Sound Museum Explained

Sound Museum
Type:	studio
Artist:	Towa Tei
Cover:	Towa Tei - Sound Museum.png
Genre:	Shibuya-kei^[1]
Label:	East West
Producer:	Towa Tei
Prev Title:	Sweet Robots Against the Machine
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Last Century Modern
Next Year:	1999

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. By July 1997, it had sold over 100,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing

Notes

• signifies an additional producer

Sample credits^[3]

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

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	May 25, 1997	East West	^[4] ^[5]
Germany	February 24, 1998	Warner	^[6]
United States		Elektra	^[7]

Notes and References

1. Japan's Shibuya-Kei Scene Invades America. CMJ New Music Monthly. 60. David. Daley. August 1998. December 11, 2020. 16–17.
2. Label Loyalty Lost As 3 Japanese Acts Jump Ship. Billboard. 109. 29. Steve. McClure. July 19, 1997. November 11, 2017. 56.
3. Sound Museum. Towa Tei. East West Records. 1997. AMCY-2258~9. liner notes.
4. Web site: サウンド・ミュージアム TOWA TEI. Oricon. December 20, 2022. ja.
5. Web site: Sound Museum : TOWA TEI. HMV Japan. August 3, 2015. ja.
6. Web site: Sound Museum – Towa Tei. 1998 . Amazon. Germany. August 3, 2015. de.
7. 3 Dancefloor Vets Are Back With Top-Notch Tunes. Billboard. 110. 5. Larry. Flick. Larry Flick. January 31, 1998. December 11, 2020. 44–45.