Future Listening!

Future Listening!
Studio album by Towa Tei
Released	October 21, 1994 (1994-10-21)
Studio	VU Sedic and Paradise East (Tokyo) Axis, Skyline, and Chung King (New York)
Genre	Downtempo[1] Shibuya-kei[1]
Length	52:39
Label	For Life
Producer	Towa Tei
Towa Tei chronology
Future Listening! (1994) Sweet Robots Against the Machine (1997)
Singles from Future Listening!
"Technova" Released: March 1, 1995[2] "Luv Connection" Released: September 12, 1995[3] "Batucada" Released: 1996[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]

Future Listening! is the debut studio album by Japanese music producer Towa Tei, released on October 21, 1994 by For Life Music.^[7][8] It is Tei's first release after his departure from Deee-Lite.^[8] The album was released in the United States on April 25, 1995 by Elektra Records.^[9]

Produced by Tei, Future Listening! includes collaborations with artists such as Joi Cardwell, Bebel Gilberto, Arto Lindsay, MC Kinky, Hiroshi Takano, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Toshihiko Mori, Satoshi Tomiie, Yuichi Oki of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and Pizzicato Five vocalist Maki Nomiya.^[10] The album peaked at number 50 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[7] Both "Luv Connection" (featuring Cardwell on vocals) and "Technova" (remixed by Josh Wink) were top 30 hits on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1995.^[11]

In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan placed Future Listening! at number 59 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".^[12] The 2007 reissue of the album peaked at number 73 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"I Want to Relax, Please!"		Towa Tei	4:11
2.	"Technova (Lá em Copacabana)"	Tei Bebel Gilberto	Tei	5:46
3.	"Batucada"	Gilberto Marcos Valle	Gilberto Valle	3:27
4.	"Luv Connection"	Joi Cardwell	Tei	7:52
5.	"Meditation!"	Natasha Latasha Diggs	Tei	4:44
6.	"Raga Musgo"		Tei	1:45
7.	"Son of Bambi (Walk Tuff)"	Caron Geary	Tei Toshihiko Mori	5:53
8.	"Amai Seikatsu (Lá Douce Vie)"	Tei Yasuharu Konishi	Tei Nokko	4:21
9.	"Obrigado"	Tei Arto Lindsay	Tei	3:06
10.	"Dubnova (Part 1 & 2)"	Tei Gilberto	Tei	11:44
Total length:				52:39

2007 Japanese reissue bonus disc – Future Recall 3

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Technova" (Opaz Flying High remix ver. 3)	7:21
2.	"Luv Connection (Towa's Dizzy Vibe)"	4:19
3.	"Batucada" (Soul Central Foot High mix)	7:29
4.	"Luv Connection" (Soul Central Classic mix)	8:21
5.	"Meditation!" (instrumental version)	4:43
6.	"Dubnova" (More Rockers remix)	6:18
7.	"Batucada" (Phill's Batucada Club remix)	6:17
8.	"Luv Connection" (Masters at Work dub)	9:34
9.	"Technova" (Drumagick remix)	5:34
10.	"Amai Seikatsu" (instrumental version)	4:15
Total length:		64:11

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	50

References

1. Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
2. "Technova | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
3. Bush, John. "Luv Connection – Towa Tei". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
4. "Towa Tei Main Works". towatei.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
5. Bush, John. "Future Listening – Towa Tei". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
6. Ehrlich, Dimitri (April 14, 1995). "Future Listening". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
7. "Future Listening! | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
8. "Factory #0140 Towa Tei – Profile" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
9. MacDonald, Heidi (May 1995). "Towa Tei: Future Listening". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 21. p. 41. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
10. "Future Listening – Towa Tei | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
11. "Towa Tei Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
12. Lindsay, Cam (November 14, 2007). "Finally! 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time' Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
13. "Future Listening! | TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

External links

• Future Listening! at Discogs (list of releases)