Cornelius revisits groundbreaking U.S. debut

The inventive release won him countless fans, with fellow musicians like Beck, Blur and MGMT tapping him for his production services.

Combining Beach Boys-style harmonies with rapid-fire Ramones riffs and the cut-and-paste aesthetic of the Beastie Boys, the album still stands as a tribute to the power of imagination.

[...] nearly two decades later, “Fantasma” is beting reissued, and the musician, whose real name is Keigo Oyamada, is performing it in its entirety on his first U.S. tour in more than eight years.