69/96

69/96 is a dizzying, maximalist explosion of pop culture that could only have emerged from the Shibuya-kei movement of mid-90s Tokyo. Keigo Oyamada, under his Cornelius moniker, treats the recording studio like a toy box, smashing together disparate genres with a mischievous grin. One moment you are submerged in the sludge of 1970s hard rock, and the next you are floating through a cloud of bossa nova and French yé-yé pop. It is an album that demands your full attention, not because it is difficult, but because it is so densely packed with sonic Easter eggs and clever sample flips that you might miss a genre shift if you blink.

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