Last Century Modern

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]

Last Century Modern
Studio album by Towa Tei
Released	July 28, 1999
Studio	VU Warner, Consipio, and Bunkamura (Tokyo) Kampo and Chung King (New York) Studio Plus XXX (Paris)
Genre	Electronic
Length	44:15
Label	East West
Producer	Towa Tei
Towa Tei chronology
Sound Museum (1997) Last Century Modern (1999) Flash (2005)
Singles from Last Century Modern
"Butterfly" Released: October 25, 1998[1] "A Ring" / "Congratulations!" Released: May 1999[2] "Let Me Know" Released: June 23, 1999[3] "Funkin' for Jamaica" Released: June 18, 2001[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Last Century Modern" (featuring Ua)	Towa Tei	Tei	2:48
2.	"A Ring" (featuring Pascale Borel)	Tei	Tei	3:08
3.	"Angel" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Viv)	Tei	Tei	4:56
4.	"Butterfly" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe)	Tei	Tei	4:04
5.	"Contact" (featuring Jumpin Jack Frost and Die; Japanese edition exclusive track)		Tei Die	8:11
6.	"CHATR" (featuring CHATR)	Tei	Tei	2:33
7.	"Stretch Building Bamboo"		Tei	2:55
8.	"Congratulations!" (featuring Cory Daye)	Tei James Harris III Terry Lewis	Tei Harris Lewis	4:47
9.	"Funkin' for Jamaica" (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wizdom Life, and Tom Browne)	Toni Smith	Browne	4:55
10.	"Let Me Know" (featuring Chara)	Tei Chara	Tei	4:10
11.	"LCM"	Tei		1:48
Total length:				44:15

Australian, European, and Russian edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Funkin' for Jamaica" (Shinichi Osawa remix)	Smith	Browne	7:27
12.	"Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix)	Tei Chara	Tei	5:52
Total length:				49:23

US edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Butterfly" (Cornelius remix)	Tei	Tei	4:06
12.	"Let Me Know" (Mighty Bop remix)	Tei Chara	Tei	5:52
Total length:				46:02

Charts

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

References

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. "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

• Last Century Modern at Discogs (list of releases)