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Artist Profile

• TOWA TEI

  In 1990, as a member of DEEE-LITE, TOWA TEI made his U.S. debut with the album World Clique. He currently has 13 solo albums, three released under the name SWEET ROBOTS AGAINST THE MACHINE, and has also released work with METAFIVE, among others. Since September 2013, he has overseen the in-store music direction for INTERSECT BY LEXUS - TOKYO in Aoyama, Tokyo. He also composed the music for the NHK documentary Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul. In 2018, he supervised, planned, and designed the 40th-anniversary album of YMO, Neue Tanz. In 2019, he co-directed the key visuals for Haruomi Hosono's 50th-anniversary documentary films NO SMOKING (2019) and SAYONARA AMERICA (2021), and co-art directed Yukihiro Takahashi's best-of album GRAND ESPOIR together with Tomoo Gokita. In 2021, he composed the score for the Netflix anime series SUPER CROOKS, which was released as the album SUPER CROOKS (SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NETFLIX SERIES). That same year, following the international release of his 10th album LP, he released EP. In 2023, he simultaneously released two albums: ZOUNDTRACKS, his first fully instrumental solo album, and TOUCH, the sequel to LP. Starting in October 2024, he took on the role of in-store music director for MUJI, and in November released the 12-inch vinyl edition of ZOUNDTRACKS. On March 29, 2025, his 13th album AH!! was released digitally, followed by the vinyl release on June 6. Since April 2025, he has been responsible for the theme music for Billboard Live. He also composed the music for The Song of Four Wings, a segment of STAR WARS: VISIONS Volume 3, which will begin streaming on October 29.

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  TOWA TEIの他のリリース

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    RISK SOME SOUL 2021 (feat. LUOMO) TOWA TEI
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    FUTURE LISTENING! TOWA TEI
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    EMO TOWA TEI
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    RADIO (feat. YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI & TINA TAMASHIRO) [FOLK VER.] TOWA TEI