Fantasma (Cornelius album)

Fantasma
Studio album by
Cornelius
ReleasedAugust 6, 1997 (1997-08-06)
GenreShibuya-kei[1]
Length50:04
LabelTrattoria
ProducerKeigo Oyamada
Cornelius chronology
96/69
(1996) 		Fantasma
(1997) 		Point
(2001)
Singles from Fantasma
  1. "Star Fruits Surf Rider"
    Released: July 2, 1997[2]
  2. "Free Fall"
    Released: February 23, 1998[3]
  3. "Chapter 8 – Seashore and Horizon –"
    Released: May 25, 1998[3]

Fantasma is the third studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius, released on August 6, 1997, on his label Trattoria.[4] Cornelius envisioned the album as "a one-on-one experience between the music and the listener. ... It starts with you entering into the journey and ends with you returning to reality."[5] It peaked at number six on the Oricon Albums Chart[4] and number 37 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[6] Three singles were issued from the album: "Star Fruits Surf Rider", "Free Fall", and "Chapter 8 – Seashore and Horizon –".[7]

Fantasma was initially received with mixed reviews, but drew more praise in later years as one of the defining works of Shibuya-kei.[1] Critic W. David Marx described Fantasma as "an important textbook for an alternative musical history where Bach, Bacharach, and the Beach Boys stands as the great triumvirate."[1]

The Japanese edition of Rolling Stone ranked Fantasma number 10 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[8]

  1. ^ a b c Hadfield, James (July 24, 2016). "Keigo Oyamada sees U.S. 'Fantasma' tour as a good warm-up to new Cornelius material". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "STAR FRUITS SURF RIDER | CORNELIUS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "international". cornelius-sound.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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