Western critics often compare Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada) to Beck.
If so, 69/96 is his Odelay, a gigantic leap from his debut only a year or two before -- and this was a year before Beck even released "Where It's At." Using a drum kit seemingly stolen from "When the Levee Breaks," but re-skinned with sandpaper, and vocals that come at the listener as if from some distant planet, Oyamada drops the earnest rock of his earlier work and seriously bugs out, delivering a varied plate of rock, breakbeats, and pop that samples unashamedly from the '80s, ditching the cultural context, and cleaning out your prejudiced ears in the process.
Strong tracks are "Heavy Metal Thunder," a library of AC/DC and Queen riffs learned by a Martian, "How Do You Feel?" -- penned by Yasuharu Konishi of Pizzicato Five -- a psychedelic disco where sitar meets turntable, and "Moon Walk," where the drums come out in full force.
And "Brand New Season" is as sweet a hula lullaby as they get.
Western fans who know the follow-up, Fantasma, will find much to appreciate here.
A centerpiece of Shibuya-kei that no comprehensive survey of that movement should be without.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69/96 a Space Odyssey Prelude (In Atami) | Cornelius | Play | 01:19 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 2 | Moon Walk | Cornelius | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Brand New Season | Cornelius | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Volunteer Ape Man (Disco) | Cornelius | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | 1969 (Case of Monsieur Kamayatsu) | Cornelius | Play | 00:21 | 0 MB | 2 MB |
| 6 | How Do You Feel? | Cornelius | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | 1969 | Cornelius | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Last Night in Africa | Cornelius | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | 1996 | Cornelius | Play | 01:03 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 10 | Blow My Mind | Cornelius | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | 69/96 Girl Meets Cassette | Cornelius | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Concerto No. 3 from the Four Seasons (Pink Bloody Sabbath) | Cornelius | Play | 01:03 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 13 | Heavy Metal Thunder | Cornelius | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 14 | Rock/96 | Cornelius | Play | 07:17 | 16 MB | 50 MB |
| 15 | World's End Humming (Reprise in Hawaii) | Cornelius | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 380 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornelius | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |