Just pretending to be Japanese

Just like I’m From Barcelona aren’t from Barcelona (Sweden), Architecture From Helsinki aren’t from Helsinki (Australia) and Of Montreal isn’t from Montreal (US), Fujiya & Myagi aren’t Japanese at all, they’re not even a duo. These three English wannabe’s are at least honest about it as they sing in Photocopier “we were just pretending to be Japanese”.

Their dance/electronica does sound a bit Japanese though. It also sounds a bit like Air and Hot Chip. Their album Transparent Things was released in 2006 but has been re-released. Check out their incredibly cool videos. Collarbone starts sweet but gets a bit disturbing and Ankle Injuries is just amazing (though it does remind us a bit of the White Stripes video).

Ankle Injuries has them softly singing ‘Fujiya Myagi’ like a hypnotizing mantra

Collarbone is basically a funky biology lesson (hipbone to the backbone, backbone to the neckbone etc.)