Last Century Modern

1999 studio album by Towa Tei

Last Century Modern

Studio album by

Towa Tei

Released| July 28, 1999 (1999-07-28)
Studio|

* VU
* Warner, Consipio, and Bunkamura (Tokyo)
* Kampo and Chung King (New York)
* Studio Plus XXX (Paris)

Genre| Electronic
Length| 44:15
Label| East West
Producer| Towa Tei
Towa Tei chronology
| Sound Museum
(1997)  | Last Century Modern
(1999)  | Towa Tei
(2002)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [7]
Pitchfork| 7.4/10[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.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Last Century Modern" (featuring Ua)| Towa Tei| Tei| 2:48
2.| "A Ring" (featuring Pascale Borel)| Tei| Tei| 3:08
3.| "Angel" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Viv)| Tei| Tei| 4:56
4.| "Butterfly" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe)| Tei| Tei| 4:04
5.| "Contact" (featuring Jumpin Jack Frost and Die; exclusive to Japanese edition)|  |

* Tei
* Die

| 8:11
6.| "CHATR" (featuring CHATR)| Tei| Tei| 2:33
7.| "Stretch Building Bamboo"|  | Tei| 2:55
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 Smith| Browne| 4:55
10.| "Let Me Know" (featuring Chara)|

* Tei
* Chara

| Tei| 4:10
11.| "LCM"| Tei|  | 1:48
Total length:| 44:15

Australian, European, and Russian edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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11.| "Funkin' for Jamaica" (Shinichi Osawa remix)| Smith| Browne| 7:27
12.| "Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix)|

* Tei
* Chara

| Tei| 5:52
Total length:| 49:23

US edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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11.| "Butterfly" (Cornelius remix)| Tei| Tei| 4:06
12.| "Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix)|

* Tei
* Chara

| Tei| 5:52
Total length:| 46:02

## Charts

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Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

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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.

## External links

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* Last Century Modern at Discogs (list of releases)

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Towa Tei

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Future Listening! (1994)
* Sweet Robots Against the Machine (1997)
* Sound Museum (1997)
* Last Century Modern (1999)
* Flash (2005)
* Big Fun (2009)
* Sunny (2011)
* Lucky (2013)

Remix albums|

* Lost Control Mix

Singles|

* "GBI (German Bold Italic)"
* "Funkin' for Jamaica"
* "Let Me Know"
* "Sometime Samurai"

Related topics|

* Deee-Lite

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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