Towa Tei in 2007 | |
Background information | |
---|---|
Birth name | Dong-hwa Chung |
Also known as | Sweet Robots Against the Machine |
Born | September 7, 1965 (age 54) Yokohama, Japan |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | Electronica, house, trip hop, shibuya-kei, big beat, drum and bass |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
Instruments | Keyboards, turntables |
Labels | Elektra |
Associated acts | Deee-Lite, Metafive |
Sound Museum Towa Tei Rar Files. The Winner Is - Mychael Danna 3:04 2. Mossberg 500 Serial Number History on this page. Til The End Of Time - Devotchka 3:56 3. Download adobe audition cs4 portable free shared files. Adobe Photoshop CS4 Portable.rar from all world's most popular shared hosts. Adobe Photoshop CS4 Portable: Adobe.
Towa Tei (テイ・トウワ(鄭 東和), Tei Tōwa, born Dong-hwa Chung (Hangul: 토와 테이); September 7, 1965) is an artist, record producer and DJ born in Yokohama, Japan. Towa debuted as a member of Deee-Lite, from the US labelElektra Records in 1990 and shot to fame via their international hit single, 'Groove Is In the Heart'. He made his solo debut with the album Future Listening! in 1994. He has since relocated back from New York to rural Nagano prefecture in Japan.[1]
His concept party, 'Hotel H', started in 2009 as a social spot for music industry people in Tokyo.[2]
Biography[edit]
Towa is a third-generation Korean Japanese.[3][4]
Towa began making demo tapes at the age of 16 having bought his first synthesizer, a Korg MS-10. While studying at Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design he sent his tape to a radio program of Ryuichi Sakamoto titled 'Sound Street'.
In 1987, Towa moved to the U.S. to study graphic design and joined house act Deee-Lite, a trio with Supa DJ Dimitry and Lady Miss Kier, enjoying almost instant success after debuting in 1990 with their album World Clique and the single 'Groove Is In the Heart'.
In 1991, Towa collaborated with his idol Ryuichi Sakamoto on Sakamoto's album Heartbeat. He also appeared on Sakamoto's follow up album Sweet Revenge.
In 1994, Towa returned to Japan after seven years in New York.[1] Towa sustained a back injury falling from a stage during a performance with Deee-Lite in Brazil. While recovering, he began to drift toward other musical styles.[5][6] Towa debuted as a solo act with Future Listening! that same year, incorporating an array of styles, including electronic, bossa nova, house, jazz and pop. It featured collaborations with Joi Cardwell, Bebel Gilberto, MC Kinky, Hiroshi Takano, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Toshihiko Mori, Satoshi Tomiie, Yuichi Oki of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and Pizzicato Five vocalist Maki Nomiya.
Sound Museum followed in 1997, then Last Century Modern in 1999. 2002 brought the album Towa Tei, under the pseudonym Sweet Robots Against the Machine. Flash surfaced in 2005[1] by which time Towa was DJing regularly in Japan. He has admitted though, that he doesn't enjoy performing and prefers producing and using computers.[1]
Big Fun, featuring Verbal and Mademoiselle Yulia was released in 2009 and was the third album to feature the artwork of San Franciscan painter and graffiti artistBarry McGee.[1] For the album, Towa utilized MySpace to collaborate with artists from around the world even if he didn't know them, such as with German act Taprikk Sweezee.[1] Another collaborator he worked with for Big Fun was Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto, though they also only met on MySpace.[1]
Towa has also established his own creative company, hug inc, which among other things, manufactures his trademark sunglasses.[1]
Discography[edit]
- Future Listening! (1995)
- Sound Museum (1997)
- Sweet Robots Against the Machine(as Sweet Robots Against the Machine) (1999)
- Last Century Modern (1999)
- Towa Tei(as Sweet Robots Against the Machine) (2002)
- Flash (2005)
- Big Fun (2009)
- Sunny (2011)
- Lucky (2013)
- Cute (2015)
- Emo (2017)
- 3(as Sweet Robots Against the Machine) (2018)
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghRobert Michael Poole (2009-02-19). 'Towa Tei wallows in optimism for art's sake'. The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^'Oops-music.com'. Oops-music.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^McClure, Steve (July 5, 2000). 'Towa Tei Finds Solo Success as a DJ-Producer : Life After Deee-Lite'. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^Levinson, Hugh (2002-11-14). 'Korea's pop diplomacy'. BBC News. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^Hadfield, James (May 18, 2011). 'Towa Tei: The Interview'. Time Out Tokyo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^Smith, Dakota (7 May 1998). 'Towa Tei's Music On Display In Sound Museum'. MTV News. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Towa_Tei&oldid=925085314'
Sound Museum | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 25, 1997 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 49:41 | |||
Label | East West | |||
Producer | Towa Tei | |||
Towa Tei chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Sound Museum | ||||
|
Professional ratings | |
---|---|
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Pitchfork | 7.1/10[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Sound Museum is the second studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on May 25, 1997.[5] Collaborators on the album include Kylie Minogue, Biz Markie, and Bebel Gilberto.[6]
The album peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[7] By July 1997, it had sold over 100,000 copies.[8]
Track listing[edit]
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) |
| Tei | 3:51 | |
10. | 'Everything We Do Is Music' | Tei | Tei | Tei | 10:31 |
Total length: | 49:41 |
- Notes
- ^a signifies an additional producer
- Sampling credits
- 'Corridor' contains samples from 'Hello Baby' and 'Another Sound Museum' by Sweet Robots Against the Machine
Charts[edit]
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
---|---|
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 17 |
Release history[edit]
Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | May 25, 1997 | East West | [9] |
Germany | February 24, 1998 | Warner | [10] |
United States | Elektra | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ abBush, John. 'Sound Museum – Towa Tei'. AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^Hermes, Will (February 20, 1998). 'Sound Museum'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^Wisdom, James P. 'Towa Tei: Sound Museum'. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^Sheffield, Rob (March 5, 1998). 'Towa Tei: Sound Museum'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 19, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^'Factory #0140 Towa Tei – Profile'. Fuji Television. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^Flick, Larry (January 31, 1998). '3 Dancefloor Vets Are Back With Top-Notch Tunes'. Billboard: 44–45.
- ^ ab'オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹' [Oricon Ranking Information Service]. Oricon. TOWA TEI. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^McClure, Steve (July 19, 1997). 'Label Loyalty Lost As 3 Japanese Acts Jump Ship'. Billboard. 109 (29): 56. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^'Sound Museum : TOWA TEI'. HMV Japan. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^'Sound Museum' (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Sound Museum at Discogs (list of releases)
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sound_Museum&oldid=897054008'