Cornelius (Musician)

   
Cornelius (born Keigo Oyamada (小山田圭吾) Jan 27, 1969 in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese recording artist and producer. Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo, Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene. Following the disbandment of Flipper's Guitar in 1991, Oyamada donned the "Cornelius" moniker and embarked on a successful solo career. Cornelius's musical style is often described as being similar to Beck's, whom he acknowledges influenced him along with The Beatles , The Beach Boys. The Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal Scream among others. 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 Oyamada married fellow musician and collaborator Takako Minekawa in 2000.

Discography

  • Holidays in the Sun (1993), EP
  • The First Question Award (1994)
  • 69/96 (1995)
    • 96/69 (1996), remix LP
  • Fantasma (1997)
  • CM and FM (1999), remix collections
  • Point (2002)
  • CM2 (2003), a remix collection
  • Five Point One (2003), a DVD of music videos and a remix collection

External Links

Cornelius's homepage (in Japanese and English) Cornelius (musician)

 

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