Japanese rock band
Quruli
(
Japanese
:
くるり
,
Hepburn
:
Kururi
)
is a Japanese
rock
band formed in
Kyoto
in 1996. It has been a duo consisting of original members Shigeru Kishida and Masashi Sato since March 2021. They have been signed to
Speedstar Records
since 1998. In 2003, Quruli were ranked number 74 on a list of the top 100 Japanese pop acts by
HMV Japan
.
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Career
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After meeting at "Rock Commune,"
Ritsumeikan University
's music club, Shigeru Kishida, Masashi Sat?, and Nobuyuki Mori formed the original three-piece band. The name "Quruli," an
onomatopoeic
word expressing rotation, was taken from a sign in the
Kyoto Municipal Subway
. In October 1998, Quruli released the single 東京
(
"Tokyo"
)
on
Victor Entertainment
's Speedstar Records. They released their first major label album, さよならストレンジャ?
(
"Goodbye Stranger"
)
in 1999.
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Quruli released the albums ?鑑
(
"Picture Book"
)
in 2000, produced by
Jim O'Rourke
, and
Team Rock
in 2001. According to music critic Ian Martin,
Picture Book
remains one of the most frequently cited influences for Japanese alt-rock bands.
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During the production of the 2001 film
The World is Mine
, Quruli added guitarist Tasshin ?mura to its lineup. In 2002, Mori left the band.
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[4]
In 2003, after a trip to
England
, Quruli returned with a single,
How to Go
, and created the soundtrack for ジョゼと虎と魚たち
(
"
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
"
)
. After working with a number of session drummers, Quruli officially added drummer
Christopher McGuire
to their lineup in November 2003. In 2004 Quruli released the album アンテナ
(
"Antenna"
)
. After the tour for the album was completed, McGuire left the group.
2005 saw the release of several Quruli singles along with a new album,
Nikki
, released in December of that year. At the last day of 2006, Tasshin ?mura left the band. In 2007 Quruli released a new album, ワルツを踊れ Tanz Walzer
(
"Dancing the Waltz"
)
, recorded in
Vienna
with the Ambassade Orchester Wien. They joined forces again in 2008 to put out the live album
Philharmonic or die
.
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Quruli first appeared on television performing ?い空
(
"Blue Sky"
)
on
NHK
. On September 9, 2005, Quruli appeared on the popular "
Music Station
" program and performed their song, 赤い電車
(
"Red Train"
)
. The song was also featured as the theme song to a
Keikyu
commercial.
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On May 26, 2010, Quruli released the
B-side
compilation 僕の住んでいた街
(
"The Town I Used to Live"
)
, which also included their new song 東京レレレのレ
(
"Tokyo Le-Le-Le No Le"
)
. The album reached No. 1 on the
Oricon
weekly album charts, becoming their first No. 1 album on the charts.
[6]
On September 8, 2010, Quruli released their album 言葉にならない、笑顔を見せてくれよ
(
"Show Me Your Indescribable Smile, Please"
)
, including the singles シャツを洗えば
(
"When I Wash My Shirts"
)
(with Matsutoya Yumi) and 魔法のじゅうたん
(
"Magical Carpet"
)
. Their songs continued to be used in TIOVITA drink commercials, starting with
Jubilee
, followed by 太陽のブル?ス
(
"The Blues of the Sun"
)
, シャツを洗えば
(
"When I Wash My Shirts"
)
, 魔法のじゅうたん
(
"Magical Carpet"
)
, until
loveless
in 2014. In 2014, those songs were compiled into くるりとチオビタ
(
"Quruli with TIOVITA"
)
.
Quruli released the 10th album ??の電?
(
"Voltage of Melting Pot"
)
in 2012, the 11th album
THE PIER
in 2014, and the 12th album ソングライン
(
"Songline"
)
in 2018.
In 2020, Quruli released their 20th album, ”thaw".
After releasing "Love Genius" in April 2021, Quruli entered a new phase in their career, culminating in 4 back-to-back singles in the late summer/early autumn of 2022, and reforming the original trio of Kishida, Sato and Mori in the summer of 2023. In October of that year, a trio album "Driven by Impulse" came out to great acclaim, and a documentary "Quruli Film" was shown in movies nationwide.
Members
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Current members
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- Shigeru Kishida
(
岸田繁
,
Kishida Shigeru
)
(born April 27, 1976,
vocals
,
electric guitar
), was born in
Kyoto
, and is Quruli's primary
songwriter
and leader of the band.
[4]
- Masashi Sat?
(
佐藤征史
,
Sat? Masashi
)
(born February 1, 1977,
bass guitar
, was born in
Kameoka, Kyoto
. Besides his musical duties, he also serves as the president of Quruli's label,
Noise McCartney Records
. For most of his career, Sat? used a
Fender Jazz Bass
, but during the recording of Quruli's
Antenna
album, switched to a
Fender Precision Bass
.
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Former members
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- Nobuyuki Mori
(
森 信行
,
Mori Nobuyuki
)
(born June 20, 1975-,
drums
) 1996?2002 and 2023
[4]
- Christopher McGuire
(born November 28, 1975,
drums
) 2003?2004
[4]
- Tasshin Ohmura
(
大村 達身
,
?mura Tasshin
)
(born December 17, 1975),
electric guitar
), is from
Hy?go Prefecture
. He uses a
Flying-V guitar
. It was announced on February 26, 2007, that Ohmura had quit the band.
[4]
- Y?ji Tanaka
(
田中 佑司
,
Tanaka Y?ji
)
(born October 28, 1980-,
drums
) 2011
[4]
- Sh?nen Yoshida
(
吉田 省念
,
Yoshida Sh?nen
)
(born March 14, 1980-,
electric guitar
) 2011-2013
[4]
- Fanfan
(
ファンファン
,
Fanfan
)
(born February 13, 1985,
trumpet
,
electronic keyboard
), was born in
Maizuru, Kyoto
. 2011-2015,2017-2021 (2015-2017:maternity leave)
Supporting musicians
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Discography
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Albums
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- もしもし
(
"Hello?"
)
(indies; November 21, 1997)
- ファンデリア
(
"Fandelier"
)
(indies; May 15, 1998)
- さよならストレンジャ?
(
"Goodbye Stranger"
)
(April 21, 1999)
- ?鑑
(
"Picture Book"
)
(January 21, 2000)
- Team Rock
(February 21, 2001)
- The World Is Mine
(March 20, 2002)
- ジョゼと虎と魚たち
(
"
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
"
)
(soundtrack; November 5, 2003)
- アンテナ
(
"Antenna"
)
(March 10, 2004)
- NIKKI
(November 23, 2005)
- ベスト オブ くるり -TOWER OF MUSIC LOVER-
(
"Best Of Quruli - Tower Of Music Lover -"
)
(best album; July 26, 2006)
- ワルツを踊れ Tanz Walzer
(
"Dancing the Waltz"
)
(June 27, 2007)
- Philharmonic or Die
(live album; February 20, 2008)
- 魂のゆくえ
(
"Fate of the Spirit"
)
(June 6, 2009)
- 僕の住んでいた街
(
"The Town I Used to Live"
)
(coupling best album; May 26, 2010)
- 言葉にならない、笑顔を見せてくれよ
(
"Show Me Your Indescribable Smile, Please"
)
(September 8, 2010)
- ベスト オブ くるり -TOWER OF MUSIC LOVER 2-
(
"Best Of Quruli - Tower Of Music Lover 2 -"
)
(best album; June 29, 2011)
- 奇跡
(
"
I Wish
"
)
(soundtrack; November 9, 2011)
- ??の電?
(
"Voltage of Melting Pot"
)
(September 19, 2012)
- THE PIER
(September 17, 2014)
- くるりとチオビタ
(
"Quruli with TIOVITA"
)
(compilation album; December 17, 2014)
- 琥珀色の街、上海蟹の朝
(
"Amber Colored City, The Morning of The Shanghai Crab"
)
(extended play; July 26, 2016)
- くるりの20回?
(
"20 Rotations Quruli has Made"
)
(best album; September 14, 2016)
- ソングライン
(
"Songline"
)
(September 18, 2018)
- thaw
(April 15, 2020)
- 天才の愛
(
"Genius Love"
)
(April 28, 2021)
Singles
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- 東京
(
"Tokyo"
)
(1998)
- 虹
(
"Rainbow"
)
(1999)
- ?い空
(
"Blue Sky"
)
(1999)
- 街
(
"Town"
)
(1999)
- 春風
(
"Spring Wind"
)
(2000)
- ワンダ?フォ?ゲル
(
"Wandervogel"
)
(2000)
- ばらの花
(
"Rose's Flower"
)
(2001)
- リバ?
(
"River"
)
(2001)
- ワ?ルズエンド?ス?パ?ノヴァ
(
"World's End Supernova"
)
(2002)
- 男の子と女の子
(
"Boy and Girl"
)
(2002)
- "How To Go" (2003)
- ハイウェイ
(
"Highway"
)
(2003)
- ロックンロ?ル
(
"Rock 'n' Roll"
)
(2004)
- "Birthday" (2005)
- "Superstar" (2005)
- 赤い電車
(
"Red Train"
)
(2005)
- "Baby I Love You" (2005)
- "Juice" (feat.
Rip Slyme
; 2006)
- "Jubilee" (2007)
- 言葉はさんかく こころは四角
(
"Words are Triangles, Hearts are Squares"
)
(2007)
- さよならリグレット
(
"Goodbye Regret"
)
(2008)
- 三日月
(
"Crescent Moon"
)
(2009)
- 愉快なピ?ナッツ
(
"Pleasant Peanuts"
)
(2009)
- シャツを洗えば
(
"When I Wash My Shirts"
)
(duet with Matsut?ya Yumi; 2009)
- 魔法のじゅうたん/シャツを洗えば(ヴァ?ジョン2)
(
"Magical Carpet/When I Wash My Shirts (ver.2)"
)
(2010)
- 奇跡
(
"Miracle"
)
(2011)
- "everybody feels the same" (2012)
- "Remember Me" (2013)
- 最後のメリ?クリスマス
(
"Last Merry Christmas"
)
(2013)
- "There is (always light)/Liberty & Gravity - Special Edition -" (2014)
- ふたつの世界
(
"Two Worlds"
)
(2015)
- "How Can I Do?" (included in Live Blu-ray/DVD, くるくる?丁
(
"Quru-Quru Alley"
)
; 2017)
- その線は水平線
(
"The Line is a Horizon"
)
(2018)
- Sampo (2019)
- Takarasagashi (2022)
- In my pocket (2022)
- August(2022)
- Midsummer (2022)
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