Kumio Kurachi has been played on NTS in shows including ARRHYTHMIA, featured first on 27 June 2019. Songs played include I Got A Share Of The Gift Someone Else Received, A Siren At 5 O'Clock and 5時のサイレン.

Kurachi started his musical practice in Tokyo and since the 80s has actively played and toured all over Japan. Now he is based in Fukuoka, the biggest city in Kyushu, the southern island of Japan.

Kurachi's unique guitar tunings are inspired by the Koto. Kurachi puts several capotastos -cut in halves- through the guitar neck. His lyrical world is very surreal, unexpected and surprising and his singing style could…