In Tokyo in the early 1990s, an indie band called Flippers Guitar was at the forefront of a new wave in Japanese popular music known as Shibuyakei. The bands founder, Keigo Oyamada, would go on to produce, under the name Cornelius, a series of albums that are among the most innovative in Japanese popular music of the past two decades. Oyamadas third album under his Cornelius alterego, Fantasma (1997), played a key role in putting Jpop on the world map for Western music fans, and Oyamada himself is today one of the most respected figures in the Japanese music industry. This book tells the story of Fantasmas emergence from the Shibuyakei scene and considers the wider impact of Oyamadas work both internationally and on Japanese popular music today.33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, musicbased books and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and more.

Binding: Hardcover;194 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: N/A; Weight: 440.69 g; Dimensions: N/A

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