You know what's really
annoying? When you are writing up some sweet words and the damn power
goes out because of a storm. Anyway, today is another slightly late
post featuring a fantastic artist known as Cornelius. The pop artist
from Nakameguro, Tokyo just had his album, Sensuous, released here in
the US last week, and it's probably one of the most interesting things that
I have heard all year. The disc, which came out in Japan late last
year, is apparently the follow-up to an LP titled Point that had a
lot of people calling Cornelius the new Beck. If that's true then he
has altered sound quite a bit because that is not what I hear in the song
below. I am curious though, so if you have heard it feel free to share
some thoughts. Enjoy.
:Cornelius - Music:
The vocals sound great but I don't speak Japanese so I can't cull any
lyrical gems or comment on the content of the song. Still, I
technically don't really need to since the arrangement is so lush and fresh.
I love how it's a pretty standard electronic pop song at it's core, but
layered all around it is a very creative arrangement of acoustic guitars and
other sounds. Be sure to grab a good pair of headphones when you
listen to this.
I heard that
Cornelius had some neat videos so I hit up Youtube and came
across something that was made for the song Breezin'.
I don't find it to be anything too special, but I do
recommend checking it out since you at least get to hear
another track from Sensuous.
On a grindhouse related side
note, I
had a double feature last night
that consisted of The 5 Fingers Of Death and Vanishing Point. The
former was a kung fu movie that was probably the most badass film from that
genre that I have ever seen, and the latter revolved around a car chase that
was a tad bit disappointing. Vanishing Point really felt unbalanced
and incomplete, whereas The 5 Fingers Of Death packed in: revenge, honor,
hardcore training, secret technique manuals, important tournaments, Japanese
mercenaries, and scintillating fight scenes. I advise that you see them both
since they will clearly show you where Tarantino got a lot of inspiration
for Kill Bill and Death Proof.
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