Fujiya & Miyagi - Knickerbocker

Fujiya and Miyagi - Knickerbocker


I caught up with Fujiya & Miyagi originally in June 2006 for their Transparent Things album and Knickerbocker is the first single from their new LP Lightbulbs, out September 16th in the US (September 1st in the UK I believe).

It sounds like one of Can or Neu!'s Krautrock epics condensed into a 3 minute pop song, always on the verge of taking off into the ether as rhythms interlock, synths bubble and the vocal mantra builds but reigned back at the last second. I'd maybe prefer if they stretched it out a tad longer, as the drummer is so damn tight and hypnotic, but I like this. A lot. The video isn't half bad either - there must be a technical term for when images correspond with the lyrics on videos? Whatever it is, they put a smile on my face.

You can pre-order a special Lightbulbs pack here, check the contents:

...you can pre-order a special Fujiya & Miyagi pack, where for £25 you will receive a copy of the Special Edition version of the album (in a book-style packaging), a limited edition album screen print (12" x 12") and a T-shirt which will all arrive with you the day of release (September 1st)

Edit: Further investigation on their Myspace indicates that they have one of those 43-minute long Nike/itunes workout tracks (as seen before from LCD Soundsystem, Aesop Rock, A-Trak etc) in the bag, so my hope for an extended F&M jam looks as though it'll be fulfilled.