Towa Tei's "Sunny"

Japanese house/lounge producer Towa Tei has been making waves since he made his US debut in 1990 as a member of "Deee-Lite" (Groove is in the Heart!). When Deee-Lite split up he relocated to his native Tokyo and began creating bubbly yet eccentric pop melodies and working the Tokyo club circuit as a house DJ. You've probably heard music from his previous 5 releases on Olympus and Mitsubishi commercials, or on any of the movies he's created soundtracks for, or in a club in Kyoto...

His 6th release Sunny is a great one that reminds me somewhat of Stereolabs Chemical Chords. Mixing ambient textures with breakbeats female vocals from Yukihiro Takahashi and Yurico.

And here's an older track from his first album "Future Listening" (1995). Featuring none other than bossa nova beauty ...Bebel Gilberto.


 Towa Tei - Technova



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