The a cappella cover queen Petra Haden sets aside her copy of Pet Sounds, The Who Sell Out and her guilt about associating with Journey -- and discovers the compositional pop wizardry of Cornelius and his Sensuous LP. Hear her cover of "Music" (English version) over at MySpace. What about her take on the Japanese version? You'll just have to get the EP, which also features Prefuse 73 and a remix by the Books. The EP's great, and we're not just saying that because it's called Gum. Promise.
UPDATE: Now with 100% more MP3 action...
Petra Haden - "Music (English Version)" (MP3)
Posted on January 14, 2008 in (0 comments)
In the time since we last mentioned the favorite kids show for indie yuppie parents looking for ways to spend time with their little children, Yo Gabba Gabba's had some Stereofriendly folks swing by their Nick Jr. studios. People like... CONTINUE READING CORNELIUS, LOW, FRODO DO YO GABBA GABBA»
Posted on November 28, 2007 in (7 comments)
Tags: Cornelius | Elijah Wood | Low | Yo Gabba Gabba!
Coachella was just a teaser. Keigo Oyamada, or Cornelius for the Planet Of The Apes lovers, brought his Sensuous Synchronized Show to NYC last night, and for once you'll hear nary a bitch or a whine about Webster Hall. The... CONTINUE READING CORNELIUS @ WEBSTER HALL, NYC 5/10/07»
Posted on May 11, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Cornelius
Superlatives get tired quick, but here goes ... Saturday may have been the greatest single day festival experience we've had yet. Staving off the 106º temps and sun with a mix of sunscreen and adrenaline, we marched across the Coachella... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: SATURDAY'S BEST OF THE REST»
Posted on April 29, 2007 in (18 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Coachella | Cornelius | Girl Talk | Kings Of Leon | The Decemberists
Watching this clip from Tokyo-based studio whiz Cornelius is like having the ultimate in music-responsive screen saver technology. Almost as trance inducing as the electro-rock ping-pong vocal groove itself! We're huge Fantasma fans, and Sensuous is another round of goodness.... CONTINUE READING NEW CORNELIUS VIDEO - "GUM"»
Posted on December 7, 2006 in (13 comments)
Tags: Cornelius
Leave it to Erlend Øye of Kings Of Convenience (Norway's answer to Simon & Garfunkel) to reinvent the genre. 1. Jurgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie 2. Erlend Oye - Sheltered Life (Remix)/Fine Night (Acapella) 3. Cornelius -... CONTINUE READING DJ MIXES USUALLY SUCK, BUT...»
Posted on April 30, 2004 (10 comments)
Tags: Cornelius | Erlend Oye | The Rapture | The Smiths and Morrissey
