Cornelius

Cornelius

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Pop musician and producer Keigo Oyamada – born on January 27, 1969, in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan – is better known by his stage name, Cornelius. He first came to prominence in 1987 as a member of Shibuya-kei pop duo Flipper’s Guitar. When the group split, he began performing under the name Cornelius. His musical style moved away from the Shibuya-kei sound and embraced an eclectic modern style similar to Beck. He released his first solo album, The First Question Award, in 1994, which featured the hit singles “The Sun Is My Enemy,” “(You Can’t Always Get) What You Want,” and “Perfect Rainbow.” The album reached Number 4 on the Japanese Albums chart and was followed the next year by the Number 3-charting 69/96 album. With international interest at an all-time high, Cornelius signed with Matador Records in the US and released the album Fantasma in 1997. After several years of critical success, Cornelius made his international breakthrough in 2001 with the album Point, which climbed to Number 17 on Billboard’s Top Dance and Electronic Albums chart and Number 124 in the UK. After the release of his Sensuous album in 2006, Cornelius focused on writing and producing other artists as well as working on soundtracks including Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013), The Cat That Lived a Million Times (2013), and Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015). He returned to making pop music with the release of the album Mellow Waves in 2017. The album hit Number 10 on both the Japanese Albums chart and the Billboard Top Dance and Electronics Albums chart. After several low-key singles and compilations, Cornelius returned in March 2023 with the single “Change and Disappear.”

Top tracks

17
Typewrite Lesson
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
05:46
01
Sparks (Joseph Shabason Remix)
Cornelius
Sparks (Joseph Shabason Remix)
03:26
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
01
Mic Check
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:01
02
Sketch For Spring
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
03:01
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
09
Brazil
Cornelius
Point
04:01
06
Tone Twilight Zone
Cornelius
Point
03:57
07
Bird Watching at Inner Forest
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
04:21
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
01
All Things Must Pass
Cornelius
All Things Must Pass
04:39
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Drop
Cornelius
Point
05:08
03
Smoke
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
05:48
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
08
Chapter 8 "Seashore and Horizon"
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:25
05
Another View Point
Cornelius
Point
05:38
05
Count Five or Six
Cornelius
Fantasma
03:01
14
Taylor
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
02:51
02
The Micro Disneycal World Tour
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:37
09
Free Fall
Cornelius
Fantasma
04:06
01
Sauna Sukisugi
Cornelius
Sauna Sukisugi
04:12
Writer: Katsuki Tanaka / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
08
I Hate Hate
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
01:42
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
07
Star Fruits Surf Rider
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
05:47
06
Magoo Opening
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
02:08
03
New Music Machine
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:52
11
Nowhere
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
05:51
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
01
Opening Title
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
01:48
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
02
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
04:28
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
02
Sometime / Someplace
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
03:49
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
12
Thank You for the Music
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
04:53
13
Drop (The Tusen Takk Rework - Kings of Convenience Remix)
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
04:07
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
01
out there
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:50
Writer: Evan Klar - Hailey Collier / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
06
Night Heron
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:00
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
Sparks
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:22
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
08
I Hate Hate
Cornelius
Point
01:35
10
Fly
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
05:40
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
02
Point of View Point
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
03:53
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
10
2010
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
02:03
08
Drifts
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:27
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
Audio Architecture
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
04:47
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
04
Too Much Love For Sauna (Falling Deep)
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:24
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
15
If You're Here (Ryuichi Sakamoto Rework)
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
05:05
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
08
Omstart
Cornelius
Sensuous
04:38
Writer: Eirik Boe - Erik Boe - Erlend Oye - Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Eirik Boe - Erlend Oye - Erlend Oye&Eirik Boe - Keigo Oyamada
01
Quantum Ghost
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:24
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
12
Bara To Yaju
Haruomi Hosono
Hosono House Revisited
04:22
Composers: Haruomi Hosono
03
Too Pure
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
03:31
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
01
cold
Cornelius
cold
02:19
Writer: Andrew Tyler / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
15
Lazy
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
05:25
01
Audio Check Music
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
05:59
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
06
far
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:48
Writer: Andrew Tyler / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
09
Melting Moment
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:27
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
16
Ball in Kick Off
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
05:18
07
Step In To Exovera
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
06:06
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
for real
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:28
Writer: Evan Klar - Hailey Collier - Cornelius Kuron / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
01
patience
Cornelius
patience
02:57
Writer: Cornelius Kuron / Composers: Cornelius Kuron - Silvan Strauss
04
Out Of Time
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
05:33
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
01
shout
Cornelius
shout
01:55
Writer: Roland Orzabal - Ian Stanley / Composers: Roland Orzabal - Ian Stanley
03
Heaven is Waiting
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
02:13
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
06
Koko
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
02:08
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
10
Mind Matrix
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
01:40
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
11
Music
Cornelius
Sensuous
04:52
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
11
Windmills Of My Mind
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
03:57
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
stay down
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:46
Writer: Molly Irvine - Cornelius Kuron / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
05
Xanadu
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:14
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
Environmental
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:39
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
08
Forbidden Apple
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
03:01
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Auf die Party (cornelius Remix)
badmómzjay
Auf die Party (Remix EP)
03:23
Writer: badmómzjay - Domiziana - Mike Busse - Oliver Avalon / Composers: Jumpa
07
Mellow Yellow Feel
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
04:38
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
12
Sleep Warm
Cornelius
Sensuous
04:42
Writer: Alan Bergman - BERGMAN ALAN - BERGMAN MARILYN - Lewis Lew Spence - Marilyn Bergman / Composers: Alan Bergman - Lewis Lew Spence - Marilyn Bergman - Marilyn Bergman & Lewis Lew Spence - Marilyn Bergman& Lewis Lew Spence - Spence Lewislew
05
Wataridori
Cornelius
Sensuous
06:56
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
06
Gum
Cornelius
Sensuous
03:45
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
03
Breezin'
Cornelius
Sensuous
03:50
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
14
ToughDAF
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
02:11
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
02
Fit Song
Cornelius
Sensuous
03:59
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
01
Sensuous
Cornelius
Sensuous
04:21
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Toner
Cornelius
Sensuous
01:32
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
In a Dream
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
04:14
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
09
Beep It
Cornelius
Sensuous
04:02
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
15
Solid Iced Air
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
01:09
Composers: 小山田 圭吾

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  • Discography
Albums
Ethereal Essence
(P) 2024 Like Ltd (Under Exclusive License from Warner Music Japan)
26-06-2024
Ethereal Essence
01
Quantum Ghost
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:24
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
Sketch For Spring
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
03:01
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
03
Heaven is Waiting
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
02:13
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Too Much Love For Sauna (Falling Deep)
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:24
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
Xanadu
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
04:14
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
06
Koko
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
02:08
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
07
Step In To Exovera
Cornelius
Ethereal Essence
06:06
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
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Dream in Dream
(P) 2023 Like Ltd/Warner Music Japan
28-06-2023
Dream in Dream
01
Change And Vanish
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
03:48
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
Sparks
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:22
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
03
Too Pure
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
03:31
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Out Of Time
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
05:33
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
Environmental
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:39
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
06
Night Heron
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:00
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
07
Mirage
Cornelius
Dream in Dream
04:27
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
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nice
Delicious Pixels
24-05-2022
nice
01
nice
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
02
old
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
03
quiet
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
04
salty
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
05
smart
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
06
sour
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
07
strict
Cornelius
nice
01:29
Composers: Cornelius Lowell
Stop Thinking Just Move
(P) 2020 Limelight
02-10-2020
Stop Thinking Just Move
01
Hard Bass
Cool Cuts
Stop Thinking Just Move
05:44
Composers: C. Di Bari
02
Sunset in Paris
Cool Grooves Ensemble
Stop Thinking Just Move
03:46
Composers: S. Gagliardi
03
Africa
Cool July
Stop Thinking Just Move
05:27
Composers: C. Di Bari
04
Your Day Will Come
Cool Nafta
Stop Thinking Just Move
03:15
Composers: C. Di Bari
05
A Victim of Jealousy
Cool Rhythms
Stop Thinking Just Move
05:42
Composers: C. Di Bari
06
Rainbow
Copie Couleur
Stop Thinking Just Move
03:25
Composers: W. Giacobbi
07
Coral Bay
Coral Nitek
Stop Thinking Just Move
05:42
Composers: C. Di Bari
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Santa Fé
Forca Cultural Digital
04-06-2020
Santa Fé
01
Até Que Minha Carne Vire Osso
Cornelius
Santa Fé
04:51
Composers: Cornelius
02
Você Me Acende
Cornelius
Santa Fé
03:16
Composers: Cornelius
03
O Meu Barato
Cornelius
Santa Fé
02:00
Composers: Cornelius
04
Soul Tramp
Cornelius
Santa Fé
01:56
Composers: Cornelius
05
Faço o Que Você Fizer
Cornelius
Santa Fé
02:34
Composers: Cornelius
06
Till September
Cornelius
Santa Fé
02:55
Composers: Cornelius
07
Acabou
Cornelius
Santa Fé
02:36
Composers: Cornelius
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Ripple Waves
℗ 2019 Warner Music Japan Inc. Under Exclusive License to Rostrum Records
19-09-2018
Ripple Waves
01
Audio Check Music
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
05:59
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
02
Audio Architecture
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
04:47
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
03
Passionfruit (Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC)
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
04:27
Composers: Cornelius - Rogues Nana Bediako - Noah James Shebib - Aubrey Drake Graham
04
If You're Here (Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC)
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
06:09
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
05
Sonorama 1
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
02:18
Composers: Keigo Oyamada - Cornelius
06
Not Bad, This Feeling
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
04:35
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
07
Inside a Dream
Cornelius
Ripple Waves
01:51
Composers: Keigo Oyamada - Cornelius
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Mellow Waves
℗ 2017 ℗ 2017 Warner Music Japan Inc. Under Exclusive License to Rostrum Records
28-06-2017
Mellow Waves
01
If You're Here
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
06:12
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
02
Sometime / Someplace
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
03:49
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
03
Dear Future Person
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
04:38
Composers: Keigo Oyamada - Cornelius
04
Surfing on Mind Wave, Pt. 2
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
05:34
Composers: Keigo Oyamada - Cornelius
05
In a Dream
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
04:14
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
06
Helix / Spiral
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
03:35
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
07
Mellow Yellow Feel
Cornelius
Mellow Waves
04:38
Composers: Cornelius - Keigo Oyamada
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GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
Shirow Masamune・Production I.G/KODANSHA・GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE COMMITTEE
27-11-2013
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
01
Opening Title
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
01:48
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
02
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
04:28
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
03
Surfin' on Mind Waves
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
05:21
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
04
Breaking Point
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
02:14
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
05
Instability Mobility
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
01:09
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
06
Highway Friendly
Cornelius
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
02:20
Composers: 小山田 圭吾
07
jibun ga inai
salyu x salyu
GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE O.S.T.
04:21
Writer: 坂本 慎太郎 / Composers: 小山田 圭吾
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Sensuous
℗ 2006 WARNER MUSIC JAPAN INC.
25-10-2006
Sensuous
01
Sensuous
Cornelius
Sensuous
04:21
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
Fit Song
Cornelius
Sensuous
03:59
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
03
Breezin'
Cornelius
Sensuous
03:50
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Toner
Cornelius
Sensuous
01:32
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
Wataridori
Cornelius
Sensuous
06:56
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
06
Gum
Cornelius
Sensuous
03:45
Writer: Keigo Oyamada / Composers: Keigo Oyamada
07
Scum
Cornelius
Sensuous
00:38
Writer: Hiromori Hayashi - John Stafford - Keigo Oyamada - Nie Erh
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Point
Warner Music Japan - Under Exclusive License to Post Modern Recordings
24-10-2001
Point
01
Bug (Electric Last Minute)
Cornelius
Point
00:43
02
Point of View Point
Cornelius
Point
04:15
03
Smoke
Cornelius
Point
06:02
04
Drop
Cornelius
Point
05:08
05
Another View Point
Cornelius
Point
05:38
06
Tone Twilight Zone
Cornelius
Point
03:57
07
Bird Watching at Inner Forest
Cornelius
Point
04:49
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Point (Remaster)
2019 Post Modern Recordings
24-10-2001
Point (Remaster)
01
Bug (Electric Last Minute)
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
00:39
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
02
Point of View Point
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
03:53
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
03
Smoke
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
05:48
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
04
Drop
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
04:52
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
05
Another View Point
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
05:35
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
06
Tone Twilight Zone
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
03:38
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
07
Bird Watching at Inner Forest
Cornelius
Point (Remaster)
04:21
Writer: Keigo Oyamada
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FM - Fantasma reMixes
1998 Post Modern Recording Co.
01-01-1998
FM - Fantasma reMixes
01
Mic Check (Money Mark's Microphone Feed Back Mix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
03:56
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
02
The Micro Disneycal World Tour (High Llamas Remix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
05:54
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
03
New Music Machine (Buffalo Daughter Remix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
05:05
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
04
Clash (The Pastels Remix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
05:42
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
05
Star Fruit Surf Rider (Damon Albarn Remix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
04:55
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
06
Free Fall (U.N.K.L.E. Remix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
05:28
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
07
Typewrite Lesson (Coldcut's Writer's Block Mix)
Cornelius
FM - Fantasma reMixes
06:58
Composers: Keigo Oyamada
Fantasma
1998 Post Modern Recording Co.
06-08-1997
Fantasma
01
Mic Check
Cornelius
Fantasma
03:01
02
The Micro Disneycal World Tour
Cornelius
Fantasma
03:37
03
New Music Machine
Cornelius
Fantasma
03:52
04
Clash
Cornelius
Fantasma
05:37
05
Count Five or Six
Cornelius
Fantasma
03:01
06
Magoo Opening
Cornelius
Fantasma
02:08
07
Star Fruits Surf Rider
Cornelius
Fantasma
05:47
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Fantasma (Remastered)
Warner Music Japan - Under Exclusive License to Post Modern Recordings
06-08-1997
Fantasma (Remastered)
01
Mic Check
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:01
02
The Micro Disneycal World Tour
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:37
03
New Music Machine
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:52
04
Clash
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
05:37
05
Count Five or Six
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
03:01
06
Magoo Opening
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
02:08
07
Star Fruits Surf Rider
Cornelius
Fantasma (Remastered)
05:47
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EPs
out there - EP
℗ 2026 cornelius
13-03-2026
out there - EP
01
out there
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:50
Writer: Evan Klar - Hailey Collier / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
02
for real
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:28
Writer: Evan Klar - Hailey Collier - Cornelius Kuron / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
03
patience
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:57
Writer: Cornelius Kuron / Composers: Cornelius Kuron - Silvan Strauss
04
cold
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:19
Writer: Andrew Tyler / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
05
stay down
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:46
Writer: Molly Irvine - Cornelius Kuron / Composers: Cornelius Kuron
06
far
Cornelius
out there - EP
02:48
Writer: Andrew Tyler / Composers: Cornelius Kuron