Fujiya & Miyagi

Infobox musical artist
Name = Fujiya & Miyagi

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Img_capt = Fujiya & Miyagi in their 2007 line-up
Background = group_or_band
Years_active = 2002 - present
Origin = Brighton, England, UK
Genre = Electronic music, Krautrock
Label = Tirk (UK, 2005–present)
Deaf Dumb & Blind (US, 2005–present)
Massive Advance (UK, 2002–2005)
Current_members = Steve Lewis
David Best
Matt Hainsby
Lee Adams
URL = [http://www.fujiya-miyagi.co.uk/ fujiya-miyagi.co.uk]

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 playercite web
url = http://www.groenland.com/2006/artists_fujiyamiyagi.asp
title = Fujiya & Miyagi - Artists Listing
accessdate = 2007-05-17
format = html] .

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)cite web
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50944-fujiya-miyagi-add-member-play-shows-work-up-lp
title = Fujiya & Miyagi Add Member, Play Shows, Work Up LP
accessdate = 2008-06-11
format = html]

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" · 2008cite web
url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51224-fujiya-miyagi-turn-on-ilightbulbsi-on-new-album
title = Fujiya & Miyagi Turn on Lightbulbs on New Album
accessdate = 2008-06-11
format = html] - UK #187cite journal
title = The Official Album Chart for the week ending 13 September 2008
journal = ChartsPlus
issue = 368
pages= 5-8
accessdate = 2008-09-10
publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
location = Milton Keynes]

References

External links

* [http://www.fujiya-miyagi.co.uk/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.tirk.co.uk/newtransparent.htm Fujiya & Miyagi on Tirk Records]
* [http://www.bmoretunes.com/?page_id=63 Interview with David Best] by Greg Szeto of Bmore Live
* [http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/cale/2007/04/27/byt-interview-fujiya-miyagi Interview with Fujiya & Miyagi on Brightest Young Things]
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/16/fujiya_miyagi/ Live from SXSW 2007] on [http://www.thecurrent.org 89.3 The Current]