FM

FM functions as a brilliant, fractured mirror held up to Cornelius's masterpiece Fantasma. It is less a standard remix album and more a collaborative exploration of the 'Fantasma' universe, where the original's cut-and-paste aesthetic is pulled apart by some of the most inventive minds of the late 90s. The sound is a meticulous blend of organic warmth and digital precision, moving from the sunshine-drenched chamber pop of The High Llamas to the gritty, sample-heavy textures of Coldcut. It feels like a curated tour through a very specific moment in Tokyo's musical history, where genre boundaries were treated as mere suggestions.

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