Sound Museum

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Field	Value
name	Sound Museum
type	studio
artist	Towa Tei
cover	Towa Tei - Sound Museum.png
released
studio	{{flatlist
genre	Shibuya-kei
length
label	East West
producer	Towa Tei
prev_title	Sweet Robots Against the Machine
prev_year	1997
next_title	Last Century Modern
next_year	1999
misc	{{Singles
name	Sound Museum
type	studio
single1	Happy
single1date	June 25, 1997
single2	GBI (German Bold Italic)
single2date	September 10, 1997
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| name = Sound Museum | type = studio | artist = Towa Tei | cover = Towa Tei - Sound Museum.png | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = {{flatlist|

• VU
• Free, Planet Kingdom, and Heart Beat (Tokyo)
• Chung King, Right Track, and Sound on Sound (New York) | genre = Shibuya-kei | length = | label = East West | producer = Towa Tei | prev_title = Sweet Robots Against the Machine | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Last Century Modern | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = Sound Museum | type = studio | single1 = Happy | single1date = June 25, 1997 | single2 = GBI (German Bold Italic) | single2date = September 10, 1997 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Entertainment Weekly | rev2score = A− | rev3 = Pitchfork | rev3score = 7.1/10 | rev4 = Q | rev4score = | rev5 = Rolling Stone | rev5score =

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.

Sound Museum peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = The Sound Museum | music1 = Towa Tei | extra1 = {{flatlist|

• Tei
• Toshihiko Mori
• Ayumi Obinata | length1 = 3:28

| title2 = Time After Time | note2 = featuring Viv and Amel Larrieux | lyrics2 = Viv | music2 = Tei | extra2 = {{flatlist|

• Tei
• Fernando Aponte
• Obinata
• Mori | length2 = 5:13

| title3 = Happy | note3 = featuring Viv and Bahamadia | lyrics3 = {{flatlist|

• Viv
• Bahamadia | music3 = Tei | extra3 = {{flatlist|
• Tei
• Mori
• Obinata | length3 = 5:07

| title4 = BMT | note4 = featuring Biz Markie and Mos Def | lyrics4 = {{flatlist|

• Biz Markie
• Mos Def | music4 = Tei | extra4 = Tei | length4 = 3:28

| title5 = Higher | note5 = featuring Yavahn and Akiko Yano | lyrics5 = Yavahn | music5 = Tei | extra5 = Tei | length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Corridor | extra6 = {{flatlist|

• Tei
• Mori | length6 = 2:35

| title7 = GBI (German Bold Italic) | note7 = featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono | lyrics7 = {{flatlist|

• Tei
• Minogue | music7 = Tei | extra7 = Tei | length7 = 6:58

| title8 = Tamilano | lyrics8 = Tei | music8 = Tei | extra8 = {{flatlist|

• Tei
• François Kevorkian | length8 = 4:17

| title9 = Private Eyes | note9 = featuring Bebel Gilberto | lyrics9 = {{flatlist|

• Daryl Hall
• Warren Pash
• Sara Allen
• Janna Allen | music9 = {{flatlist|
• Hall
• Pash
• S. Allen
• J. Allen | extra9 = Tei | length9 = 3:51

| title10 = Everything We Do Is Music | lyrics10 = Tei | music10 = Tei | extra10 = Tei | length10 = 10:31 | total_length = 49:41

Notes

• signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Corridor" contains samples of "Hello Baby" and "Another Sound Museum" by Sweet Robots Against the Machine.

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1997) | Peak position | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | |---|---|---| | 17 | | | ::

Release history

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Region	Date	Label	Ref.	Japan	Germany	United States
May 25, 1997	East West
February 24, 1998	Warner
Elektra
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References

References

1. Daley, David. (August 1998). "Japan's Shibuya-Kei Scene Invades America".
2. "ハッピー {{!}} TOWA TEI". [[Oricon]].
3. "Intro {{!}} TOWA TEI". [[Oricon]].
4. Bush, John. "Sound Museum – Towa Tei". [[AllMusic]].
5. Hermes, Will. (February 20–27, 1998). "Sound Museum".
6. Wisdom, James P.. "Towa Tei: Sound Museum".
7. Gittins, Ian. (January 1999). "Towa Tei: Sound Museum".
8. Sheffield, Rob. (March 5, 1998). "Towa Tei: Sound Museum".
9. McClure, Steve. (July 19, 1997). "Label Loyalty Lost As 3 Japanese Acts Jump Ship".
10. (1997). "Sound Museum". [[East West Records]].
11. "サウンド・ミュージアム {{!}} TOWA TEI". [[Oricon]].
12. "Sound Museum : TOWA TEI". [[HMV]].
13. (1998). "Sound Museum – Towa Tei". [[Amazon (company).
14. Flick, Larry. (January 31, 1998). "3 Dancefloor Vets Are Back With Top-Notch Tunes".

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