Sound Museum
| Sound Museum | ||||
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| Studio album by Towa Tei | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1997 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 49:41 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Producer | Towa Tei | |||
| Towa Tei chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.1/10[2] |
Sound Museum is the second solo studio album by Japanese electronic musician Towa Tei, released on May 25, 1997 by East West Records.
Similar to his debut album Future Listening!, Sound Museum incorporates a variety of musical genres, including electronic, hip hop and jazz. Also included is a bossa nova cover version of Daryl Hall and John Oates' number-one hit from 1981 "Private Eyes". The first single "Happy" contains a sample of "Velas" by Quincy Jones.
Collaborators on Sound Museum include Kylie Minogue, Biz Markie, Amel Larrieux, Bahamadia, Mos Def, Bebel Gilberto and Yavahn.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sound Museum" | Towa Tei | 3:28 | ||
| 2. | "Time After Time" (featuring Viv and Amel Larrieux) | Viv | Tei | 5:13 | |
| 3. | "Happy" (featuring Viv and Bahamadia) |
| Tei | 5:07 | |
| 4. | "BMT" (featuring Biz Markie and Mos Def) |
| Tei | Tei | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Higher" (featuring Yavahn and Akiko Yano) | Yavahn | Tei | Tei | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Corridor" |
| 2:35 | ||
| 7. | "GBI (German Bold Italic)" (featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono) |
| Tei | Tei | 6:58 |
| 8. | "Tamilano" | Tei | Tei | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "Private Eyes" (featuring Bebel Gilberto) |
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| Tei | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Everything We Do Is Music" | Tei | Tei | Tei | 10:31 |
- Notes
- Sampling credits
- "Corridor" contains samples from "Hello Baby" and "Another Sound Museum" by Sweet Robots Against the Machine
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | May 25, 1997 | East West | [3] |
| Germany | February 24, 1998 | Warner | [4] |
| United States | Elektra | [1] |
References
- 1 2 Bush, John. "Sound Museum – Towa Tei". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ Wisdom, James P. "Towa Tei: Sound Museum". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ↑ "Sound Museum : TOWA TEI". HMV Japan. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Sound Museum" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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