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...Cornelius and Washington, who are "between 55 and 65," dated through high school in Pittsburgh, Pa., and long distance in college. They loved each other, but he stayed put and she moved to Providence, R.I. "We went in different directions," Washington explains. "The distance was the major reason...
This underscores a basic change in American life. Distance is not what it used to be. Thirty years ago, a separation of more than a day's drive could prove fatal to romance. Travel was expensive; long-distance calls were for special occasions. The romance of Iris Cornelius and David Washington shows just how much times have changed...
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...endless bag of tricks that Cornelius (the alias of avant-popster Keigo Oyamada) seems to have at his disposal and his undeniable talent as a sampler make Point, a potentially formulaic album, such a triumph. Cornelius is so good at regulating the give-and-take of his layered compositions that, rather than coming off as stiff and mechanical, they sound alive, constantly in motion. From a simple repeated-riff and sampled voice motif, “Point of View Point” blossoms effortlessly into a sparkling summertime anthem. “Another View Point” is a hypnotic...
...privileged position outside genre boundaries, free to grab whatever suits him, looping and tweaking it to fit into his grand framework of sound. The result is catchy yet structureless, informed by decades of pop music but empowered by technology: Post-pop, perhaps? Until his imitators inevitably arrive, Cornelius will remain a fascinating, utterly original figure. Rating...