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Last Century Modern
Studio album by
Towa Tei
ReleasedJuly 28, 1999 (1999-07-28)
Studio
GenreElectronic
Length44:15
LabelEast West
ProducerTowa Tei
Towa Tei chronology
Sound Museum
(1997) 		Last Century Modern
(1999) 		Towa Tei
(2002)
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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Pitchfork7.4/10[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[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; exclusive to Japanese edition) 
  • Tei
  • Die
8:11
6."CHATR" (featuring CHATR)TeiTei2:33
7."Stretch Building Bamboo" Tei2:55
8."Congratulations!" (featuring Cory Daye)
  • Tei
  • Harris
  • Lewis
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"Tei 1:48
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)
  • Tei
  • Chara
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]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 20

References[edit]

  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.

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