Point (album)

Point
Studio album by Cornelius
Released October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)
Genre
Length 45:29
Label
Producer Keigo Oyamada
Cornelius chronology
Fantasma
(1997)		 Point
(2001)		 Sensuous
(2006)
Singles from Point
  1. "Point of View Point"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Drop"
    Released: 2001

Point is the fourth studio album by Japanese recording artist Cornelius.[1] Originally released in Japan in 2001, it was re-released worldwide in 2002. It peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press8/10[5]
Blender[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA[7]
Muzik4/5[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.8/10[10]
Q[11]
Spin7/10[12]
Stylus MagazineB+[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Point received an average score of 82% based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly described it as "11 irresistible sound collages that feature driving beats, amiable guitar acoustics, and a quadraphonic sense of aural play that encourages rampant headphone abuse."[7] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club said, "This is music to take in from all sides, as a magnificent piece of pop architecture."[14] LA Weekly's Dan Epstein found it to be a "consistently whimsical and inventive" record.[15]

Nick Southall of Stylus Magazine said, "More rounded and less determinedly schizo than Fantasma, Point is a great album of delicious odd-pop made by a whimsically modest genius.[13] Fiona Sturges of The Independent wrote, "Cornelius has honed his cut-and-paste sensibilities into something more coherent and utterly beautiful."[16]

Track listing

All tracks written by Keigo Oyamada, except "Brazil" by Ary Barroso and Bob Russell.

No.TitleLength
1."Bug (Electric Last Minute)"0:38
2."Point of View Point"3:54
3."Smoke"5:48
4."Drop"4:53
5."Another View Point"5:35
6."Tone Twilight Zone"3:39
7."Bird Watching at Inner Forest"4:22
8."I Hate Hate"1:43
9."Brazil"3:27
10."Fly"5:40
11."Nowhere"5:48
Total length:45:29

Charts

Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 47
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18] 17

References

  1. ↑ McClure, Steve (February 27, 2002). "Signs of the times". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "CORNELIUSのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Point by Cornelius". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Point – Cornelius". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cornelius: Point". Alternative Press (163): 68. February 2002.
  6. ↑ Pappademas, Alex (February–March 2002). "Cornelius: Point". Blender (5): 111. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Burr, Ty (February 15, 2002). "The Week". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Bell, Duncan (January 2002). "Cornelius: Point". Muzik (80): 60.
  9. ↑ Johns, Darren (January 26, 2002). "Cornelius : Point". NME. Archived from the original on June 12, 2002. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (January 31, 2002). "Cornelius: Point". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cornelius: Point". Q (188): 117. March 2002.
  12. ↑ Winter, Jessica (February 2002). "Cornelius: Point". Spin. 18 (2): 110. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  13. 1 2 Southall, Nick (September 1, 2003). "Cornelius – Point – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ Murray, Noel (March 29, 2002). "Cornelius: Point". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  15. ↑ Epstein, Dan (March 13, 2002). "Cool Schmool". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ Sturges, Fiona (February 15, 2002). "Cornelius: Sing something simian". The Independent. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Cornelius Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Cornelius Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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