicians and gleefully watches what happens when they meet. Japanese chanteuse UA, accordionist Coba, and the Balanescu Quartet open the album with the sophisticated title track. Elsewhere on the CD, Pascale Borel, Les Nubians, and Chara add vocals, and two thirds of YMO, Harry Hosono, and Yukihiro Takahashi turn up as well. The album is also surprisingly short, and the stronger for it. The American release adds remixes of "Butterfly" and "Let Me Know" by Cornelius and Mighty Bop, respectively. Ted Mills, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Last Century Modern TT, Tei 2:49 2 Ring TT, Tei 3:08 3 Angel TT, Tei 4:56 4 Butterfly Tei 4:05 5 Contact Die [1], Tei 8:11 6 Chatr Tei 2:32 7 Stretch Building Bamboo Tei 2:55 8 Congratulations Harris, Lewis, Tei 4:48 9 Funkin' for Jamaica Smith, Browne 4:54 10 Let Me Know Chara, Tei 4:11 11 LCM Tei 1:48 12 Let Me Know [Mighty Bop Remix] Chara, TT 5:55 Releases: Year Type Label 2000 CD Eastwest 2000 CS Elektra 1999 Elektra 2000 CD Elektra

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