It has been announced that TOWA TEI will release the lead track “TYPICAL! feat. TAKKYU ISHINO” from his new album, scheduled for release in 2025, as a 7-inch single on Wednesday, August 7th.
Since debuting as a member of Deee-Lite and releasing his first solo album “FUTURE LISTENING!”, TOWA TEI will be celebrating his 30th anniversary of solo activities in 2024. This song, released to commemorate this, features Takkyu Ishino on vocals for the first time. The two, who have been DJing together in recent years, went into the studio for the first time to record this “techno” song in 90 minutes.
The B-side of the 7-inch single will include an instrumental version of the song. The track is also scheduled to be released as a standalone song in 2024.
[TOWA TEI Comment]
Table tennis. I will never forget when I met him for the first time in a dressing room and he asked me, “Is Tei-san’s family rich?”
[Takkyu Ishino comment]
If Tay-san asks me, I can’t refuse.
[Comment from tofubeats]
The mix, the arrangement, and the vocals that pop out…everything was so fresh!
[Comment from Naohiro Ukawa (DOMMUNE)]
I will never forget that when Takkyu was hanging out in a dressing room somewhere, he said, “I can trust Tei because he talks about money openly.” A fusion of TT and TI in the age of generative AI? A honeymoon between Dee-Lite and Denki Groove? ChatGPT is also in heaven with this century-old fusion of house legends and techno legends!
【release information】
TOWA TEI feat. TAKKYU ISHINO 『TYPICAL!』
Release Date: 2024.08.07 (Wed.)
Cat.No.: MBEP-2401
Price: ¥1,980 (Tax included)
Tracklist:
A1. TYPICAL!
B1. TYPICAL! (INST.)
*7-inch record
*Towa Tei’s official online store MACH STORE is offering limited edition items with stickers.