Saturday, February 27, 2010

Fujiya & Miyagi: Lightbulbs (Deaf Dumb + Blind)

Fujiya & Miyagi: Lightbulbs (Deaf Dumb + Blind) - Brighton, England-based electro group Fujiya & Miyagi began as a duo of Steve Lewis (synths, programming) and David Best (guitar, vocals). According to Best, "Miyagi was taken from the film The Karate Kid and Fujiya was the name of a record player". Now with live bass and drums, Lightbulbs transforms the skeletal elements of vintage '70s Krautrock and '90s British electro (like Stereolab and Broadcast ) into their modernistic post-disco where sexual vintage synthesizers and funky live rhythms rule the roost. Recommended.