General Towa Tei new album "CUTE" release (feat. CORNELIUS, UA, some YMO members, Leo Imai etc.)

[Pretsy 1343]

Shibuya kei powerhouse Towa Tei is back with some new jams!

 

Towa Tei's upcoming full-length will be titled "CUTE", and it will be released on July 29th. 8th studio album of his will, as his earlier post-00 takes, feature a vast plethora of frequent collaborators and even some newer ones (e.g. frequent Tei collaborator model Kiko Mizuhara's younger sister Yuka Mizuhara...who's also a model lol)!

 

Tracklist with production credits and featured artists below (taken from Arama):

 

01. FLUKE
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

02. TOP NOTE
Voices: NOKKO & Helen Bentley
E. Bass: Wataru Iga
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

03. LUV PANDEMIC
Vocals: Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), Leo Imai and Yuka Mizuhara
Guitars: Leo Imai
Additional Programming: Toshiyuki Yasuda
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

04. NOTV
Vocals and Noizy Synth: Leo Imai
Zung ZI: Yui from BAKUBAKUDOKIN
Additional Percussions: ASA-CHANG
Additional Programming: Ayumi Obinata
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

05. HEAVEN
Vocals: Junko Wada (BE THE VOICE), Helen Bentley
Guitar: Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius)
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

06. SOUND OF MUSIC with UA
Vocals: UA
Male Vocals: Leo Imai
E. Bass: Haruomi Hosono
Additional Percussions: ASA-CHANG
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

07. TRY AGAIN
Additional Programming: Yoshinori Sunahara
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

08. CUL DE SAC with Leo Imai
Vocals, Guitar & Additional Production: Leo Imai
Chorus: Peggy Honeywell
thanks to Shunji Mori’s GTR Samples & rionos
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

09. BARU SEPEDA
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

10. CHAISE LONGUE
French: Masaya MAISON KITSUNÉ Kuroki
Fender Rhodes: INO hidefumi
Additional Programming: Ayumi Obinata
Keyboard & Drum Programming: TOWA TEI

 

LUV PANDEMIC PV

 

This sounds very promising!

[herpes 1597]

UA! cute song too

[Jigsaw9 6783]

Sweet PV song! I've never really listened to this group, but I might begin with this album then.

[Tokage 5930]

Leo Imai, yeeee

[herpes 1597]

lol the album leaked in full

[Jigsaw9 6783]

^ Thanks for the heads-up~ 8D

 

seems to be a legit rip too, ayyyy~

[Pretsy 1343]

Sweet PV song! I've never really listened to this group, but I might begin with this album then.

It's actually one guy xDD

 

You ought to give his earlier outputs a try too, in case you don't mind a bit quirkier "Shibuya Kei-isms":

 

 

Lol @ album leak. This sorta sounds intriguing so far (might be even a bit better than that "LUCKY" album or w/e it was)

[Jigsaw9 6783]

^ Ahhh I like that kinda sound! I just never knew where to start / look for such stuff. XD

 

Thanks! Gonna give his older albums a try too then.

[Pretsy 1343]

^ Ahhh I like that kinda sound! I just never knew where to start / look for such stuff. XD

 

Thanks! Gonna give his older albums a try too then.

I am not aiming to affect your picks but here's a piece of advice (and I am speaking from my personal experiences in terms of Towa's stuff):

 

Older Towa Tei: "Sound Museum" (most Towa fans tend to choose this one as his "most definitive work")

Newer Towa Tei: "Sunny" and/or "Lucky" (doesn't matter which one of these you choose first, they are sorta similar in terms of catering various "quirky aspects")

 

In case you want to go for further "risks", you can give his earlier group - "Deee-Lite" (might ring bells), a try (note: Western act )

[herpes 1597]

Sunny is a great album. Also Deee-Lite are the greatest. Lady Miss Kier is a fucking brilliant vocalist.

[herpes 1597]

i mean

[beni 2149]

It's probably because of Mizuhara in that one PV I want to check this out, aha.