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- Date Released: January 1, 1997
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Post Modern Recording Co. / CD Baby
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Cornelius fits right in with the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal aesthetic. He sees no difference between pop and avant-garde, high culture and lowbrow trash -- he throws it all together, coming up with completely unexpected combinations. The thrill of hearing hip-hop loops morph into sheets of My Bloody Valentine guitar noise, then into sweet Beach Boys harmonies, is what makes his American debut Fantasma such a wonder. It's easy to write Cornelius off as a Japanese Beck, particularly since his pop songcraft is as impressive as the busy, multi-layered production, but it's a little patronizing. Cornelius is operating on his own terms, equally influenced by sunny pop ("Chapter 8 -- Seashore and Horizon," boasting harmonies by Apples in Stereo), garagey hard rock, and kitsch (the cartoonish "Magoo Opening"). He assembles the parts in unpredictable ways -- the hard beats of "Mic Check" suddenly give way to floating acoustics; "Chapter 8" literally has a tape recorder stopping and starting the different parts -- which is why Fantasma is so intoxicating. It is one of those rare records where you can't tell what's going to happen next, and it leaves you hungry for more.
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| 01. |  |
Mic Check |
3:10 |
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| 02. | |
The Micro Disneycal World Tour |
3:56 |
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| 03. | |
New Music Machine |
4:03 |
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| 04. | |
Clash |
5:56 |
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| 05. | |
Count Five or Six |
3:04 |
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| 06. | |
Magoo Opening |
2:09 |
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| 07. | |
Star Fruits Surf Rider |
5:55 |
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| 08. | |
Chapter 8 - Seashore and Horizon |
3:18 |
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| 09. | |
Free Fall |
4:09 |
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| 10. | |
2010 |
2:03 |
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| 11. | |
God Only Knows |
4:56 |
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| 12. | |
Thank You For the Music |
7:41 |
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| 13. | |
Fantasma |
0:57 |
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13 Total Tracks, 51:17 Total Length
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