Events
Cornelius
- 6:30pm Friday, September 27, 2024
All ages welcome // 6:30 PM Doors 8 PM Show // $40 Advanced $45 DoS
Cornelius
Cornelius is the brainchild of Japanese multi-instrumentalist Keigo
Oyamada. A performing musician since his teens, Oyamada created his
creative alter-ego (the name is an homage to the Planet of the Apes), in
the early 1990s from the ashes of his previous project, Flipper's
Guitar.
With the 1997 release of Fantasma, Cornelius gained
international recognition for his cut and paste style reminiscent of
American counterparts Beck and The Beastie Boys and was released
internationally by Matador Records. Being called a 'modern day Brian
Wilson' for his orchestral-style arrangements and production techniques,
Cornelius subsequently became one of the most sought after
producer/remixers in the world, working with a wide range of artists
including Blur, Beck, Bloc Party, MGMT, and James Brown.
With
2002's Point, Cornelius' music took a quantum shift, going from sampling
'found sounds' to looping organic elements and creating lush
soundscapes. Using water drops as the rhythmic backbone of 'Drop' on
his vocoder-infused cover of 'Brazil', the album dazed and amazed fans
and set the path for the next phase of his career.
2007 brought
this philosophy to an even higher level with the release of Sensuous.
Cornelius' live shows are known around the world for spectacular visuals
(all perfectly synchronized to the performance), custom lighting that
doesn't simply augment the performance, but becomes another instrument
within it, and a full band of equally talented and diverse players.
The
companion piece to the album Sensurround + B Sides, earned the
nomination for 'Best Surround Sound Album' at the 2009 GRAMMY Awards.
The
summer of 2016 saw the release of Fantasma Remastered, on Lefse
Records. The package, a 2LP reissue of his classic album, also included
4 additional outtakes and earned Pitchfork's 'Best New Reissue'.
Cornelius
has recorded music for Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,
scored the anime mega-film Ghost in the Shell Arise, performed as the
backbone of Yoko Ono's reformed Plastic Ono Band, played the Hollywood
Bowl with Yellow Magic Orchestra, and co-wrote and produced the Japanese
artist salyu x salyu.