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Fujiya & MIyagi featured in The New York Times
September 21 2008
From the Nate Chinen's playlist in the Sunday edition of The New York Times:
"At its core this electronic pop group consists of two members, Steve Lewis and David Best. They hail from Brighton, England, which makes them neither Japanese (as their name implies) nor German (as their music suggests). On their chipper new album, Lightbulbs (Deaf Dumb & Blind), they confirm their allegiance to Krautrock bands like Neu! with an array of sparse but danceable beats. Mr. Best speak-sings his lyrics in a way that feels coolly conspiratorial; Mr. Lewis has a fondness for vintage synthesizer timbres. They benefit from a solid flesh-and-blood rhythm team, the bassist Matt Hainsby and the drummer Lee Adams. In a video for Knickerbocker (see below), the pertinent instruments appear as modules in a retro film collage. The effect is a bit like the band: glib but canny, and oozing style."
Check out the video for Knickerbocker!
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