Michio Kurihara
Michio Kurihara (栗原ミチオ, Kurihara Michio) (born 23 November 1961) is a Japanese guitarist who has played with Ai Aso, Cosmic Invention, Hazama, Ensemble Pearl, Overhang Party, Onna, Ghost, Damon & Naomi, Boris, Yura Yura Teikoku, YBO2, and The Stars (formerly known as White Heaven), among others. He has also released a solo album, Sunset Notes. He collaborated with Boris on the 2006 album, Rainbow, and the 2008 album, Cloud Chamber.
Michio Kurihara
- Name
- Michio Kurihara
- Born
- 23 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- psychedelic rock
- Languages
- Japanese
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Michio Kurihara (栗原ミチオ, Kurihara Michio) (born 23 November 1961) is a Japanese guitarist who has played with Ai Aso, Cosmic Invention, Hazama, Ensemble Pearl, Overhang Party, Onna, Ghost, Damon & Naomi, Boris, Yura Yura Teikoku, YBO2, and The Stars (formerly known as White Heaven), among others. He has also released a solo album, Sunset Notes. He collaborated with Boris on the 2006 album, Rainbow, and the 2008 album, Cloud Chamber.
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Kurihara co-formed Ensemble Pearl, a supergroup collective featuring Stephen O'Malley, Atsuo (Boris), and William Herzog, releasing a self-titled record in 2013. The Quietus described him as "one of Japan’s most notable guitarists, with a very distinctive, elemental and fetishised psych sound".
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• Name — Michio Kurihara • Native Name — 栗原ミチオ • Born — 23 November 1961 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1984–present • Label — Daymare Recordings, Diwphalanx
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• Sunset Notes (2005) • Rainbow with Boris (2006) • Cloud Chamber with Boris (2008) • A Sky Record (2021)
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