Cornelius
It might only be his third album in 10 years but Keigo Oyamada doesn’t get out of bed unless he’s reinventing the wheel. Nicking his alias from Planet Of The Apes, the Tokyoite’s debut album ‘Fantasma’ was an astounding cut’n’paste...
Cornelius : Point of View Point
Poor old Cornelius ! All those years assimiliating every single last facet of western pop culture and morphing them into a twenty-first century cornucopia of post-modern bleep-chic, and he turns up in good ol’ Blighty to find us barely able to...
Cornelius : Drop
At first, it sounds like Cornelius has dropped his tape recorder into the bath. Japanese pop theoreticians do these kinds of things. But 'Drop' soon evolves into a gurgling delight, as synthesised folk guitars and soothing harmonies drop in and...
Cornelius : Point
Like a collection of commercial suicide notes, 'Point' reaffirms that there's no end to the wilfully obscurantist manoeuvres of Keigo Oyamada, aka Cornelius . Not for him mere sublime popscapery dressed in its Sunday best - especially when...
CM/FM
Having a deep understanding of trainers, finding almost erotic delight in the vintage packaging of sci-fi figures - somehow, in these post- Beasties times, such behaviour has become acceptable, even desirable, for grown adults. Yet...
