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About Me

üka is the solo artist name of Yuka Kurihara, a Bristol-based Japanese singer-song writer who started music making in February 2008. Using a laptop and playing instruments such as cello, keyboards and the acoustic guitar, Yuka makes tunes that are influenced mainly by electrinoca, trip-hop, folk and classical music.

Yuka also sings and plays the cello for a post-rock band This Is My Normal State.

As well as her main projects, Yuka also collaborates with some other musicians, as a singer and/or a cellist.

Collab works (chronological);
bio tolva - "Fiat Lux" (cello)
cellz cellar - "Pendulum" (vocals)
tsunenori - "A Whisper In The Light" (vocals & cello)

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Music:

Member Since: 04/02/2008
Band Members: Yuka Kurihara: vocals, cello, guitar, keys, programming & production
Influences: Nico
Tool
Bjork
scuba
Adem
fra-foa
Caroline
13 & God
PJ Harvey
Portishead
Arab Strap
Blue Roses
Julie Doiron
Soap & Skin
Yann Tiersen
Tujiko Noriko
Lisa Germano
Bat For Lashes
Rockettothesky
Telefon Tel Aviv
Shannon Wright
Hanne Hukkelberg
Various Production
My Brightest Diamond
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Type of Label: Indie

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Collaboration with tsunenori!

I was featured as a singer/cellist on a Japanese track maker tsunenori's song called "A Whisper In The Light".  This will be included in his second album "Promising", and will be released on Libyus Mu...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:33:00 GMT