Fantasma is the third studio album by the Japanese recording artist Cornelius. It was released in 1997 and charted at number six on the Japanese Oricon album chart.Fantasma includes the singles "Star Fruits Surf Rider", "Free Fall" and "Chapter 8" (co-written by Robert Schneider of The Apples in stereo, and featuring Schneider on vocals, guitar and bass, and Apples in stereo drummer Hilarie Sidney on vocals and drums). The latter two singles were released in the UK only.
Two companion remix albums FM - Fantasma Remixes and CM - Cornelius Remixes were released the following year. The former is composed of music from Fantasma remixed by other artists. The latter is composed of remixes by Cornelius of the most of the artists that contributed to FM - Fantasma Remixes.
The track "Star Fruits Surf Rider" was released as a single on November 2, 1998 and was covered by Mitsuki Aira for her 2008 double A-side single, "Darling Wondering Staring"/"Star Fruits Surf Rider". The cover was later included on the extended version of Aira's debut album, Copy.
Fantasma is an Argentine cumbia outfit created in 2001, formed by Martín Roisi and Pablo Antico, known by their respective stage names; Fantasma (lead guitar and vocals) and Mr. Negro (lead singer). Some consider them to be among the first bands in developing a cumbia rap music style mixed with electronic sounds, while their style has been described as "Borrowing from the shanty town atmosphere, they mingle tropical cumbia styles with hip hop and electronic sounds." They are also involved in activities in shanty towns.
Their official website states the band: "started moving in different social levels in an integration crusade, from touring in Paris (2007) and being played on TV´s primetime show "Susana Giménez," to being founders of the multicultural social project Odisea 20, settled in a shanty town (Villa 20, Villa Lugano)."
The band took "M.I.A." and dj producer "Diplo" to the heart of a shanty town in Buenos Aires, introducing them to the area. In 2008 they received financing from the Prince Claus Foundation to make the documentary film "Arte Villero/Shanty Town Art" for which their music became its soundtrack.
solo por que fuimos dos mucho mas que siempre o es que no notaste que ibas a fallar es que tu sabias que iba a ser asi.
tu me dijiste que lo que querias lo que sentias no era verdad no era mas que una trampa una forma de joderme.
sigo viendo atras y yo no estas alli.
no se porq has querido venir aca, tu sabes que no es verdad lo que le has dicho a los demas donde soy yo siempre el que por ti lloraba y nada pasaba debido a que tu eras lo mas yo amaba mi ayer mi sombra tambien tu mi fantasma que sigue en mi piel.
sigo viendo atras y ya no te veo alli.
si es que acaso ese soy yo, yo no te dejare morir sin ver.
si es que ya se termino todo aquello que fue nuestra pasion.
tu no estas y sigo buscando en mi ser.
y tu no estas, y sigo buscando en mi ser.
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