Quruli (くるり, Kururi) is a popular Japanese music group formed in 1996. As of March 2007, the lineup consists of Masashi Satoh and Shigeru Kishida. Their music is produced and distributed by Victor Entertainment. After meeting at "Rock Commune," Ritsumeikan University's music club, Shigeru Kishida, Masashi Satō, and Nobuyuki Mori formed the original three-piece band. The name "Quruli," an onomatopoeic word expressing rotation, was taken from a sign in the Kyōto subway. In October 1998 Quruli...
Quruli (くるり, Kururi) is a popular Japanese music group formed in 1996. As of March 2007, the lineup consists of Masashi Satoh and Shigeru Kishida. Their music is produced and distributed by Victor Entertainment.
After meeting at "Rock Commune," Ritsumeikan University's music club, Shigeru Kishida, Masashi Satō, and Nobuyuki Mori formed the original three-piece band. The name "Quruli," an onomatopoeic word expressing rotation, was taken from a sign in the Kyōto subway. In October 1998 Quruli released the single "Tokyo" on Victor Entertainment. They released their first major label album, Sayonara Stranger in 1999.[1][2]
Quruli released the albums Zukan in 2000 and TEAM ROCK in 2001, both produced by Jim O'Rourke. During the production of THE WORLD IS MINE (2001), Quruli added guitarist Tasshin Ōmura to its lineup. In 2002, Mori left the band.
In 2003, after a trip to England, Quruli returned with a single, How to Go, and created the soundtrack for Josee, the Tiger, and the Fishes. After working with a number of session drummers, Quruli officially added drummer Christopher McGuire to their lineup in November of 2003. In 2003, HMV Records Japan rated Quruli #74 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists".
In 2004 Quruli released the album Antenna. After the tour for the album was completed, Christopher McGuire left the group. 2005 saw the release of several Quruli singles along with a new album, Nikki, released in December of that year. In 2007 Quruli released a new album, Tanz Walzer, recorded in Vienna with the famous Ambassade Orchester Wien. They joined forces again in 2008 to put out the live album Philharmonic or die.
Quruli first appeared on television performing Aoi Sora on NHK. On September 9, 2005, Quruli appeared on the popular "Music Station" program and performed their song, Akai Densha. The song was also featured as the theme song to a Keihin Electric Express Railway commercial. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
