About Michio Kurihara
Born 1961. Michio Kurihara is a Japanese guitarist and musician.
(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.
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". Rainbow with Boris (2006) Cloud Chamber with Boris (2008) A Sky Record (2021)
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Japanese guitarist (born 1961)
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Michio Kurihara was born on 23 November 1961 in Tokyo.
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Michio Kurihara is a guitarist and musician.
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Michio Kurihara is Japanese.
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