Sound Museum is the second solo album from Japanese electronic

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 musician Towa Tei

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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"...

, released in 1998.

Similar to his debut album Future Listening!

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, Sound Museum incorporates a variety of musical genres, including electronic, hip-hop and jazz. Also included is a bossa nova

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 cover version

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 of Daryl Hall and John Oates

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' number-one hit from 1981 "Private Eyes

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". The first single "Happy" contains a sample of "Velas" by Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

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.

Collaborators on Sound Museum include Kylie Minogue

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, Biz Markie

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, Amel Larrieux

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, Bahamadia

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, Mos Def

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, Bebel Gilberto

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 and Yavahn.

Track listing

1. "The Sound Museum" (Tei)
2. "Time After Time" (Larrieux, Tei, Viv)
3. "Happy" (Bahamadia, Tei, Viv)
4. "BMT" (Biz Markie, Mos Def, Tei)
5. "Higher" (Tei, Yavahn)
6. "Corridor" (Tei)
7. "GBI (German Bold Italic)
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   " (Minogue, Tei)
8. "Tamilano" (Tei)
9. "Private Eyes
   Private Eyes (song)
   "Private Eyes" is the hit 1981 single by Hall & Oates and the title track from their album of that year. The song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for two weeks, from November 7 through November 20, 1981. This single was the band's third of six number one hits , and their second...
   
   " (Allen, Allen, Hall, Pash)
10. "Everything We Do Is Music"(Tei)