Cornelius

Cornelius, 2007 moers festival

Information

Cornelius (born Keigo Oyamada (小山田圭吾) January 27, 1969 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese recording artist and producer. He was ranked at number 43 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians by HMV.

American music journalists often describe Cornelius's musical style as being similar to Beck's, whom he acknowledges as an influence along with The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and the Brazilian band Kassin + 2, among others.

The music of Cornelius could be described as experimental and exploratory, and often incorporates dissonant elements alongside more familiar harmonically "pleasing" sounds. This tension, plus his practice of bringing in sounds and samples from mass culture, pure electronic tones, and sounds from nature (such as on his Point album), lead him to being sometimes categorized as an "acquired taste."

He chose his pseudonym in tribute to the character of the same name from the movie Planet of the Apes. He commissioned a song, about himself, on Momus' 1999 album Stars Forever.

Discography

Albums

• [1994.xx.xx] THE FIRST QUESTION AWARD
• [1995.xx.xx] 69/96
• [1996.xx.xx] 96/69
• [1997.xx.xx] FANTASMA
• [1998.11.26] FM
• [1998.11.26] CM
• [2001.10.24] POINT
• [2003.06.25] CM2
• [2003.07.23] PM
• [2006.10.25] Sensuous

Singles

• [1994.06.25] MOON LIGHT STORY
• [1997.xx.xx] Star Fruits / Surf Rider
• [2001.09.05] POINT OF VIEW POINT
• [2001.10.03] Drop
• [2006.08.23] Music
• [2006.09.27] Breezin'

DVDs

• [2003.07.23] Five Point One

Videos

• [2001.10.24] EUS

Compilation/Other Albums

• [1992.xx.xx] JAZZ JERSY
• [1993.xx.xx] PREGO!'93 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.1
• [1994.xx.xx] PREGO!'94 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.2
• [1994.08.25] THE BEST OF BEND IT!
• [1994.xx.xx] MENU.42
• [1996.xx.xx] MENU.100
• [1996.xx.xx] ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK QAZ
• [1997.xx.xx] PREGO!'97 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.2 - VIEW MASTER
• [1998.06.10] BEND IT JAPAN!98
• [1998.xx.xx] SHOCK CITY SHOCKERS
• [1999.03.25] PREGO!'99 The Menu of Trattoria Vol.4 - CAMP MASTER
• [1999.05.01] hide TRIBUTE SPIRITS Performed Pink Spider
• [2000.xx.xx] MENU.200
• [2001.11.29] The Powerpuff Girls - Heroes & Villians Performed The Fight
• [2001.xx.xx] Prego!2001 ~ night performance
• [2002.07.17] Anchor
• [2003.09.25] audio sponge 1
• [2003.xx.xx] WKM - Tribute to Walkman
• [2004.xx.xx] C.A.P.S.1-BEAT OF THE MOMENT 03
• [2004.12.08] FM802 HEAVY ROTATIONS J-HITS COMPLETE '96-'99
• [2005.xx.xx] リズムであそぼう reaching series No.2
• [2005.11.16] TERIYAKI BOYZ - Beef or Chicken Produced moon the world
• [2005.11.23] Unusual Sound for Levi's selected by Tahiti80

External Links

• Official Website (US & Japan)

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