25-03-2021

Butterfly
Last Century Modern
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 1999
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)
Flash
(2005)
Singles from Last Century Modern
  1. 'Butterfly'
    Released: October 25, 1998[1]
  2. 'A Ring' / 'Congratulations!'
    Released: May 1999[2]
  3. 'Let Me Know'
    Released: June 23, 1999[3]
  4. 'Funkin' for Jamaica'
    Released: June 18, 2001[4]

Last Century Modern is the third studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on July 28, 1999 by East West Records.[5][6] It peaked at number 20 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[7] The album was released in the United States on May 23, 2000 by Elektra Records.[8]

Critical reception[edit]

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  • Let Me Know is a song by Japanese electronic musician Towa Tei, featuring singer Chara on vocals. It was released as the fourth single from his album Last Century Modern on June 23, 1999 , a month before the album's release. It debuted at #34 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted for four weeks. It did substantially better on the J-Wave airplay charts, charting in the top 30 for.
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Last Century Modern is the third studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on July 28, 1999 by East West Records. 5 6 It peaked at number 20 on the Oricon Albums Chart. 7 The album was released in the United States on May 23, 2000 by Elektra Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]

Exclaim!'s Denise Benson described Last Century Modern as a 'wonderfully eclectic' album that 'solidifies [Tei's] reputation for creating fanciful, risky pop music.'[11]

Chair

Track listing[edit]

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; Japanese edition exclusive track)8:11
6.'CHATR' (featuring CHATR)TeiTei2:33
7.'Stretch Building Bamboo'Tei2:55
8.'Congratulations!' (featuring Cory Daye)
  • Tei
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'Tei1:48
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)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[edit]

Tei
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]20

References[edit]

  1. ^'バタフライ | TOWA TEI' (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^'Towa Tei Main Works'. towatei.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ^'Let Me Know | TOWA TEI' (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^'Funkin' for Jamaica (LP – Eastwest #8573891490) – Towa Tei'. AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^'Last Century Modern | TOWA TEI' (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^'Factory #0140 Towa Tei – Profile' (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  7. ^ ab'オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」' [Oricon Ranking Information Service] (in Japanese). Oricon. TOWA TEI. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. ^Reighley, Kurt B. (August 2000). 'Towa Tei: Last Century Modern'. CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 84. p. 24. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ^Mills, Ted. 'Last Century Modern – Towa Tei'. AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  10. ^Juzwiak, Richard M. (May 23, 2000). 'Towa Tei: Last Century Modern'. Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  11. ^Benson, Denise (July 1, 2000). 'Towa Tei: Last Century Modern'. Exclaim!. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

External links[edit]

Towa Tei Butterfly Pillow

  • Last Century Modern at Discogs (list of releases)

Towa Tei Butterfly

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