Its been awhile since I've about something that wasn't a Bandcamp day recommendation post, all my mentally energy has been focused on finishing Dummy EP, and have been emotionally exhausted by reality. But, this morning I put on the Fuxa/Landing split, and felt compelled to write about yet another under heard/rated band. My knowledge of specifics about Fuxa are pretty limited, but in the 90s and early 2000s, there was a bustling scene in Detriot of experimental rock with bands like Windy and Carl, Miss Bliss, Astrobrite, Asha Vida, with bands associated with that scene like Flowchart, Landing, Azusa Plane and even Stereolab.
It was quite a vibrant scene of bands that alot of people ignore or just dont know about. Füxa who, I have literally met ONE(shame on all of you) person who knew about them before I turned em on, mixes moog synth experimental sounds, oscillating organs drones, motorik beats and minimal guitar lines. With "Accretion" their 2nd LP, they seamlessly blend the experimental improv soundscapes and chill motorik bliss outs. My favorite jam on the record is "City" which pulses along with pitch bendy synths, groovy bass n drum rhythm, and just sends you to the stars, its like "gentle kraurock". I guess, to be reductive, they kinda are like if Yo La Tengo went full krauty space age pop and had no vocals. Bands like this are so under heard, and imo deserved singal boosts, they were truly DIY, played music with zero monetary expectations, never folded too indie music's social climbing bs and had their own labels. It's truly inspiring and hopefully could inspire yall too. If you enjoy this, you should check out Windy and Carls "Drawing of Sound" and Landings "Circuit". Enjoy.
https://fuxa1.bandcamp.com/album/accretion
