Sound Museum enhanced

Still dope

I bought his first release many years ago, It was a bit different and I was always curious as to how his others albums would sound. I am glad I got Sound Museum. Play it non stop in my car now.

Not quite in the same vein as his debut FUTURE LISTENING, Towa Tei's 1998 release SOUND MUSEUM left behind many of the Brazilian elements of his first album. SOUND MUSEUM, though just as loungy, is an exploration of funk.The opening track, "The Sound Museum," is an odd electronica song with robotic samples ("Mr Smith would like to know...how many robots there are") and swinging brass. "Time after Time" is a soul-inspired almost-house track. The Biz Markie-accompanied rap song "BMT" is an interesting diversion that definitely would seem out-of-place to anyone who had only FUTURE LISTENING.The album's standout single, "G.B.I.", features Kylie Minogue singing on a Chicago-style house song about a typeface. Despite its less-than-exciting theme, "G.B.I." might be the best song on the album. The songs after it include Towa's cover of "Private Eyes" by Hall and Oates, which is actually sort of ho-hum, and "Everything We Do is Music," a journey through samples of that phrase in several languages.Not exactly revolutionary or must-have, SOUND MUSEUM is nonetheless a nice piece of ear-candy that would appeal to anyone who has a flair for offbeat music, especially of the inexplicable Japanese kind.

Who's dis mo-ron dissing B.M.T.? Dear sweet jesus, Biz Markie delivers!!! Didn't know he was still around. (I always loved "Picking Boogers.") Towa has great musical instincts, and this CD is a winner. So much fun to listen to, unlike so much pretentious dreck they're putting out these days.

nice songs.G.B.I. is the best song of this album Kylie has got a great voice.i also Privated eyes (whit bebel gilberto), time after time, Higher, happy, tamilano.the only song i hate is B.M.T. 'cuz this song is diferent and break the nice style on this record.

As a DJ, Towa Towa has his skills. He can mix like a master, bring in those phat samples, and show that he can trick along with the best of 'em.

As one third of Deee-lite, Towa Tei may have been the quietest member of the trio, but I think he had the most to offer musically. His second solo CD, "Sound Museum," is a head-bobbingly agreeable grab bag of sorts: deep house, hip hop, and elctro soul. "Time After Time" blends a rich, deep bassline against electronic bleeps; Kylie Minogue gets roped in for vocals on the house-injected "GBI," and then there's a personal favorite of mine, the funky and Dee-lite-ish "Higher." But the track that will most likely raise eyebrows is the low-key, bossa-nova reinterpretation of the Hall and Oates gem "Private Eyes." "Sound Museum" is a pretty hard disc to dislike; give it a whirl on your player, and you'll be bobbing your head to the groove in seconds.

Sound Museum is a good CD, I haven't heard his previous offering. Which everyone seems to like more than this one..... However, there are some good songs on here. I must say I was quite surprised at the "hip-hop" influence, but it's still all good. "Time after Time", "Corridor" and "Everything we do is music" are my favorites. I bought this because they said "If I liked Pizzicato 5, that I would like this one". Well it's not on the same vein as Pizzicato Five, but I still like it. I would classify this as a dance/hip-hop type of CD. Which is cool, but I just expected something different. I would recommend this to people who have a diverse music taste.