From Nakamegura to the world, we are pleased to announce the much anticipated return of Japan’s genre hopping maverick, Cornelius – both on album and in the flesh. Cornelius, a.k.a. Keigo Oyamada, is a one of a kind artist that has to be seen as well as heard. Pulling influences from Kraftwerk to The Beach Boys and My Bloody Valentine, Cornelius has been hailed as an innovator in modern rock, both in his home country of Japan, and more recently abroad. His previous released two albums Fantasma and Point have been released in 21 countries, and with a number of Japan only albums, Cornelius is building a body of work for the ages.

Regarded as one of the greatest live performers of our time, Cornelius astonished Australian audiences with his thrilling shows in 2003. He returns to Australia in December ’06 to deliver his brand new stage show ‘The Cornelius Sensuous Showcase’. Playing songs off his impending release Sensuous, he will appear at the sold out Meredith Music Festival, and at sideshows in both Sydney and Melbourne, and as part of the Brisbane Gallery’s Asian Pacific Tri-annual (APT5) exhibition, where he will present a music and video program entitled Sensuous Things, and an extraordinary live multimedia performance with four-piece band at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) - something not to be missed if in Brisbane in early December.

In addition to writing, recording and developing the live show for Sensuous, Cornelius’ recent activities include collaborating works and remixes for the likes of Beck, Blur, Kings of Convenience, The Avalances, Gerling, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sting, KD Lang and Pizzicato 5, as well as a host of local Japanese artists. All this while he provided the music to the exhibition “Shhh…” held at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and he showed his visual works at the exhibition JAM held at Barbican Art Gallery also in London.

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