Fujiya & Miyagi released "Lightbulbs" September 9th on Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings. Pitchfork is giving the album a 6.6. They were up big on the CMJ radio 200 jumping from 86 to 19. Basically a lot of there stuff sounds the same so if you here one song and you like it you probably will like the rest. I have 3 songs from the album listed below and an older song "Collarbone" which you may know from a few advertising campaigns which got some play.
CMJ has a nice feature when you click on the band you can stream the tracks from the album. If you get a chance visit their site and check it out.
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Wikipedia:
Fujiya & Miyagi are an English band formed in Brighton in 2000. They are currently signed to Tirk Records in the United Kingdom. They are self-described as being heavily influenced by 70's Krautrock bands such as Can and Neu! as well as early-90's electronic music artists like Aphex Twin. The origins of the band's name come from a character in the movie The Karate Kid as well as the brand of a record player [1].
The first several years after the band's formation were spent in relative obscurity; however, they began to see a drastic spike in popularity between 2003 and 2006 thanks in large part to very favorable reviews from prominent music publications such as NME and Pitchfork Media. They were also the subject of an episode of the MTV2 documentary series This Is Our Music in 2006. The song "Collarbone" has been featured in ads for both Jaguar's 2007 "Gorgeous" campaign as well as Miller Lite's "Bar Stool" directed by Tarsem Singh.
The current members of the band are:
Steve Lewis (Fujiya): 2000–present (synths, beats, programming and backing vocals)
David Best (Miyagi): 2000–present (vocals and guitar)
Matt Hainsby (Ampersand): 2005–present (bass guitar and backing vocals)
Lee Adams: 2008–present (drums)[2]
The story of how they met and formed the band variously reports a mutual hero-worship of world heavyweight wrestler Kendo Nagasaki, and a shared interest in krautrock and early-nineties electronica discovered while warming the subs bench during Sunday league football.
Discography
Electro Karaoke in the Negative Style · 2003
Transparent Things · 2006
Lightbulbs · 2008[3] - UK #187[4]
References
^ "Fujiya & Miyagi - Artists Listing" (html). Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
^ "Fujiya & Miyagi Add Member, Play Shows, Work Up LP" (html). Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
^ "Fujiya & Miyagi Turn on Lightbulbs on New Album" (html). Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
^ "The Official Album Chart for the week ending 13 September 2008" . ChartsPlus (368): 5-8. Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.
External links
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Fujiya & Miyagi at MySpace
Fujiya & Miyagi on Tirk Records
Interview with David Best by Greg Szeto of Bmore Live
Interview with Fujiya & Miyagi on Brightest Young Things
Live from SXSW 2007 on 89.3 The Current
Darker My Love released "2" on Dangerbird Record August 5th. They are at number 17 on the CMJ radio chart, up from 21 last week. Pitchfork gave them a 4.4 rating. That's out 10 so they are way down on the record. The review states "Sadly though, most of 2 relies on slow burners and underwhelming soundscapes intended to overwhelm." I've enjoyed the songs I've heard off the record a lot more than Pitchfork. It's getting a thumbs up from the pants. The song to download is "Two Ways Out."
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Wikipedia:
Darker My Love is an indie psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of 5 members. Tim Presley, a former member of the band The Nerve Agents and also a visual artist responsible for much of the band's imagery, contributes vocals and guitar. Andy Granelli, formerly a member of both The Nerve Agents and The Distillers, plays drums. They are accompanied by Rob Barbato, who plays bass and shares lead vocal duties with Presley, and Jared "The Sandwich" Everett on rhythm guitar. Will Canzoneri joined the band on organ and clavinet in the latter half of 2006. The group's style is often compared to bands such as Can and My Bloody Valentine.
The band has released two EP's and one LP. Recorded in 2005, their debut LP was released on 22 August 2006 on Dangerbird Records. On 28 August 2007, the band released a 12" 45 rpm split record with Denver-based rock group Moccasin. Darker My Love's contribution is a song called "Hair Decisions," which was recorded at San Francisco's Hyde Street Studios in October 2006. The record was the first release on L.A.-based label IHATEROCKNROLL. In Spring 2006, Presley and Barbato became members of the prolific British post-punk group The Fall, and are both featured prominently on The Fall's 2007 album Reformation Post TLC. Their sophomore album, entitled 2, was released on 5 August 2008 on Dangerbird Records.
The band name was derived from a TSOL song of the same name.
Members
Tim Presley - Guitar/Vocals
Rob Barbato - Bass/Vocals
Jared Everett - Guitar
Will Canzoneri - Organ/Clavinet
Andy Granelli - Drums
Discography
(2004) - Darker My Love (EP, Tarantulas Records)
(2005) - Summer Is Here (EP, Tarantulas Records)
(2006) - Darker My Love (Dangerbird Records)
(2007) - Darker My Love/Moccassin (12" Split) (IHATEROCKNROLL)
(2008) - 2 (Dangerbird Records)
See also
The Distillers
The Nerve Agents
The Fall (band)
External Links
August 2008 Interview with L.A. Record
