The solo discography of Japanese musician Towa Tei and his side project Sweet Robots Against the Machine includes 11 studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, three extended plays and nine singles. Towa Tei came to fame in 1990 as a member of the American house group Deee-Lite in 1990, and released his debut solo album Future Listening! in 1994.
Studio albums
+ List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOriconJPNBillboard Future Listening! Released: October 21, 1994 Label: For Life Music, Elektra Records Formats: CD, 2CD, LP, digital download 50 — Sweet Robots Against the Machine As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: February 10, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: 2CD, LP, digital download 55 — Sound Museum Released: May 25, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, digital download 17 — Last Century Modern Released: July 28, 1999 Label: EastWest, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, digital download 20 — Towa Tei As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: May 2, 2002 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD, LP, digital download 55 — Flash Released: April 2, 2005 Label: V2 Records Formats: CD, digital download 55 — Big Fun Released: February 4, 2009 Label: Columbia Music Entertainment Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download 25 — Sunny Released: May 11, 2011 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download 23 — Lucky Released: July 10, 2013 Label: Warner Music Japan, Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download 36 — Cute Released: July 29, 2015 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download 52 74 Emo Released: March 22, 2017 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download 34 53 LP Released: March 12, 2021 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 44 56 Zoundtracks Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, Cassette, digital download 55 49 Touch Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 52 60"—" denotes items which did not chart, or were released before the creation of a chart.
Extended plays
+ List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOriconJPNBillboard Butterfly Released: October 25, 1998 Label: EastWest Formats: CD 88 — Alignment EP As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: April 21, 2011 Label: Machbeat Formats: digital download — — Mach 2012 Released: May 2, 2012 Label: Machbeat Formats: CD 143 —"—" denotes items which did not chart, were ineligible to chart, or were released before the creation of a chart.
Compilation albums
+ List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon The Best of Towa Tei Works Released: March 4, 1998 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD — Towa Tei Best Released: October 24, 2001 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD 40 Best Korea Released: November 12, 2002 Label: S.M. Entertainment Formats: CD — 94–14 Remix Released: July 23, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD 158 94–14 Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD 156 94–14 Covers Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD 165"—" denotes items which did not chart.
DJ mix compilation albums
+ List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Motivation Songs for Make-Up Released: September 18, 2003 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD — Motivation Driving Sweets Released: March 17, 2004 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD 148 Motivation 3 Released: April 19, 2006 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD 148 Motivation 4 Dusty Dance Hall Released: August 19, 2006 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD — Motivation Five Released: June 20, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD 117 Motivation 6 Adult Oriented Click Nonstop-Mix by Moodman Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD — Motivation 7 Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD 189 Motivation H Released: July 7, 2010 Label: Hug inc. Formats: CD 168 The Beat Goes On Released: December 5, 2012 Label: Ultra-Vybe Formats: CD —"—" denotes items which did not chart.
Remix albums
+ List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Future Recall! Released: December 16, 1994 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD — Future Recall 2 Released: March 17, 1995 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD — Stupid Fresh Released: November 27, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD — Lost Control Mix Released: November 25, 1999 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD — Lost Control Mix Disc 2 Released: January 26, 2000 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD — Re:Towa TeiSweet Robots Against the Machine Released: February 26, 2003 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD 115 Flasher Released: November 23, 2005 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD 159"—" denotes items which did not chart.
Soundtracks
+ List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Visionary Soundtrack by Towa Tei Released: July 25, 1998 Label: East West Japan Formats: CD Dai Nipponjin Original SoundtrackSoundtrack for the film Big Man Japan (2007) Released: November 28, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD Super Crooks (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Soundtrack for the series Super Crooks Released: November 27, 2021 Label: Maisie Music Publishing
Singles
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumJPNOriconJPNBillboardAUSKOR OverseasUKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: "Luv Connection": "GBI": USDance "Technova"(featuring Bebel Gilberto)1995 — — — — — 22Future Listening! "Luv Connection"(featuring Joi Cardwell, Vivien Sessoms) — — — — 178 30 "Happy"(featuring Vivian Sessoms and Bahamadia)1997 94 — — — — 3Sound Museum "GBI (German Bold Italic)"(featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono) — — 50 — 63 — "A Ring"(featuring Pascale Borel)1999 — — — — — —Last Century Modern "Let Me Know"(featuring Chara)) 34 — — — — — "Funkin' for Jamaica"(featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wisdom Life & Tom Browne) — — — — — — "Last Century Modern"(featuring UA) — — — — — — (featuring Ikuko Harada) 2000 61 — — — — — Towa Tei Best "Funkin' for Jamaica" (re-release)(featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wisdom Life & Tom Browne) 2001 — — — — — — Last Century Modern 2006 — — — — — — Non-album single "A.O.R."(featuring Lina Ohta)2008 — — — — — —Big Fun "Mind Wall"(featuring Miho Hatori) — 21 — 48 — — "Taste of You"(featuring Taprikk Sweezee) 2009 — — — — — — "Marvelous"(with Yurico) 2010 — — — — — —Sunny "The Burning Plain"(with Yukihiro Takahashi & Kiko Mizuhara) 2011 — — — 28 — — "Licht"2013 — — — — — —Lucky "Radio"(with Yukihiro Takahashi & Tina Tamashiro) — 78 — — — — "Apple"(with Ringo Sheena) 76 60 — — — — "Hold Me Tighter in the Rain"(with Vivien Sessoms) — — — — — — 94–14 Covers "18"(with Shinichi Osawa)2014 — — — — — — Non-album single "Chaise Longue" — — — — — —Cute "Heaven"(with Junko Wada)2015 — — — — — — "Cul de Sac"(with Leo Imai) — — — — — — "Sound of Music"(with UA) — — — — — — "Brand New Emo"(Towa Tei as Metafive with Mizuhara Sisters) 2017 186 — — — — — Emo"—" denotes items which did not chart, were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or were not released in this region.
Promotional singles
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSDance "Batucada"(featuring Bebel Gilberto) 1996 — Future Listening! "Forget Me Nots"(Sweet Robots Against the Machine featuring Viviam Sessions & Joi Cardwell)1997 — Sweet Robots Against the Machine "Private Eyes"(featuring Bebel Gilberto) — Sound Museum "Butterfly"(featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Vivian Sessoms) 1998 — Butterfly / Last Century Modern "Congratulations!"(featuring Cory Daye) 1999 30 Last Century Modern "Free"(Sweet Robots Against the Machine with Rozz, Vivian Sessoms & Juiceman)2002 — Towa Tei "Latte Macaron" — "Different Nu Nu" 2004 — Flash "Sometime Samurai"(featuring Kylie Minogue) 2005 — "Melody"(featuring Byron Stingily) — "Milky Way"(featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukalicious) — "My Sharona"(featuring Buffalo Daughter, Tycoon Tosh) — "N705i" 2008 —Non-album single "Pac Is Back!" 2010 — "Upload"(with Bakubaku Dokin) 2011 —Mach 2012 "Milky Way"2012 — "Wordy"(with Bakubaku Dokin) — "Luv Pandemic"(with Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi) 2015 — Cute"—" denotes items which did not chart or were not released in this region.
Remixes Sean Callery - 24 Theme (Towa Tei 24 Hours Remix) Björk - Hyperballad (Towa Tei Remix) Benjamin Biolay - Les Cerfs Volants (Towa Tei Remix) En Vogue - Whatever (Towa Tei Remix)
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