Sound Museum

Sound Museum
Studio album by
Towa Tei
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
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Pitchfork7.1/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

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.[8]

Sound Museum peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[9] By July 1997, it had sold over 100,000 copies.[10]

  1. ^ Daley, David (August 1998). "Japan's Shibuya-Kei Scene Invades America". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 60. pp. 16–17. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "ハッピー | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Intro | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Bush, John. "Sound Museum – Towa Tei". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Hermes, Will (February 20, 1998). "Sound Museum". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Wisdom, James P. "Towa Tei: Sound Museum". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (March 5, 1998). "Towa Tei: Sound Museum". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 19, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
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  10. ^ McClure, Steve (July 19, 1997). "Label Loyalty Lost As 3 Japanese Acts Jump Ship". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 29. p. 56. Retrieved November 11, 2017.