Last Century Modern

Last Century Modern
Studio album by Towa Tei
Released	July 28, 1999 (1999-07-28)
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) Towa Tei (2002)
Singles from Last Century Modern
"A Ring" Released: May 1999[1] "Let Me Know" Released: June 23, 1999[2] "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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[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

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; exclusive to Japanese edition)		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)[4]	20

References

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. "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.

External links

• Last Century Modern at Discogs (list of releases)