Last Century Modern is the fourth solo album from Japanese electronic

Electronica

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 musician Towa Tei

Towa Tei

is a DJ, artist and record producer in Yokahoma, Japan.Tōwa debuted as a member of Deee-Lite, from the U.S. label Elektra Records in 1990, and shot to fame via their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart"...

. It is Tei's third album to be released in English-speaking markets, as his previous album Sweet Robots Against the Machine

Sweet Robots Against the Machine

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was issued in Japan only.

The album is more electronic-based than his previous releases, featuring house music

House music

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 and drum and bass

Drum and bass

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, and includes collaborations with a variety of artists, including French R&B

Rhythm and blues

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 duo Les Nubians

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, French singer Louis Philippe

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, classical

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 string quartet

String quartet

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 the Balanescu Quartet

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, Japanese female singers UA

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, simply known by the stage name UA , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".-Biography:...

 and Chara

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, better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven...

, ex-YMO

Yellow Magic Orchestra

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 members ukihiro Takahashi], Haruomi Hosono

Haruomi Hosono

, also known as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a key member of the rock band Happy End and the pioneering electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra.-Biography:...

, Hiroshi Takano

Hiroshi Takano

is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, music arranger, guitarist and producer. In the end of 1980s and early 1990s, he succeeded by some records which produced by Todd Rundgren...

 and Ayumi Tanabe.

Track listing

1. "Last Century Modern" (Tei)
2. "A Ring" (Tei)featuring Ayumi Tanabe
3. "Angel" (Tei)featuring Ayumi Tanabe
4. "Butterfly
   Butterfly (Towa Tei song)
   -Track listing:# "Chrysalis" - 1:18# "Butterfly" - 3:44# "Moth " - 6:26# "Why" - 3:42# "Reprise" - 1:07...
   
   " (Tei)
5. "CHATR" (Tei)
6. "Stretch Building Bamboo" (Tei)
7. "Congratulations!" (Harris, Lewis, Tei)
8. "Funkin' for Jamaica" (Browne, Smith)
9. "Let Me Know
   Let Me Know (Towa Tei song)
   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 , a month before the album's release. It debuted at #34 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted for four weeks...
   
   " (Chara, Tei)
10. "LCM" (Tei)
11. "Butterfly" (Cornelius
    Cornelius (musician)
    Cornelius is a Japanese recording artist and producer.-Career:Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene...
    
     Mix)
12. "Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop
    Bob Sinclar
    Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
    
    Remix)