Sound Museum

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Sound Museum
File:Towa Tei - Sound Museum.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1997 (1997-05-25)
Studio
GenreShibuya-kei[1]
Length49:41
LabelEast West
ProducerTowa Tei
Towa Tei chronology
Sweet Robots Against the Machine
(1997)
Sound Museum
(1997)
Last Century Modern
(1999)
Singles from Sound Museum
  1. "Happy"
    Released: June 25, 1997[2]
  2. "GBI (German Bold Italic)"
    Released: September 10, 1997[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Pitchfork7.1/10[6]
QStarStarStar[7]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[8]

Sound Museum is the second studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on May 25, 1997, by East West Records. Collaborators on the album include Kylie Minogue, Biz Markie, and Bebel Gilberto.[9]

Sound Museum peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[10] By July 1997, it had sold over 100,000 copies.[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."The Sound Museum" Towa Tei
  • Tei
  • Toshihiko Mori[a]
  • Ayumi Obinata[a]
3:28
2."Time After Time" (featuring Viv and Amel Larrieux)VivTei
5:13
3."Happy" (featuring Viv and Bahamadia)
  • Viv
  • Bahamadia
Tei
5:07
4."BMT" (featuring Biz Markie and Mos Def)
  • Biz Markie
  • Mos Def
TeiTei3:28
5."Higher" (featuring Yavahn and Akiko Yano)YavahnTeiTei4:13
6."Corridor"  
2:35
7."GBI (German Bold Italic)" (featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono)
  • Tei
  • Minogue
TeiTei6:58
8."Tamilano"TeiTei4:17
9."Private Eyes" (featuring Bebel Gilberto)
  • Hall
  • Pash
  • S. Allen
  • J. Allen
Tei3:51
10."Everything We Do Is Music"TeiTeiTei10:31
Total length:49:41

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional producer

Sample credits[12]

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 17

Release history

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Region Date Label Ref.
Japan May 25, 1997 East West [10][13]
Germany February 24, 1998 Warner [14]
United States Elektra [9]

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