Hailing from the ancient capital of Kyoto, Quruli is a refreshingly original melange of power pop, lo-fi, electronica, and punk. Somehow simultaneously scattershot and consistent, the band posseses the elusive ability to coax beauty from both quieter numbers and their occasional trainwrecks of flanged guitars and distortion, recalling bands from Meat Puppets to My Bloody Valentine. Formed in 1996, Quruli's first recordings were made in a home studio in 1997, compiled and released on the Bad News imprint under the title
Moshi Moshi the following year. May 1998 saw the release of their mini album
Fandelia, also on Bad News. The band jumped to Victor Speedstar in late 1998, releasing the maxi single
Tokyo, followed in February, 1999 with another maxi
Niji. Two months later, the band dropped their first full-length -
Sayonara Stranger. Later in the year, the band claimed a slot at the prestigious Fuji Rock Festival, following up with a string of events nationwide. Over the next several years, the band released a string of well-received albums, their popularity climbing with each. In 2003, original drummer Mori left the group, replaced by ex John Vanderslice cohort Christopher McGuire.
Antenna appeared in March of 2004, and the band participated in Austin's high profile South by Southwest festival to a warm reception. Later that year, the band founded Noise McCartney Records, and played a triumphant sold out show at Budokan on J...
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Hailing from the ancient capital of Kyoto, Quruli is a refreshingly original melange of power pop, lo-fi, electronica, and punk. Somehow simultaneously scattershot and consistent, the band posseses the elusive ability to coax beauty from both quieter numbers and their occasional trainwrecks of flanged guitars and distortion, recalling bands from Meat Puppets to My Bloody Valentine. Formed in 1996, Quruli's first recordings were made in a home studio in 1997, compiled and released on the Bad News imprint under the title
Moshi Moshi the following year. May 1998 saw the release of their mini album
Fandelia, also on Bad News. The band jumped to Victor Speedstar in late 1998, releasing the maxi single
Tokyo, followed in February, 1999 with another maxi
Niji. Two months later, the band dropped their first full-length -
Sayonara Stranger. Later in the year, the band claimed a slot at the prestigious Fuji Rock Festival, following up with a string of events nationwide. Over the next several years, the band released a string of well-received albums, their popularity climbing with each. In 2003, original drummer Mori left the group, replaced by ex John Vanderslice cohort Christopher McGuire.
Antenna appeared in March of 2004, and the band participated in Austin's high profile South by Southwest festival to a warm reception. Later that year, the band founded Noise McCartney Records, and played a triumphant sold out show at Budokan on June 18, 2004. Quruli has nurtured an international profile by frequently playing with foreign artists, including the likes of the Manic Street Preachers, Stephen Malkmus, Mercury Rev, Super Furry Animals, Olivia Tremor Control, Motorpsycho, Arab Strap, John Vanderslice and Willie Wisely - the latter two also being artists on Noise McCartney. Quruli also scored the independent films
Realism No Yado and
Jose to Tora Sakanatachi. McGuire left the group in late 2004. In Nov. 2005 Quruli released the album “Nikki” which entered the Oricon charts at #3.
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