Cornelius - Sensuous

I’m in a bit of spin at the moment. I’ve got Sensuous by Cornelius cranked up a lot. It’s Japanese experimental electronica.

It does strange things to me. I went for a jog with it (I don’t usually jog), it was 1am and freezing cold. Though when jogging the only part of me that really feels the cold is my lungs. I ended up with a unstoppable grin, I was jogging through pure imagination. The beat was running up and down my spine, dancing with me past midnight. I must have looked ridiculous, I love it when that happens. I seriously lost it.

Each track slowly adds layers. Like it’s filling in the colours of a landscape.

Jazz, funk, electronic, experimental, unique. I don’t know how hard it would be to listen to for someone who wasn’t searching for the new weird. I’ve tried to recommend The Lounge Lizards or Medeski, Martin and Wood to people before, but they seem to be too hard to follow or understand for them. I can never tell. While they sit with a blank stare hearing a cacophony of sounds, all I can here is the beat. I have a thing for the offbeat. Maybe this will be the same.

Though, this album has lasting appeal. It still surprises me and I’ve had it months now.