Sensurround DVD is amazing, and on netflix!
― Adam Bruneau, Monday, 24 November 2008 04:28 (fifteen years ago) link
this dude is somewhat awesome
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 15:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Fantasma is flat-out incredible. I would pick out highlights but it doesn't dip below awesome at any point. Perhaps "Clash" and "God Only Knows" are the truly special moments. Loved PappaWheelie's Amazon review! Yeah, I'm sad and that.
Sensuous is great also. I've had that one a long time. "Music" is wondrous. I *think* the best song on Point is "Fly", and that is a quieter but still groovy record. What a dude!
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Friday, 5 June 2009 00:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Like, how can you have the balls to call a track "God Only Knows" and then turn out this astonishingly beautiful 7 1/2-minute bliss-noise-ambient-pop opus? That middle-eight. Oh shit, that middle-eight. It's like Lonely Soul never had to happen after all. And the final minute....gah, we'll be here all night if I don't pipe down.
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Friday, 5 June 2009 00:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone know what Cornelius has been up to? I was big into him in 2007 when I saw him live - the show was incredible, btw...but haven't heard anything from him since. His last release is CM3, which doesn't seem to be too well-known, and most of the remixes are a few years old, like the Denki Groove/Scha Dara Parr one. It's probably his least consistant but his remix of James Brown's "Call me Super Bad" was incredible!!
― frogbs, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Haha, am listening to P-Model right now and am unsurprised this thread has been bumped :D
― acoleuthic, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:02 (thirteen years ago) link
love love love Fantasma and Point.
― skip, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:09 (thirteen years ago) link
no connection as far as I know, just kicking up a bunch of old threads related to Japanese technopop musicians
there's a huge connection with Cornelius and YMO though; he guests on Sakamoto's and Hosono's albums and was kind of a "third member" of Sketch Show for a while, plus I think he performs regularly with them now
― frogbs, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:10 (thirteen years ago) link
It did inspire me to give another listen to Point again...forgot how amazing the stretch of music in the middle - "Point of View Point", "Tone Twilight Zone", "Bird Watching At Inner Forest", "I Hate Hate", and "Brazil". "Bird" in particular has been my favorite track off any of his albums.
― frogbs, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Fantasma is one of the best records of the 1990s IMO, featuring the best song called 'God Only Knows' ever written FACT
I don't have 'Point'! Need to give it a spin or two. Love 'Sensuous' even if it is a bit more 'mature' than Fantasma; it's also big and bold and beautiful. 'Music' is the chillest shit.
― acoleuthic, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:13 (thirteen years ago) link
For whatever reason Sensuous never really clicked with me until I saw it live. I'm still not sold on every track but "Like a Rolling Stone" had this weird video with like toy people who were like spinning themselves into rocks and back again; really weird and creepy but I wouldn't like the tune otherwise. I think the title track was the last song he played and it actually worked really well. Just wish the guy would hurry up and release something new!!!
― frogbs, Friday, 4 February 2011 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Classic.
Fantasma - Point - Sensuous is an insane run of perfection to my ears.
― mjqjazzjbar (teflon monkey), Thursday, 24 February 2011 01:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Just broke out "Point" again, wow that album still sounds great. It's fairly unique in how much of it feels electronic while using a bunch of acoustic instruments. Some songs sound like they have two or three drummers even though they don't have complex drum parts. Just sounds like a bunch of robotic musicians plugging away at their one chord or percussion instrument. I love how it "loosens up" in the middle then goes back to being utterly gorgeous. Maaan I wish he'd come back :(
― frogbs, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
i always loved that album, but found the one before it a bit too cheeky. What was the follow up like?
― Glo-Vember (dog latin), Tuesday, 15 November 2011 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
not as good, and really the only Cornelius album that wasn't a huge step forward from the previous one. it still had a lot of gorgeous moments and some cool abstract parts, worth a listen if you liked Point
― frogbs, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
Sensuous(the follow up) is really wonderful. I like it better than Point, personally.
I don't know about this "not a huge step forward" thing. how is Point a "huge step forward" from fantasma as opposed to just a lateral shift to more abstract compositions? I guess you mean that the style of Sensuous is not a big break from that of Point, and yeah I would agree.
― where is fake disneyworld (blank), Tuesday, 15 November 2011 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
im really just talking like in the evolution of his own sound. i dont want to imply that it's necessarily better or more 'evolved' than his past stuff (though i do think it is)
― frogbs, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
heads up, the new salyu record "s(o)un(d)beams" is produced by Cornelius and very clearly sounds like his last two records but with a better vocalist
― frogbs, Monday, 9 January 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
find it so hard to process cornelius as anything other than 'music people on message boards were listening to when i started using the internet'
― thomp, Monday, 9 January 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
not familiar w/any of the older salyu records but I've been enjoying this one too. great voice for this type of project, definitely, and I esp like when cornelius cuts loose and gets a little crazy cutting-up or layering her vox.
thought this was a standout track:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C1xB3Ybw2o
like the way different loops spill onto each other. p hypnotic.
― original bgm, Monday, 9 January 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
I esp like when cornelius cuts loose and gets a little crazy cutting-up or layering her vox
I like this too. I feel like Cornelius either has a very strict comfort zone or is intentionally limiting himself, so whenever he breaks out the result is often great. A good example is his "Super Bad" James Brown remix which starts as typical Cornelius fare (*bwoomp* *slap* *bwommpslap* x100) but actually comes together beautifully and grooves in the second half.
― frogbs, Monday, 9 January 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
listening to the salyu x salyu again this morning. really like the レインブーツで踊りましょう/ s(o)un(d)beams / Mirror Neurotic stretch. feel like it neatly summarizes all the styles salyu and cornelius are working on w/this album.
first track is working in a fairly traditional shibuya-kei/jpop mode w/strings and 'live' instrumentation, etc. coda is quite nice too and bleeds well into the more ambient (and gorgeous) title track. the gentle 4/4 kick drum and other techno flourishes are cool too. then 'mirror neurotic kicks' in w/maybe the most active arrangement on the album. love this track.
I definitely like this album a lot but I do wish there were a couple more upbeat tracks like 'mirror neurotic.' a remix lp could be v cool, I think.
― original bgm, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
also, I had never heard that james brown remix before. it's good!
his remixes of Sketch Show (Yukihiro Takahashi and Haruomi Hosono) are both excellent too, like incredibly beautiful and kinda the summation of everything he goes for in this mixes.
i'd love to see him do an album with those guys but I don't know if he's capable of putting out anything that doesn't sound like Point outtakes right now!
― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Friday, 20 January 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
He's back!!!
http://www.theautojubilator.com/cornelius-ah-song/
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/dezaina/id591881199
I haven't heard any of this yet but i just saw the links and am squee-ing right now.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:17 (eleven years ago) link
A designCORNELIUSView more works by this artistTo preview a song, please click the play button to move the mouse over the title. Please Open iTunes to buy music, and to download. Title Artist Time PriceOneSee CORNELIUS 1:28 ¥ 250 iTunes (Chocolat song) A design themeTwoLook at 2:04 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS observation of designThreeLook at 1:47 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS design counting rhymesFourLook at 0:32 ¥ 200 iTunes Long clutch A CORNELIUSFiveLook at 0:54 ¥ 200 iTunes! CORNELIUS dissolutionSixA look at 2:04 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS DrawingSevenSee CORNELIUS 1:51 ¥ 250 iTunes (Takako River Mine song) and visual roundEight0:34 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS see an expression of the formNine2:41 ¥ 250 iTunes prominence seen in CORNELIUSTenLook at 0:58 ¥ 200 iTunes Sound Of Composition CORNELIUSEleven3:01 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS see a world withoutTwelveSee CORNELIUS 2:19 ¥ 250 iTunes (Etsuko Yakushimaru song) Song arrow13Look at 0:44 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS shape of the body14Look at 1:03 ¥ 200 iTunes 1 DAY CORNELIUSFifteen3:19 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS seen people designSixteenLook at 0:57 ¥ 200 iTunes Long clutch B CORNELIUS17See CORNELIUS 2:08 ¥ 250 iTunes (Yumiko Ono song) sound and musicEighteenCORNELIUS 1:02 ¥ 200 iTunes see messages that only19See! (Reverse) CORNELIUS 0:51 ¥ 200 iTunes dissolutionTwentyLook at 1:09 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS Looking mono210:41 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS see part22I see that unlike CORNELIUS 1:36 ¥ 250 iTunes was I thinking23See CORNELIUS 1:47 ¥ 250 iTunes (salyu × salyu song) Color Magic24Look at 1:04 ¥ 200 iTunes Long clutch C CORNELIUS25View Ending Theme 0:50 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS
To preview a song, please click the play button to move the mouse over the title. Please Open iTunes to buy music, and to download. Title Artist Time PriceOneSee CORNELIUS 1:28 ¥ 250 iTunes (Chocolat song) A design themeTwoLook at 2:04 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS observation of designThreeLook at 1:47 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS design counting rhymesFourLook at 0:32 ¥ 200 iTunes Long clutch A CORNELIUSFiveLook at 0:54 ¥ 200 iTunes! CORNELIUS dissolutionSixA look at 2:04 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS DrawingSevenSee CORNELIUS 1:51 ¥ 250 iTunes (Takako River Mine song) and visual roundEight0:34 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS see an expression of the formNine2:41 ¥ 250 iTunes prominence seen in CORNELIUSTenLook at 0:58 ¥ 200 iTunes Sound Of Composition CORNELIUSEleven3:01 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS see a world withoutTwelveSee CORNELIUS 2:19 ¥ 250 iTunes (Etsuko Yakushimaru song) Song arrow13Look at 0:44 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS shape of the body14Look at 1:03 ¥ 200 iTunes 1 DAY CORNELIUSFifteen3:19 ¥ 250 iTunes CORNELIUS seen people designSixteenLook at 0:57 ¥ 200 iTunes Long clutch B CORNELIUS17See CORNELIUS 2:08 ¥ 250 iTunes (Yumiko Ono song) sound and musicEighteenCORNELIUS 1:02 ¥ 200 iTunes see messages that only19See! (Reverse) CORNELIUS 0:51 ¥ 200 iTunes dissolutionTwentyLook at 1:09 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS Looking mono210:41 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS see part22I see that unlike CORNELIUS 1:36 ¥ 250 iTunes was I thinking23See CORNELIUS 1:47 ¥ 250 iTunes (salyu × salyu song) Color Magic24Look at 1:04 ¥ 200 iTunes Long clutch C CORNELIUS25View Ending Theme 0:50 ¥ 200 iTunes CORNELIUS
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
See CORNELIUS 1:51 ¥ 250 iTunes (Takako River Mine song) and visual round
Hell yes! Takako Minekawa collab!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
so, what exactly is this? it's not really a new album is it?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
Yep new Cornelius album. Japan-only release at the moment it seems like. The samples sound nice!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
Many of these tracks seem to be a minute or less. I'm really hoping it's heavy on the ambient sound collage type stuff.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
but it's a soundtrack to something isnt it?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
Soundtracks are people too.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
I'd like to hear this. I've never totally like anything he's done, but I think he could eventually do something I like, or I could eventually like something he does. Point was really close.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
Can't wait.
― skip, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
that said I'll take anything new from the guy - I'm reviewing his old stuff now, kind of shocked how damn good Doctor's Head World Tower and 69/96 really are
― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
okay, just heard it for the first time - it's all shorter pieces, with a lot of vocals, very minimal, but it's clearly him. it reminds me a bit of the Hosono Monad stuff, in that there are only a few sounds going on at once, but there are still a lot of unexpected twists and he draws resonance in odd ways. don't think i'll listen to it as much as his other albums but you can't really complain about new stuff at this point.
― frogbs, Sunday, 27 January 2013 01:56 (eleven years ago) link
Since 2011 Cornelius has been musical director of a kids' TV show about design broadcast on the NHK network early Saturday mornings. He's invited guests and composed his own jingles for items intended to teach children about design. Here's a clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgwxdRnxBK0
― Grampsy, Sunday, 27 January 2013 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
it reminds me a bit of the Hosono Monad stuff
well, you just said the magic words...
― original bgm, Sunday, 27 January 2013 05:00 (eleven years ago) link
Speaking of kids' shows, here is on Yo Gabba Gabbahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDcouGIvDi4
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 January 2013 12:36 (eleven years ago) link
Wow i had no idea. That is the coolest!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 27 January 2013 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
i saw him live at Matador's "Everything is Nice" 10 year anniversary show in NYC.I was just thinking about this show, I believe. Prompted because I saw a guy who looked like Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, who were also on the bill.
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 January 2013 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
No, show I saw was called Music Against Brain Degeneration. Also featured Sebadoh and Robyn Hitchcock.
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 January 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
so, this new one is pretty great! I've never been a huge fan but I'm liking the turn away from maximalism he's been on with this and salyu x salyu
― original bgm, Sunday, 27 January 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
I guess that must be Migu on drums on the HGG clip, that's very cool, her solo record is great.
― MaresNest, Sunday, 27 January 2013 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah i saw that tour too! Blew my freakin' mind. I had never heard of a theremin before and I eagerly bought one that week.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 27 January 2013 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
So what is this album called, is it "Design"? Or is it a soundtrack to the show?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 27 January 2013 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, OK, "Design Ah". LOL. Not as good a pun as "Fun9" (Fun Ku) but ok!
I'm finally going over his page in English. Man, "CM4" was just released. I haven't heard one of his remix albums since "CM2".
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 27 January 2013 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
I wasn't a big fan of CM4 but CM3 has astounding remixes of Sketch Show (Hosono/Takahashi's group), Denki Groove (Twilight) and James Brown (Call Me Super Bad)
― frogbs, Monday, 28 January 2013 00:27 (eleven years ago) link
man, "Tone Twilight Zone" still gives me chills. part of it is because it has a deep connection to my life but also because of those harmonics. such a simple trick to put them in a song like this but it seems like nobody else really thought of it.
― frogbs, Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
that was a good tour. saw it at Cat's Cradle in NC. I remember Cornelius' drummer had big giant headphones on giving them the metronome timing to sync with a really fast movie projected behind them.
― dmr, Thursday, 31 January 2013 17:04 (eleven years ago) link