Future Listening!

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Field	Value
name	Future Listening!
type	studio
artist	Towa Tei
cover	Future Listening! album cover.png
released
studio	{{flatlist
genre	{{flatlist
* Downtempo<ref name	dis
* Shibuya-kei<ref name	dis/
length
label	For Life
producer	Towa Tei
next_title	Sweet Robots Against the Machine
next_year	1997
misc	{{Singles
name	Future Listening!
type	studio
single1	Technova
single1date	March 1, 1995
single2	Luv Connection
single2date	September 12, 1995
single3	Batucada
single3date	1996
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| name = Future Listening! | type = studio | artist = Towa Tei | cover = Future Listening! album cover.png | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = {{flatlist|

• VU
• Sedic and Paradise East (Tokyo)
• Axis, Skyline, and Chung King (New York) | genre = {{flatlist|
• Downtempo
• Shibuya-kei | length = | label = For Life | producer = Towa Tei | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Sweet Robots Against the Machine | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{Singles | name = Future Listening! | type = studio | single1 = Technova | single1date = March 1, 1995 | single2 = Luv Connection | single2date = September 12, 1995 | single3 = Batucada | single3date = 1996 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Entertainment Weekly | rev2score = A− | rev3 = NME | rev3score = 6/10 | rev4 = Q | rev4score =

Future Listening! is the debut studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on October 21, 1994 by For Life Music. It is Tei's first release after his departure from Deee-Lite.

Produced by Tei, Future Listening! includes collaborations with artists such as Joi Cardwell, Bebel Gilberto, Arto Lindsay, MC Kinky, Hiroshi Takano, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Toshihiko Mori, Satoshi Tomiie, Yuichi Oki of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and Pizzicato Five vocalist Maki Nomiya. The album peaked at number 50 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan placed Future Listening! at number 59 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time". The 2007 reissue of the album peaked at number 73 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Track listing

| title1 = I Want to Relax, Please! | music1 = Towa Tei | length1 = 4:11 | title2 = Technova (Lá em Copacabana) | lyrics2 = {{flatlist|

• Tei
• Bebel Gilberto}} | music2 = Tei | length2 = 5:46 | title3 = Batucada | lyrics3 = {{flatlist|
• Gilberto
• Marcos Valle}} | music3 = {{flatlist|
• Gilberto
• Valle}} | length3 = 3:27 | title4 = Luv Connection | lyrics4 = Joi Cardwell | music4 = Tei | length4 = 7:52 | title5 = Meditation! | lyrics5 = Natasha Latasha Diggs | music5 = Tei | length5 = 4:44 | title6 = Raga Musgo | music6 = Tei | length6 = 1:45 | title7 = Son of Bambi (Walk Tuff) | lyrics7 = Caron Geary | music7 = {{flatlist|
• Tei
• Toshihiko Mori}} | length7 = 5:53 | title8 = Amai Seikatsu (Lá Douce Vie) | lyrics8 = {{flatlist|
• Tei
• Yasuharu Konishi}} | music8 = {{flatlist|
• Tei
• Nokko}} | length8 = 4:21 | title9 = Obrigado | lyrics9 = {{flatlist|
• Tei
• Arto Lindsay}} | music9 = Tei | length9 = 3:06 | title10 = Dubnova (Part 1 & 2) | lyrics10 = {{flatlist|
• Tei
• Gilberto}} | music10 = Tei | length10 = 11:44 | total_length = 52:39 | headline = 2007 Japanese reissue bonus disc – Future Recall 3 | title1 = Technova | note1 = Opaz Flying High remix ver. 3 | length1 = 7:21 | title2 = Luv Connection (Towa's Dizzy Vibe) | length2 = 4:19 | title3 = Batucada | note3 = Soul Central Foot High mix | length3 = 7:29 | title4 = Luv Connection | note4 = Soul Central Classic mix | length4 = 8:21 | title5 = Meditation! | note5 = instrumental version | length5 = 4:43 | title6 = Dubnova | note6 = More Rockers remix | length6 = 6:18 | title7 = Batucada | note7 = Phill's Batucada Club remix | length7 = 6:17 | title8 = Luv Connection | note8 = Masters at Work dub | length8 = 9:34 | title9 = Technova | note9 = Drumagick remix | length9 = 5:34 | title10 = Amai Seikatsu | note10 = instrumental version | length10 = 4:15 | total_length = 64:11

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1994) | Peak position | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | |---|---|---| | 50 | | | ::

References

References

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2. "Technova {{!}} TOWA TEI". [[Oricon]].
3. Bush, John. "Luv Connection – Towa Tei". [[AllMusic]].
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5. Bush, John. "Future Listening – Towa Tei". [[AllMusic]].
6. Ehrlich, Dimitri. (April 14, 1995). "Future Listening".
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8. Scott, Danny. (September 1995). "Towa Tei: Future Listening!".
9. "Future Listening! {{!}} TOWA TEI". [[Oricon]].
10. "Factory #0140 Towa Tei – Profile". [[Fuji TV]].
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14. Lindsay, Cam. (November 14, 2007). "Finally! 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time' Listed".
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