What happens when you fuse the musical wires of Japanese living legends like Cornelius and Shintaro Sakamoto? Well, you get a free-flowing current of jazz, dub, krautrock, disco and R'n'B that leaves your eardrums electrically charged.
As part of Rising, singer-songwriter Shintaro Sakamoto will join forces with Cornelius for a rare appearance. Joined in support by Honey 2 Honey, the Japanese musicians will perform at the Forum on June 16.
After spending the '90s and '00s making psychedelic rock, garage and electronica in the Tokyo-dominating band Yura Yura Teikoku, Shintaro Sakamoto went solo to pursue a softer, groovier sound and start up his own record label.
Meanwhile, Keigo Oyamada's (also known as Cornelius) first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper’s Guitar, one of the main groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene. After donning his ‘Cornelius’ moniker, the musician embarked on a successful solo career, releasing records ranging from breezy bossa nova to bouncy indie pop – with the odd bird-chirp field recording. You can expect his live shows to be just as eclectic.
Get tickets to see the two musicians in this rare appearance on June 16 on the Rising website here.
