With the permanent addition of Lee Adams on drums, the newly percussive four piece continue the avant-kraut-pop of acclaimed sophomore, Transparent Things, and don't disappoint.
The relentless motorik beats, David Best's surreal polysyllabic wordplay and Damo Suzuki-esque vocals, produce a vividly authentic Teutonic sound. Pterodactyls and Pussyfooting evoke the metronomic funk of Can's 1973 classic, Ege Bamyasi, while awesome Neu inspired lead single, Knickerbocker, revels in hypnotic Klaus Dinger-style repetition. Their best work to date? Yup!
The obligatory "Neo-Disco" chugger, Sore Thumb, sounds like something you'd expect from their last label, Tirk Records - they're now on Full Time Hobby -; it's really good, of course, just not where this album's gold lies. The same can be said for the punk-funk of Uh: great track, but there is much better to be had.
Lightbulbs' Krautrock is a genuine homage. Fujiya Miyagi are the real deal. In the same way Stereolab and Broadcast are the real deal. Hugely important bands who mine the same Germanic retrofuturist seam, and with whom Fujiya Miyagi should be compared in the light of this brlliant record.
Fujiya Miyagi - Pussyfooting
Fujiya Miyagi - Pterodactyls
Fujiya Miyagi - knickerbocker
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