Cornelius

Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾, Oyamada Keigo, born January 27, 1969), also known by his moniker Cornelius (CORNELIUS（コーネリアス）, Kōneriasu), is a Japanese musician and producer who co-founded Flipper's Guitar, an influential Shibuya-kei band, and subsequently embarked on a solo career. In 1997, he released the album Fantasma, which landed him praise from American music critics, who called him a "modern-day Brian Wilson" or the "Japanese Beck". In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan named two of Oyamada's albums amongst the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time", with Fantasma ranking in 10th place and Camera Talk by Flipper's Guitar ranking in 35th place.
On July 14, 2021, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) announced that Oyamada would be a composer of the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, with the concept being "the ability to celebrate differences, to empathise, and to live side by side with compassion for one another". The announcement caused a social media backlash due to Oyamada's personal history. On July 19, four days before the ceremony, Oyamada decided to leave the creative team for the Tokyo Olympics on his own terms.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel discovered the musician in 1997 when he played tracks from his critical acclaimed album, Fantasma. Further material from the musician was played on his shows, including a session recorded for his programme in 1998 and a live concert performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1999.
As a fan of football-related songs, the DJ didn't neglect to give airtime to the Japanese artist's "Ball In - Kick Off" single in 1999. The track also featured in Cornelius's session and QE Hall live appearance.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1998-09-08. First Broadcast: 21 October 1998
*Ball In Kickoff / Lazy / Brand New Season
==Live==
Recorded live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall (tracklist from the BBC Site). First Broadcast: 28 April 1999
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#Ball In Kick Off
#Brand New Season
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#Star Fruits Surf Rider
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#Free Fall
==Other Shows Played==
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;1997
*02 October 1997: The Micro Disneycal World Tour (album - Fantasma) Polystar
*08 October 1997: New Music Machine (album - Fantasma) Polystar
;1998
*15 April 1998: The Micro Disneycal World Tour (album - Fantasma) Matador 
*14 May 1998: Count Five Or Six (CD Single - Chapter 8 - Seashore And Horizon) Matador 
;1999
*23 February 1999: Ball In - Kick Off (Single) Matador
*09 March 1999: Typewrite Lesson (Coldcut mix) (12") White Label
;2000
*18 January 2000: 'Star Fruits Surf Rider-Damon Albarn Remix (Maxi CD-Star Fruits Surf Rider (Blue))' (Matador)
;2002
*29 January 2002: Point Of View Point (album - Point) Matador
*06 February 2002: Bird Watching At Inner Forest (album - Point) Matador
*17 February 2002 (BBC World Service): Point Of View Point (LP - Point) Matador
*28 February 2002 (Radio Eins): Point Of View Point (LP - Point) Matador
*04 April 2002 (Radio Eins): Tone Twilight Zone (album - Point) Matador
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists