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  • Artist(s): Stephen Lewis, David Best, Ed Chivers, Ben Adamo
  • Summary: The ninth full-length studio release for British alternative electronic/dance group Fujiya & Miyagi features art rock, funk, Krautrock, pop, and psychedelia music influences.
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  • Record Label: Impossible Objects of Desire
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Alternative Dance
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Mojo
    Nov 1, 2022
    80
    F&M hit peak funkiness on this fat-free blend of Krautrock pulses and pop melodies. [Nov 2022, p.94]
  2. Nov 1, 2022
    80
    Their music loves to have a good time and get a sweat on, but can’t help flashing a thought or two in the direction of life outside the club. Add a healthy sense of humour and you have a tried and tested album right up there with their best work.
  3. Nov 1, 2022
    80
    All told, it's a delight to hear that, over 20 years into Lewis and Best's partnership, they are pushing their recognizable but rarely formulaic sound into fresh territory.
  4. Uncut
    Nov 15, 2022
    70
    A certain wistfulness pervades this record, as frontman David Best comes to terms with middle age, yet musically they're as sprightly as ever, having minted a shimmering take on krautrock that allows them to explore numerous directions. [Jan 2023, p.18]
  5. Nov 1, 2022
    64
    They’re churning away in a place that sounds comfortable to them, and not outdoing themselves or any expectations of them at this point in their career. In other words, no big changes – but you would never expect that of them.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Nov 1, 2022
    10
    Slight Variations is an album that is influenced by what Fujiya & Miyagi was, and represents what it is now, in an elegant way, and withSlight Variations is an album that is influenced by what Fujiya & Miyagi was, and represents what it is now, in an elegant way, and with memories of the old disco of the 80s. Slight Variations is a musical success, and a danceable vision of what Fujiya & Miyagi is. Expand