Fujiya & Miyagi

The deadpan alternative dance music of Fujiya & Miyagi is deeply indebted to both vintage '70s Krautrock and the '90s bands that were themselves influenced by the likes of Neu! and Kraftwerk, from Stereolab and Broadcast to Aphex Twin and the Orb. The U.K. outfit's full-length debut, Electro Karaoke in the Negative Style, saw release in 2003. Their fourth album, 2011's Ventriloquizzing, took a slightly darker turn, but it was contrasted by Artificial Sweeteners in 2014. They continued to look to Krautrock as well as electronic pop and disco for inspiration on their eighth albu...