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    Last Century Modern

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    Last Century Modern
    Studio album by
    Towa Tei
    ReleasedJuly 28, 1999 (1999-07-28)
    Studio
    • VU
    • Warner, Consipio, and Bunkamura (Tokyo)
    • Kampo and Chung King (New York)
    • Studio Plus XXX (Paris)
    GenreElectronic
    Length44:15
    LabelEast West
    ProducerTowa Tei
    Towa Tei chronology
    Sound Museum
    (1997)     		Last Century Modern
    (1999)     		Towa Tei
    (2002)
    Singles from Last Century Modern
    1. "A Ring"
      Released: May 1999[1]
    2. "Let Me Know"
      Released: June 23, 1999[2]
    3. "Funkin' for Jamaica"
      Released: June 18, 2001[3]

    Last Century Modern is the third studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on July 28, 1999, by East West Records.[4][5] It peaked at number 20 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[4] The album was released in the United States on May 23, 2000, by Elektra Records.[6]

    Critical reception

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    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[7]
    Pitchfork7.4/10[8]

    Exclaim!'s Denise Benson described Last Century Modern as a "wonderfully eclectic" album that "solidifies [Tei's] reputation for creating fanciful, risky pop music."[9]

    Track listing

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    No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
    1."Last Century Modern" (featuring Ua)Towa TeiTei2:48
    2."A Ring" (featuring Pascale Borel)TeiTei3:08
    3."Angel" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Viv)TeiTei4:56
    4."Butterfly" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe)TeiTei4:04
    5."Contact" (featuring Jumpin Jack Frost and Die; exclusive to Japanese edition) 
    • Tei
    • Die
    		8:11
    6."CHATR" (featuring CHATR)TeiTei2:33
    7."Stretch Building Bamboo" Tei2:55
    8."Congratulations!" (featuring Cory Daye)
    • Tei
    • James Harris III
    • Terry Lewis
    • Tei
    • Harris
    • Lewis
    		4:47
    9."Funkin' for Jamaica" (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wizdom Life, and Tom Browne)Toni SmithBrowne4:55
    10."Let Me Know" (featuring Chara)
    • Tei
    • Chara
    		Tei4:10
    11."LCM"Tei 1:48
    Total length:44:15
    Australian, European, and Russian edition bonus tracks
    No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
    11."Funkin' for Jamaica" (Shinichi Osawa remix)SmithBrowne7:27
    12."Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix)
    • Tei
    • Chara
    		Tei5:52
    Total length:49:23
    US edition bonus tracks
    No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
    11."Butterfly" (Cornelius remix)TeiTei4:06
    12."Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix)
    • Tei
    • Chara
    		Tei5:52
    Total length:46:02

    Charts

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    Chart (1999) Peak
    position
    Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 20

    References

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    1. ^ "Towa Tei Main Works". towatei.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
    2. ^ "Let Me Know | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    3. ^ "Funkin' for Jamaica (LP – Eastwest #8573891490) – Towa Tei". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    4. ^ a b c "Last Century Modern | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
    5. ^ "Factory #0140 Towa Tei – Profile" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
    6. ^ Reighley, Kurt B. (August 2000). "Towa Tei: Last Century Modern". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 84. p. 24. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    7. ^ Mills, Ted. "Last Century Modern – Towa Tei". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
    8. ^ Juzwiak, Richard M. (May 23, 2000). "Towa Tei: Last Century Modern". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
    9. ^ Benson, Denise (July 1, 2000). "Towa Tei: Last Century Modern". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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