Was so pleased to have two shows in the same club to see tonight. Downstairs at the Middle East it was the whispered, slinky indie-funk of Brighton UK's Fujiya & Miyagi. For those who have not yet heard this band's insatiably clever debut "Transparent Things" on Deaf Dumb and Blind, it's the sort of blending of electronica, dance, and indie that adds up to something insufferably cool. The set incorporated most of the tracks from their sole release along with some new more complex material which really cooked. I hear from their manager the next record is being recorded now and should be out next summer. Feels like an awfully long time to wait. As I stood up near the front I was surrounded by a bunch of frat boys and girls screaming about their band love ("FOOOGEEEEYAAAAAHHHH!"), which made me contemplate how uncomfortable it would be to be in a band with fans you'd never want to hang around with.Afterwards, I snuck upstairs to catch the end of the blazing set laid down by +/-. Fronted by James Baluyut and Patrick Ramos, formerly of Versus the band has a lot in common with its progenitor, most notably the use of haunted choruses and knockout dynamics to keep the listener engaged. But one thing
they thankfully don't share with Versus is having made a really crap album at the end of their career (yet). Only there for the last 5 songs or so, which I could see was an excellent time to show up. By the end they were joined on stage for their encore by (James' brother and indie-rock celebrity) Richard Baluyut as well as most of the members of Moools who played earlier. The show was crazy loud. I bought a CD and went home happy.
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