Point - Cornelius
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Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the second international release for Japanese producer/remixer/artist/recording star Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada), following his 1998 breakthrough debut for Matador, 'Fantasma.' A bit less cut-and-paste than its predecessor, 'Point' still showcases a range of musical styles in its 11 tracks.
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  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. 11 irresistible sound collages that feature driving beats, amiable guitar acoustics, and a quadraphonic sense of aural play that encourages rampant headphone abuse. [15 Feb 2002, p.68]
  2. Rather than suffering from the absence of Technicolor mania, Point instead revels in its nuances and depth, emanating a maturity and cohesion that Fantasma lacked. [Feb 2002, p.68]
  3. It's the mischievous desire to deconstruct his own perfectly rounded pop snapshots that marks him down as a post-everything wunderkind
  4. All you can really do is sit back and politely applaud.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. jonboy
    10
    brilliant arrangements, sounds, and harmonies.
  2. MichaelM
    9
    When I first heard it, it struck me as "post-milllenium Rock' the first thing that I'd heard in along time,it seemed, to elevate Rock into the modern age. Just Great production.I played it/lent it to a few different types of music fans, and they all really like it.It put a friend of mine into a kind of trance(he was a bit pissed at the time,but hey).It's still great only just having heard it again after a coupla years. Expand

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