Podcast appearances and mentions of michio kurihara

Episode 81 Psychedelic Japan, Part 1 Playlist Flower Travellin' Band, “Satori Part 2” from Satori (1971 Atlantic). Japanese rock band formed in 1970 which broke up in 1973 and reformed in 2008. Guitarist Hideki Ishima is a founding member. Moving from Sapporo to Tokyo in the mid-sixties, he played with the Group Sounds band The Outlaws from 1966 to 1969. Following that he joined The Flowers, who later became Flower Travellin' Band. He is also known for inventing the sitarla, a cross between an electric guitar and a sitar. 7:04 English translation of the lyrics: There is no up or down Your truth is the only master Death is made by the living Pain is only intense to you The sun shines every day The sun shines every day Freedom, freedom! The Taj-Mahal Travelers “Between 7:03~7:15P.M.” from July 15, 1972 (1972 CBS/sony). This album was recorded live at Sohgetsu Hall, Tokyo, Japan, July, 1972. Formed in 1969 this group produced entirely improvised music with a remarkably celestial sound. The ensemble regularly played throughout Japan. In 1971, on the way back from touring Europe, they financed a trip to India to see the Taj-Mahal. Upon returning, they played a benefit concert on July 15, 1972 to help pay for their return to U.K. The track heard hear was part of that live performance. Electronic Contrabass, Santoor (Suntool), Harmonica, Sheet Iron, Ryo Koike; Guitar, Percussion, Michihiro Kimura; Electronic Trumpet, Harmonica, Castanets, Seiji Nagai; Vibraphone, Santoor (Suntool), Yukio Tsuchiya; Electronic Violin, Radio Oscillators, Voice, Takehisa Kosugi; Vocals, Tokio Hasegawa. 11:17 Far East Family Band, “Entering/Times” from Parallel World (1976 Mu Land). Far East Family Band was a Japanese Psychedelic-Progressive-Rock band, founded 1975. Psychedelia with synths. Recorded November 15th to December 5th 1976 at the Manor Studio, UK. Music By, Arranged By, Far East Family Band; Music producer, Fumio Miyashita; Recording producer, Recorded and computer mix by, Klaus Schulze. Band included keyboardist Kitaro until this, their third album produced by Schulze. Kitaro was inspired to venture out into solo electronic work after this album. 15:26 Les Rallizes Denudes (Lay RAL-lees DEN-yoo-day) “Strung Out Deeper Than The Night,” recorded live in 1977. From a bootleg recording of “Heavier Than a Death in the Family” (2002 Not on Label). This Japanese experimental rock band formed in November 1967 at Doshisha University in Kyoto, moved to Tokyo, and was led by Takashi Mizutani (1948-2019). Performed their last gig in October 1996. 15:28 English translation of the lyrics for this song: Deeper than the night, darker than the darkness You woke up with blood and madness Spread your black wings under the burning sky You are what I want After the black sun rises I'll meet you every time I go in the flames of ice midnight white venom A white horse runs through my body The hungry beast that died in the rain fly out the window you shatter the mirror you shatter the night A whispering angel surrounds you I send my blue breath to your center You're what I want After the black sun rises Enveloping you, your breath send to your center Deeper than night and darker than darkness When you woke up, you took death and madness Fushitsusha, “3. すきにやればいい” (“Do It When You Want”) from Invincible (First Live)/不失者 (1989 P.S.F. Records). Guitarist Keiji Haino founded Fushitsusha in 1978. This undated track is probably from 1978 and is part of a double album of live performances spanning the previous ten years that he released in 1989. Guitar, harmonica, Keiji Haino; drums, Seijiro Muryama; drums, Akui; bass, Yasushi Ozawa; guitar, Maki Miura. 11:36 High Rise “Induced Depression” from Psychedelic Speed Freaks (1984 P.S.F. Records). First recording, bootleg album. Japanese psychedelic rock band. Formed in 1982 by Asahito Nanjo and Munehiro Narita under the name Psychedelic Speed Freaks. They changed their name to High Rise when the group released their debut album in 1984. Bass, Vocals, Asahito Nanjo; Guitar (Motorcycle Fuzztone), Munehiro Narita. 3:13 Ghost, “Escaped And Lost Down In Medina” from Hypnotic Underworld (2004 Drag City). Japanese experimental rock and improvisation group formed in Tokyo in 1984 and disbanded in 2014.Their gradual evolution from a guitar-based band with assorted acoustic instruments (e.g., oboe, cello, recorder) and atmosphere (e.g., water, wind) to the inclusion of electronics began in the early 2000s. I think this is their first album that actually credits synthesizers and other electronics. Acoustic Guitar (6- and 12-String), Vocals, Masaki Batoh; Drums, Tabla, Percussion, Junzo Tateiwa; Electric Bass, Contrabass, Cello, Takuyuki Moriya; Electric Guitar, Michio Kurihara; Piano, Mellotron, Korg MS-20 Synthesizer, Organ, Lute, Recorder, Celtic Harp, Kazuo Ogino; Theremin, Flute, Saxophone, Tin Whistle, Bouzouki, Other, Producer, Taishi Takizawa; Written by Ghost. 7:10 Ghost, “Aramaic Barbarous Dawn” from Hypnotic Underworld (2004 Drag City). 3:15 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., “In C” from In C (2001 Eclipse Records). Japanese psychedelic rock band founded in 1995 and which exists as a kind of collective with many guests. This unique entry in the Acid Mothers catalog feature an interpretation of the famous Terry Riley minimalist landmark “In C” (1968 Columbia). This version is full of the psychedelic appurtenances you would expect of Acid Mothers and somewhat follows the original score, though much of the scored piece serves as a bed for the other wonderful sounds that swirl about. Bass (Monster), Tsuyama Atsushi; Drums, Ichiraku Yoshimitsu; Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Higashi Hiroshi; Electric Guitar, Violin, Zuruna, Synthesizer, Kawabata Makoto; Producer, Engineer, Kawabata Makoto; Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Terukina Noriko; Voice, Cotton Casino. 20:28 Kikagaku Moyo, “Kodama“ from Forest Of Lost Children (2014 Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records). Japanese psychedelic rock band formed by Tomo Katsurada and Go Kurosawa in 2012. Bass, Kotsuguy; Drums, Vocals, Go Kurosawa; Engineer, Yui Kimijima; Guitar, Daoud Popal; Sitar, Ryu Kurosawa; Theremin, Voice, Angie Gotopo; Vocals, Guitar, Tomo Katsurada; Written-By Go Kurosawa. Another one of the acclaimed bands in the Japanese progressive psych genre, the word is they are breaking up and play their last show in Tokyo in December 2022. 4:21 Opening background music: Les Rallizes Denudes, “Oz Days (1:33)” and “Wilderness of False Flowers”(7:36) from The Oz Tapes (1973 OZ Records). Recorded at OZ, Kichijoji, Tokyo 1973. Bass, Makoto Kubota; Drums, Shunichiro Shoda; Guitar, Takeshi Nakamura; Vocals, Guitar, Takashi Mizutani. Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. For additional notes, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

Esta semana, en una nueva sesión de Rebelión Sónica, destacamos el álbum 2022 de la banda nipona Boris “W”, además de su colaboración “Rainbow”, que en 2007 los unió con el importante guitarrista y compatriota, Michio Kurihara. Editado el 21 de enero, el vigésimo séptimo trabajo en estudio del inclasificable trío de Tokio, está pensado como una obra complementaria del disco “No” (2000) y marca el debut del trío en el sello estadounidense Sacred Bones. De acuerdo a la disquera, “en un esfuerzo por sublimar la energía negativa que rodeó a todos en 2020, Boris centró toda su energía de manera creativa y produjo el álbum más extremo de su larga y ampliamente celebrada carrera: “NO”. La banda auto-lanzó el álbum, deseando sacarlo lo más rápido posible, pero intencionalmente llamó a la pista final del álbum ‘Interlude’, como una anticipación de una secuela”. El comunicado agrega que “el disco se abre con la misma melodía de ‘Interlude’ en una pieza titulada ‘I want to go to the side where you can touch...’ y en contraste con los sonidos extremos que se encuentran en “NO”, este nuevo álbum susurra al oído del oyente con un sonido brumoso y tembloroso destinado a despertar la sensación. “NO y W se entrelazan para formar “NOW”, un dúo de lanzamientos que se responden entre sí”. Como adelantábamos, en la parte final del programa, viajamos al pasado en la historia de la banda, para escuchar música del disco “Rainbow”, que en 2007 los unió con el importante guitarrista, también nipón, Michio Kurihara.

Hey, welcome back to Transmissions, we're so glad to have you here tuning in. Today on the show, I'm joined by two lifers of independent rock, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang. Their latest is a tremendous album called A Sky Record. Reviewing the record for Aquarium Drunkard, Tyler Wilcox called it “one of Damon & Naomi's most purely gorgeous sounding records—and considering the glories of what's come before, that's a real accomplishment.” It features the guitar work of Michio Kurihara of Ghost and White Heaven, and he adds washes of sound and melodies to the duo's deeply felt folk rock. Our talk covers a lot of ground—touching on the duo's days in Galaxie 500, Naomi's interest in boxing, Damon's ever fascinating and insightful takes on the state of the industry, and much more. 

The Rolling Stones [01:03] "She's So Cold" Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones Records COC 16015 1980 Stones doing what the Stones do best, keeping it simple. Dig that slapback reverb. Number one on the Top 200 in 1980, with this track making it to number 26 on the Hot 100. Pete Townshend [05:15] "Jools and Jim" Empty Glass ATCO Records SD 32-100 1980 A nice little invective directed at a couple of NME writers. Canyon [07:50] "Ten Good Eyes" Empty Rooms Gern Blandsten GERN064 2002 An East Coast kinda Americana Slowcore band? Picked up this record when I saw them open for Vic Chesnutt at the Bottom of the Hill in the early Aughties. Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang [11:41] "Tic-Tock Polka" Encore Italiano! Audio Fidelity AFSD 5931 1965 One from my grandparents collection. Can't resist a good rendition of Tic-Tick Polka. The Platters [15:35] "My Prayer" Encore of Golden Hits Mercury Records MG 20472 1960 The most popular version of this standard. Ask me about the time I was the soundboard operator for an off-off Broadway production of Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280. eX-Girl [18:22] "Hettakorii No Ottokotou" Endangered Species Alternative Tentacles Virus 313 2004 Avant J-pop from the planet Kero Kero. Ensemble Pearl [23:33] "Painting on a Corpse" Ensemble Pearl Drag City DC544 2013 Music composed for a piece by Gisèle Vienne, featuring Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))), Atsuo of Boris, Michio Kurihara by Ghost, and William Herzog. Syntonic Research, Inc [32:09] "The Psychologically Ultimate Thunderstorm" Environments: Totally New Concepts in Sound - Disc 4 Syntonic Research, Inc SD 66004 1974/1979 "A Psycho Acoustic Experience." Yes. Yes it is. Music behind the DJ: "Slow Poke" by Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra

"An Event (Helicopter Passing)" by Jason Forrest from The Unrelenting Songs of the 1979 Post Disco Crash; "Warding" by Larvae from Dead Weight; "Planet of the Rats" by Malcom Kipe from Lit; "Honey" by Monster Rally from Beyond the Sea; "Man Must Breathe" by the Timeout Drawer from Alone; "Rainbow" by Boris and Michio Kurihara from the CD Rainbow; "Armen's Theme (Melting Butter Version)" by Co La from Rest in Paradise; "Burning Man, Pt. 2" by Earthmonkey from Audiosapien; "Flight" by Bogus Order from The Bullnose Step EP; "Behind the Skies" by Blues Control from Puff; "I Am Dreaming" by DJ Frane from Electric Garden of Delights; "The Birth and Death of the Day (Jesu Mix)" by Explosions in the Sky from All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone Bonus CD; "Love Galactic" by Christine 23 Onna from Acid Eater; "To Overthrow" by Torn Hawk from Through Force of Will; "Garden Grove" by FWY! from Any Exit; "Hatred of Music I" by Tim Hecker from Ravedeath 1972; "Forever Heavy" by Black Moth Super Rainbow from Dandelion Gum; "Thousand Yard Stare" by Gary War from Jared's Law; "Mogwai Fear Satan" by Fuck Buttons from the Mogwai/Fuck Buttons tour EP; "A Letter From the Past" by I'm Not a Gun from We Think as Instruments; "Geography (Donkey Dancing In The Bath)" by SJ Esau from Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse; "Mountain Book" by OOIOO from Gold and Green; "Soup Du Jour" by Tuxedomoon from Bardo Hotel Soundtrack; "Geyser" by Artanker Convoy from Cozy Endings; "Gum" by Cornelius from Sensuous; "I Love Invisible People" by High Wolf from Etoile 3030; "Bone" from the sefltitled CD by On; "After the Summer Hits" by Nobody from Pacific Drift: Wester Water Music Volume 1; "1918-1926" by Shogun Kunitoki from Tasankokaiku; "Proud (to be Kraut)/A Burning OM: Reprise" by Valerio Cosi from Heavy Electronic Pacific Rock.

"An Event (Helicopter Passing)" by Jason Forrest from The Unrelenting Songs of the 1979 Post Disco Crash; "Warding" by Larvae from Dead Weight; "Planet of the Rats" by Malcom Kipe from Lit; "Honey" by Monster Rally from Beyond the Sea; "Man Must Breathe" by the Timeout Drawer from Alone; "Rainbow" by Boris and Michio Kurihara from the CD Rainbow; "Armen's Theme (Melting Butter Version)" by Co La from Rest in Paradise; "Burning Man, Pt. 2" by Earthmonkey from Audiosapien; "Flight" by Bogus Order from The Bullnose Step EP; "Behind the Skies" by Blues Control from Puff; "I Am Dreaming" by DJ Frane from Electric Garden of Delights; "The Birth and Death of the Day (Jesu Mix)" by Explosions in the Sky from All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone Bonus CD; "Love Galactic" by Christine 23 Onna from Acid Eater; "To Overthrow" by Torn Hawk from Through Force of Will; "Garden Grove" by FWY! from Any Exit; "Hatred of Music I" by Tim Hecker from Ravedeath 1972; "Forever Heavy" by Black Moth Super Rainbow from Dandelion Gum; "Thousand Yard Stare" by Gary War from Jared's Law; "Mogwai Fear Satan" by Fuck Buttons from the Mogwai/Fuck Buttons tour EP; "A Letter From the Past" by I'm Not a Gun from We Think as Instruments; "Geography (Donkey Dancing In The Bath)" by SJ Esau from Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse; "Mountain Book" by OOIOO from Gold and Green; "Soup Du Jour" by Tuxedomoon from Bardo Hotel Soundtrack; "Geyser" by Artanker Convoy from Cozy Endings; "Gum" by Cornelius from Sensuous; "I Love Invisible People" by High Wolf from Etoile 3030; "Bone" from the sefltitled CD by On; "After the Summer Hits" by Nobody from Pacific Drift: Wester Water Music Volume 1; "1918-1926" by Shogun Kunitoki from Tasankokaiku; "Proud (to be Kraut)/A Burning OM: Reprise" by Valerio Cosi from Heavy Electronic Pacific Rock.

DISC OF THE WEEK: KTL - IV (Edtions Mego)Probably an instant classic for all Sunn0)) core fans. The 3 first releases were great, but this one could be one of our favorite.__________________PLAYLIST002: Download Link"Goat Pussy" by I.U.D. from Dead Womb 7" (The Social Registry)"Yankee Psychic Hygine" by Elisa Ambrogio & Axolotl 7" (Spirit Of Orr)"Bear Bell" by Koen Holtkamp from Field Rituals (Type Records)"A New Vipassana" by Valerio Cosi from Heavy Electronic Pacific Loop (Digitalis Recordings)"Coal Seams" by Of from Rocks Will Open (Digitalis Recordings)"Lysergic Sunrise" by Expo '70 from Black Ohms (Beta-lactam Ring Records)"Cloud Chamber Part 2" by Boris & Michio Kurihara from Cloud Chamber (Pedal Records)"Paratrooper" by KTL from IV (Editions Mego)"Shamelessly I Went Around" by Hammemit from Spires Over The Burial Womb (Total Holocaust Records)"Behind These Eyes" by Emit from Abortions (Autumn Wind Productions)"By this Axe I Rule" by Dead Reptile Shrine from N.T.K (Antihumanism Records)"De Bollaf!" by Alkerdeel from De Bollaf! (Universal Tongue)

"Junassa" by Hannu from Worms in my Piano; The untitled second track by Sunburned from Z; "Hooke" by Ladyscraper from The Death of Mary Poppins; "Under Skin or By Name" by White Hills from Glitter Glamour Atrocity; "Ochre Dust" by Vibracathedral Orchestra from Wisdom Thunderbolt; The untitled sixth track by Quetzolcoatl from Triumphant Rock Shards Rise from the Sea, Awaken my Giddy Child; "Twilight Mystery of a Russian Cowboy" by Michio Kurihara from Sunset Notes; "Exegisis" by 500mg from the Apocatastisis LP; "Gagarin" by Lisa Carbon from Standards; "Softly, Tomorrow" by Ilyas Ahmed from Century of Moonlight; "The Isle of Wight" by Fisk Industries from EPs and Rarities; "Worlds Approaching" by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra from Strange Strings.

"Junassa" by Hannu from Worms in my Piano; The untitled second track by Sunburned from Z; "Hooke" by Ladyscraper from The Death of Mary Poppins; "Under Skin or By Name" by White Hills from Glitter Glamour Atrocity; "Ochre Dust" by Vibracathedral Orchestra from Wisdom Thunderbolt; The untitled sixth track by Quetzolcoatl from Triumphant Rock Shards Rise from the Sea, Awaken my Giddy Child; "Twilight Mystery of a Russian Cowboy" by Michio Kurihara from Sunset Notes; "Exegisis" by 500mg from the Apocatastisis LP; "Gagarin" by Lisa Carbon from Standards; "Softly, Tomorrow" by Ilyas Ahmed from Century of Moonlight; "The Isle of Wight" by Fisk Industries from EPs and Rarities; "Worlds Approaching" by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra from Strange Strings.

"Toumast" by Tinariwen from Iman Aman; "Rainbow" by Boris and Michio Kurihara from the CD Rainbow; "Emseepee" by Growing from Vision Swim; "Toothsub" by Video Hippos from Unbeast the Leash; "Leivonen" by Shogun Kunitoki from Tasankokaiku; "Following Electro Acoustic Theory" by MGR and SirDSS from Impromptu; "Boiled Peanuts" by Blues Control from their self titled CD; "Lobby" by Kilimanjaro Dark Jazz Ensemble from their self titled CD; "Meteor Shower Geel" by Astro Can Caravan from 21st Century Drifting Episode; "Tram 21" by Electrelane from No Shouts, No Calls. Courtesy of the artist; "Superpositions" by Nathan Fake from Drowning in a Sea of Love; "Ce N'est Pas Les Jardins du Luxembourg" by Feu Therese from their self-titled CD

"Toumast" by Tinariwen from Iman Aman; "Rainbow" by Boris and Michio Kurihara from the CD Rainbow; "Emseepee" by Growing from Vision Swim; "Toothsub" by Video Hippos from Unbeast the Leash; "Leivonen" by Shogun Kunitoki from Tasankokaiku; "Following Electro Acoustic Theory" by MGR and SirDSS from Impromptu; "Boiled Peanuts" by Blues Control from their self titled CD; "Lobby" by Kilimanjaro Dark Jazz Ensemble from their self titled CD; "Meteor Shower Geel" by Astro Can Caravan from 21st Century Drifting Episode; "Tram 21" by Electrelane from No Shouts, No Calls. Courtesy of the artist; "Superpositions" by Nathan Fake from Drowning in a Sea of Love; "Ce N'est Pas Les Jardins du Luxembourg" by Feu Therese from their self-titled CD