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  "slug": "cornelius",
  "name": "Cornelius",
  "description": "Cornelius appears 2 times in our Shibuya-kei list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-31",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/cornelius/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 2,
  "years": {
    "first": 1997,
    "last": 1997
  },
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    "rank": 2,
    "list": "Shibuya-kei"
  },
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      "slug": "shibuya-kei",
      "name": "Shibuya-kei",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/shibuya-kei/",
      "entries": 2
    }
  ],
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    {
      "trackKey": "cornelius--star-fruits-surf-rider",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/cornelius--star-fruits-surf-rider/",
      "title": "Star Fruits Surf Rider",
      "year": 1997,
      "label": "Trattoria",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Keigo Oyamada's Fantasma is a collage record of extraordinary density — Beach Boys harmony, hardcore, video-game bleeps, all edited to the frame.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Cornelius%20Star%20Fruits%20Surf%20Rider",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
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          "exact": true
        }
      },
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        "slug": "shibuya-kei",
        "name": "Shibuya-kei",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/shibuya-kei/"
      },
      "artist": "Cornelius"
    },
    {
      "trackKey": "cornelius--fantasma",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/cornelius--fantasma/",
      "title": "Fantasma",
      "year": 1997,
      "label": "Trattoria",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The title track, and the point where the sampling stops being playful and becomes genuinely disorienting. Beck was doing something similar and less precisely.",
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Cornelius%20Fantasma",
          "exact": false
        },
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        }
      },
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        "slug": "shibuya-kei",
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        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/shibuya-kei/"
      },
      "artist": "Cornelius"
    }
  ],
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}