Cornelius May 16, 2009

One of Japan's most innovative & respected musicians, Cornelius' music could be described as experimental & exploratory, mixing dissonant elements alongside more harmonically "pleasing" sounds. This tension, plus his practice of bringing in sounds & samples from mass culture, pure electronic tones, & sounds from nature (see his Point album) lead him to being sometimes categorized as an "acquired taste." Born Keigo Oyamada, he chose his pseudonym in tribute to the character of the same name from the movie 'Planet of the Apes.'