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Track Listings
| 1. Bug |
| 2. Point Of View Point |
| 3. Smoke |
| 4. Drop |
| 5. Another View Point |
| 6. Tone Twilight Zone |
| 7. Bird Watching At Inner Forest |
| 8. I Hate Hate |
| 9. Brazil |
| 10. Fly |
| 11. Nowhere |
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Point is the long-awaited full-length follow-up to Fantasma, and it does not disappoint. Cornelius--aka Japanese pop auteur and clothing designer Keigo Oyamada--thrilled the world with his debut international release, back in 1997: a breezy blend of electronica that melded the thick, soupy guitar feedback of My Bloody Valentine to the gorgeous harmonies of Beach Boys, and fed it all through a peculiarly kitsch Japanese bubblegum pop filter. On Point, the crystal-clear "Smoke" weaves a tangle of jerky new-wave guitar over clip-clopping electronic beats and the raw clatter of percussion, while the heavenly "Tone Twilight Zone" elegantly demonstrates that even the most ornate, maximal production can be imbued with a sense of almost supernatural calm. Perhaps the album's greatest success is the way that it presents ambient cliché--the gurgle of running water, breaking waves, the chirruping of crickets--as just another form of instrumentation. An enchanting, psychedelic journey into stereophonic sound, the meticulously precise rhythms and harmonies of Point confirm Oyamada's mastery of the studio. No-one on earth is making music quite like this. --Louis Pattison
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Point by Cornelius is f'ing unique - and motherf'ing sublime,
By A Customer
This review is from: Point: from Nakameguro to Everywhere (Audio CD)
If you really like to reference your music, to comparasion shop, then Point by Cornelius would be Beck meets Felix Da Housecat meets Aphex Twin in a pop music exemplified by The Beach Boys. But! Point is f'ing unique, and motherf'ing sublime. Modern Art fans think Fluxus sings, in tune. Poetry types think Haiku takes on Concrete in Sumo. But! best of all, DON'T think - listen, be uplifted. Cornelius might have Art School writ large all over, but it works in some sweet, sweet tantalizing harmony. He has a peerless Pop sensibility - more accessible than, say, other Arty Popsters, Talking Heads at their momentary, momentous best. My advice - buy this album, But! Don't tell anyone, keep it lowkey, as it is one of those jewels amid the Brown Stuff of life you'll want to keep all to yourself.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Point it out,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Point: from Nakameguro to Everywhere (Audio CD)
Japanese avant-pop-trippist Cornelius (real name: Keigo Oyamada) had a hard act to follow after 1997's "Fantasma," an electronic masterpiece. But "Point" doesn't disappoint -- it's more experimental, spacier and almost hypnotic, a twist of rock, experimental electronica and dreampop. "Point of View Point" may be the highlight of the album -- sharp guitar strums overlaid by some intermittent blasts of drums, an eerie bright hum and "left/right/left/RIGHT!" It's lush, sunny and memorable, and the sort of pop that sticks in your head -- in a good way, like a trippier version of the Beach Boys or Beatles. There's a wildly different sound in "Smoke's" a bouncy funky groove and "Drop's" a strummy pop. Shifting the tone is "Tone Twilight," a dreamy slow pop song with an ambient touch. Then Cornelius does an about-face in "I Hate Hate" with a spray of abrasive electronics leading to some aggressive, bombastic electro-rock. Rock. Trip-hop. Ambient. Blues. Lounge jazz. Funk. All are woven into this album, along with some wicked vocal samples and a sprinkling of experimental sound effects. All of this to apparently illustrate Cornelius's thoughts on nature and machines, clashing and yet musically intertwined. The guitars and drums are absolutely brilliant -- one moment they're bluesy, then bombastic, then gentle acoustics. Laid over the basic bones is an array of electronic music -- the wavy wails of "Another View Point," discordant spray in "I Hate Hate," or sparkling blips of "Brazil." But Cornelius knows when to put the electronics in the backseat and just let the instruments take over. He also takes it one step further by laying in samples like falling water or singing birds. The birds especially show up in the two-song cycle of "Tone Twilight Zone" and "Bird Watching At Inner Forest," which sound like a rainforest soundtrack. And the vocals are inobtrusive. It's not hard to hear them, but the vocals are so submerged in the mix that they sound almost like another instrument. Cornelius shows again that he's a master of avant-pop in "Point," a worthy follow-up to the outstanding "Fantasma." Beautiful, eerie, and fiery, this is a definite keeper for indie-electro fans.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely adorable,
By A Customer
This review is from: Point: from Nakameguro to Everywhere (Audio CD)
This album has it all for me. It has influences from the electronic masters of Kraftwerk to Air to Squarepusher to the bossa-nova of the 70s. Awesome!It's sound is distinct and fresh inspiring you to get up and swing your hips as well as laying down and think about the origins of life. Cornelius is for me the album of 2002, I can not see anyone topping this. The production is flawless, absolutely flawless!
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