If you have 'come upon this place by lost ways' and don't know who Michio Kurihara is, take a look at the interview originally published in Ptolemaic Terrascope #31 Winter 2001/2.
There's a Spring 2019 interview online at The Guitarist Speaks, An interview with White Heaven's Michio Kurihara, on the occasion of the Black Editions Group vinyl re-issue of White Heaven's 'Out' album.
If you like the more melodic side of Kurihara's work, especially Há-Zá-Má, then you may also find the early Quicksilver Messenger Services albums featuring John Cipollina of interest. For information about John Cipollina, see my John Cipollina Discography.
These pages are based on Rob Lim's Discography (now available online at The Janitor from Mars at WFMU.) as printed in Ptolemaic Terrascope #31, the Discography on the "Song to the Siren" CD, and the Discography on Takeya Sekiguchi's Electric Cool Acid site, with additional details from my own collection.
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Artist | ||
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Title | Recorded | Released |
AI ASO | ||
Chamomile Pool | Pedal Records, PDL-0701, CD, 2007 | |
The Chamomile Pool Show DVD | Archive Recordings, archiveDVD7, DVD, 2008 | |
BORIS WITH MICHIO KURIHARA | ||
Rainbow | Jan - Jul 2006 | Pedal Records, PDL-0601, CD, 2006 Drag City, CD/LP, 2007 Inoxia, 2LP+DVD/LP, 2007 |
Smile | Diwphalanx, CD, 2008 Southern Lord, 2 x LP, 2008 Southern Lord, CD, 2008 | |
Smile - Live at Wolf Creek | Daymare / Diwphalanx, 2 x CD, 2008 | |
Cloud Chamber | Pedal Records, PDL-0801, CD, 2008 | |
COSMIC INVENTION | ||
Help Your Satori Mind | The Now Sound, TNS 13, CD, 1997 | |
DAMON & NAOMI | ||
It's All Over Now Baby Blue b/w Yoo Doo Right | 1998 | Grimsey Records, Grimsey011, 7", 1999 |
Damon & Naomi with Ghost | 1999/2000 | Sub Pop Records, US, SPCD 501, CD, 2000 |
Song to the Siren | Sub Pop Records, US, SPCD 592, CD+DVD, 2002 | |
The Earth Is Blue | 20/20/20, CD, 2005 | |
Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 2005 | DVD, 2005, Limited | |
Within These Walls | 20/20/20, CD, 2007 | |
White Christmas | CD-R Single, 2008, Limited | |
Shibuya O-Nest, Tokyo, Japan, 2008 | DVD, 2008, Limited | |
1001 Nights | Factory 25, FTF-002, US, DVD, 2009 Factory 25, FTF-002, US, DVD+LP Limited, 2009 Factory 25, FTF-002, US, Digital, 2009 | |
False Beats and True Hearts | 20|20|20, 202020.12, US, CD, 2011 20|20|20, 202020.12LP, US, LP, 2011 | |
Spirit of Love (B-sides, bonuses, and soundtracks) | Bandcamp, , US, Download, 12/16 | |
Everything Quieter Than Everything Else (Live in Japan) | Disk Union, , Japan, CD, 20/9/17 Bandcamp, , US, Download, 20/9/17 | |
In the 21st Century | Bandcamp, , US, Digital, February 14, 2019 | |
DAMON & NAOMI with Kurihara | ||
A Sky Record | Bandcamp, , US, Digital, August 6, 2021 | |
A Sky Record Companion | Book | |
ENSEMBLE PEARL | ||
Ensemble Pearl | Drag City, DC544CD, US, CD, 2013 Drag City, DC544, US, LP, 2013 Daymare, DYMC185, Japan, 2 x CD, 2013 | |
GHOST | ||
Ghost (MK on 1 track) | PSF, PSFD-9, 1990, CD Drag City, DC127, LP/CD, 1997 Drag City, ?, CD, 2005 | |
Temple Stone (MK on 1 track) | PSF, PSFD-37, 1994, CD Drag City, DC129, LP/CD, 1997 | |
Moungod Air Cave b/w Guru in the Echo | 1994 | The Now Sound, TNS 05, US, 7", 1995 |
Lama Rabi Rabi | Drag City, DC113, 2xLP/CD, 1996 | |
Snuffbox Immanence | Drag City, DC148, US, 2 x LP, 1999 Drag City, US, CD, 1999 | |
Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet | Drag City, DC165, US, 2 x LP, 1999 Drag City, US, CD, 1999 | |
Hypnotic Underworld | P-Vine Records, PCD-24147, Japan, CD, 2004 Drag City, DC249, US, 2 x LP, 2004 Drag City, DC249, US, CD, 2004 | |
Metamorphosis: Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004 | Drag City, DC279, US, DVD + CD, 2005 | |
In Stormy Nights | P-Vine Records, PCD-?????, Japan, CD, 2007 Drag City, DC313, US, 2 x LP, 2007 Drag City, DC313, US, CD, 2007 | |
Overture: Live In Nippon Yusen Soko - 9 October 2006 | Drag City, DC330, US, DVD + CD, 2007 | |
Há-Zá-Má | ||
há-zá-má | Cassette, 1994 | |
II | Cassette | |
há-zá-má | Oct 1988 - Dec 1993 | Captain Trip, Japan, CD, 1995 |
Once Upon A Time | May 1996 - Feb 1999 | Captain Trip, Japan, CD, 1999 |
HENKYO GAKUDAN | ||
1991.6.15 | MC, 1991 | |
YOU ISHIHARA | ||
Passivité | 1980, 1996 - 1997 | Creativeman Disc, CMDD-00035, CD, 1997 |
formula | 2020 | zelone records, zel-022, CD, 2020 |
formula (Deluxe Edition) | 2020 | CDBaby, Digital, 2020 |
MICHIO KURIHARA | ||
Sunset Notes | Nov 2004 - Jan 2005 | Pedal Records, PDL-9502, CD, 2005 20/20/20, 202020.04, CD, 2007 Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2020 |
LITTLE STAR I USED TO LIVE IN | ||
Mandala 2, Tokyo, Japan | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), FLAC, 2024 | |
LOUD MACHINE 5000 aka LOUD MACHINE 2000 | ||
Go Grace Go b/w Lord of Nothing Pt. 1 | H.G. Fact HG-002, 7", 1992 | |
MARBLE SHEEP & THE RUN DOWN SUN'S CHILDREN | ||
Old From New Heads | 1987 | Captain Trip, CTCD-002, Japan, CD, 1993 |
ONNA | ||
Eros Onna No Sekai | 1983 | Bloody Butterfly, ZIKSBB-026, CD, 2001 |
Onna | Holy Mountain, 7763, CD, 2001; Tlon Uqbar, TUQ1002, CD, 2009 | |
OVERHANG PARTY (guest member) | ||
Otherside Of (MK on 3 tracks) | 1995-1999 | Pataphysique, DD-008/009/EP1, 2CD + 7", 2000 |
SOSHI | ||
Deki | CD, 1991 | |
THE STARS | ||
Today (EP) | 2000 | P.S.F. Records, PSFD-1001, CD, 2001 |
Will | 2004 | Pedal Records, PDL-0402, CD, 2004 |
Perfect Place To Hideaway | 2005 | Pedal Records, PDL-0503, LP, 2005 |
Perfect Place To Hideaway | 2005 | Pedal Records, PDL-0504, CD, 2005 |
Live in Kyoto 2006 | 2006 | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2021 |
Will (2024 Remaster) | 2004 | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2024 |
Perfect Place To Hideaway (2024 Remaster) | 2005 | Pedal Records, PDL-0504, Digital, 2024 |
WHITE HEAVEN | ||
Electric Cool Acid (Yaneura, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, December 15, 1987) | 1987, 1988 | MC, 1988 Noon Disk, NOON CD-9502, CD, 1995 |
Electric Cool Acid (2022 Remaster) (Yaneura, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, December 15, 1987) | 1987, 1989 | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2022 |
Levitation | 1988 | The Now Sound, TNS 09, LP, 1997 Farside, 03, LP, 2006 Farside/F-Minor, CD, 2007 |
Levitation (2021 Remaster) | 1988 | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2021 |
Out | 1989, 1990 | MC, 1989 P.S.F. Records, PSF-11, LP, 1991 PSF, PSFD-11, CD, 1995 Black Editions Group, BE/005-11, LP, 2020 |
Threshold of the Pain b/w 4 Hours (in the Afternoon) | 1994 | H. G. Fact., HG-014, 7", 1994 |
Next To Nothing | 1994 | Noon Disk, NOON CD-9401, CD, 1994 Noon Disk, NOON LP-9601, LP, 1996 |
Live in Tokyo 1996 | 1996 | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2022 |
Souvenir 1995 | 1995 | Pedal Records (Bandcamp), Digital, 2025 |
YBO2 | ||
Greatest Hits Volume 2 (MK on 1 track) | 1984 | SSE, CD, 1994 |
Deijchu-Ling: Songs from Higurashi Woods | Fractured Sister's Secrets, FSS-01, CD, 2000 | |
Heaven | 2000 | Fractured Sister's Secrets, FSS-05/06, 2CD, 2001 |
YURA YURA TEIKOKU (guest member) | ||
Yura Yura Teikoku De Kangae Chuu (EP) | Midi, MDCS-1046, CD, 2000 | |
Rame no Pantaron etc. (EP) | Midi, MDCS-1050, CD, 2001 | |
Yura Yura Teikoku 3 | Midi, MDCL-1405, CD, 2001 | |
Yura Yura Teikoku 3 (1) | Midi, CXLP-1037, LP, 2001 | |
Yura Yura Teikoku 3 (2) | Midi, CXLP-1038, LP, 2001 | |
Compilations | ||
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Audible Rumbles, Volume 1:
White Heaven - Gravity (Live, Brussels, 1995) | 1995 | Ptolemaic Terrascope, 1996, CD |
Dead Tech II Dossier: | ||
Etcetera Volume 3 Part 1: | ||
Etcetera Volume 3 Part 2: | ||
Get Yer Pots Out:
Damon & Naomi with Kurihara - Eye of the Storm | Ptolemaic Terrascope, POT 31, CD, Winter 2001/2002, with issue #31 | |
Red Zone Disk: | ||
Tokyo Flashback:
White Heaven - Blind Promise (Alternate Take) | P.S.F. Records, PSFD-12, CD, 1991 | |
Tokyo Flashback 3:
White Heaven - Midsummer Stroll | P.S.F. Records, PSFD-34, CD, 1993 | |
Tokyo Flashback 5:
White Heaven - Mandrax Town (Live) | P.S.F. Records, PSFD-159, CD, 2005 |