Transparent Things (album)

For the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, see Transparent Things (novel).

Transparent Things
Three rings, coloured red, light blue and dark blue respectively, centered on a white background
Studio album by
Fujiya & Miyagi
ReleasedMay 2006 (2006-05)
StudioChurch Road, Hove, UK
Genre
Length36:21
LabelTirk
ProducerFujiya & Miyagi
Fujiya & Miyagi chronology
Electro Karaoke in the Negative Style
(2003) 		Transparent Things
(2006) 		Lightbulbs
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Observer Music MonthlyStarStarStarStar[3]
Pitchfork Media8.3/10[4]
Prefix Magazine8.0/10[5]
Stylus MagazineB+[6]

Transparent Things is the second studio album by British band Fujiya & Miyagi, released in May 2006 by Tirk. It was re-released in 2007 by Deaf Dumb & Blind Communications in the US, with different artwork and the bonus track "Reeboks in Heaven".

The title of the album comes from Vladimir Nabokov's 1972 novel of the same name.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fujiya & Miyagi unless otherwise stated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ankle Injuries"
  • Fujiya & Miyagi
  • Matt Collins
5:04
2."Collarbone" 4:03
3."Photocopier" 4:05
4."Conductor 71" 4:09
5."Transparent Things" 2:55
6."Sucker Punch"
  • Fujiya & Miyagi
  • Matt Avery
  • Matt Collins
2:40
7."In One Ear & Out the Other" 3:43
8."Cassettesingle" 6:31
9."Cylinders" 3:06
US bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Reeboks in Heaven"
  • Fujiya & Miyagi
  • Matt Avery
2:21
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Skinny Little Punk"3:14
10."Electro Karaoke in Negative Styles"6:22
11."Cylinders"3:06

Personnel

Fujiya & Miyagi

  • David Best – vocals, guitar, Moog synthesizer[7]
  • Steve Lewis – keyboards, beats, programming[7]
  • Matt Hainsby – bass guitar[7]

Technical personnel

  • Julian Tardo – recording
  • Alan Boorman – mixing

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[8] 25

References

  1. ^ "Transparent Things". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Transparent Things Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ^ Thompson, Ben (10 December 2006). "Fujiya & Miyagi, Transparent Things". Observer Music Monthly. Archived from the original on 4 February 2007.
  4. ^ Bowers, William (14 September 2006). "Fujiya & Miyagi: Transparent Things". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007.
  5. ^ Sahl, Chris (24 January 2007). "Fujiya & Miyagi – Transparent Things". Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007.
  6. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (31 January 2007). "Fujiya & Miyagi – Transparent Things". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d Transparent Things (Media notes). Fujiya & Miyagi (Promo ed.). Deaf Dumb & Blind Communications. 2007 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart on 21/1/2007 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.


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