Towatom Live @ Sonar 2005
Towa Tom is live collaboration between Dee Lite's Dj Towa Tei and German, Atom Heart.
Japanese-born DJ Towa Tei first earned notice for his production work on the Jungle Brothers' 1989 LP 'Done by the Forces of Nature'; the following year he shot to fame as a member of the downtown New York club trio Deee-Lite, scoring an international hit with the classic "Groove Is in the Heart." After two LP's, 1990's World Clique and 1992's Infinity Within, Towa Tei left the group to begin working on solo projects; his debut LP Future Listening, a montage of bossa nova, jazz and electronic dance music, appeared in 1995. His second album for Elektra, 1998's Sound Museum, was followed by Last Century Modern in 1999.
For almost 20 years, the German Uwe Schmidt has produced no less than 70 albums under various pseudonyms, including Senor Coconut, Erik Satin, Flanger, LB, Lisa Carbon Trio, Lassigue Bendthaus, and perhaps his best-known alter-ego, Atom Heart.
After his entry into the techno/dance/ambient/trance scenes in the 90s, he formed his own label - Rather Interesting - on which he released a plethora of albums as well as signing many young and talented artists. In 2000 he moved to Santiago De Chile where he created Senor Coconut, a new electronic excursion that blended Kraftwerk-esque electronica with Caribbean flavours.
Following their get-together at Tokyo's SonarSound last year, the two prolific producers join forces on a project that brings out the best in both of them. Pop risk, Latin touches, exuberant electronic music and digital exoticism.
www.towatei.com
www.atom-heart.com
