Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs

Krautrock revivalism has not been particularly novel in terms of indie rock context for already a couple of decades. A lot of bands who sound as if they were innovative, have proven that a lot of new is simply old, rediscovered. Therefore, what's left is the possibility of doing the new school kraut-rock as fine and well as possible. After all, within the passionless and insistent motorik groove lies an ideal kind of state. The album closer (clearly a highlight) of the new Fujiya & Miyagi album Lightbulbs called «Hundreds And Thousands» is pure neo-kraut at its best. The result is so impeccable that it makes the rest of the album sound decadent. Even though the krautrock influences are still perceived in spades elsewhere, this line has receded compared to the previous album Transparent Things. It sounds as if Fujiya & Miyagi has played it safe now and produced a fairly typical LCD Soundsystem styled post-post-punk-dance rock record. But it is this idiom that other bands have done better and more interesting. F&M clearly shines more as an honest neo-krautrock group.