Technova [Single]

TOWA TEI | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002HZJ
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,018 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Technova: Radio Edit

2. Technova: Opaz Remix Edit

3. Technova: Wink's Building Groove

4. Technova: Coded Vibes Mix

5. Technova: LP Version

6. Technova: George's Journey

7. Technova: Folknova

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive Re-Mixes, February 10, 2001

By 

jeremy B. (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Technova (Audio CD)

Bossa, House, Acid-Jazz and more...A rich maxi-single from Towa with sensual vocals from Bebel Gilberto. JOSH WINK's BULDING GROOVE is an absolutly brilliant hard-house experience, robotic and hypnotising.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A saxophone, a piano, and Neil Armstrong are in a bar..., June 9, 2000

By 

Adam Carroll - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Technova (Audio CD)

No, you haven't heard this one before. As disparate as those elements may sound, Towa Tei has actually made a very smooth, jazzy, and catchy song with "Technova." I'm not really sure why Neil Armstrong's voice, describing his flight into space, is appropriate here - but nestled in the loungey depths of this song, it actually works.

If only the remixes of "Technova" were as surprisingly good. There are some standout tracks; the Opaz Remix Edit is actually the original song redone from scratch, with a little funk thrown in for good measure. George's Journey keeps things interesting with a snazzy little piano riff, though it bogs down near the end. Unfortunately, the rest of the mixes fail to deliver. Wink's Building Groove reduces the song to simple "thump-thump-thump" dance, and the Coded Vibes Mix butchers Bebel Gilberto's sublime vocal contribution, turning the phrase "Technova" into a sluggish, slowed-down soup to accompany equally dismal instrumentation. Folknova is basically the original song stripped of production - every element of the song is clearly heard. This isn't necessarily good, though, because it showcases the extremely poor quality of the samples. As a final blow to the value of the CD, both the LP version and the radio edit appear here, yet the latter's only difference is that it is slightly shorter.

In short, "Technova" is a very good song. This single, though, just drags on needlessly - push the stop button after the first two tracks and you'll have heard all that this CD really has to offer.

3.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic track, but skip the remixes and go for album, June 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Technova (Audio CD)

This track is pure genius from Towa Tei, featuring lovely vocals and a great bossanova beat, but don't settle for this single. I now regret that I didn't purchase the album "Future Listening," especially since it features more Bebel Gilberto and bossanova sounds. I give the track itself 5 stars, but this disc alone is rather poor... the remixes leave me cold and skipping over to the original version.