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  Background group_or_band
  Origin Tokyo , Japan
  Genre Neo-psychedelia <br/> Indie Rock
  Years Active 1984 to Present
  Label PSF Records <br> Drag City
  Associated Acts Damon And Naomi
  Current Members Masaki Batoh<br/>Kazuo Ogino<br/>Michio Kurihara<br/>Junzo Tateiwa<br/>Takuyuki Moriya<br/>Taishi Takizawa


Ghost is a free-form Rock /improvisation group formed in Tokyo , Japan , in 1984.


HISTORY

Core-member Masaki Batoh grew up in Kyoto, Japan where he attended a private school. During this time, he became interested in American Rock Music ranging from Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd to the Velvet Underground and Japanese rock bands such as the Taj Mahal Travellers and the Flower Travellin' Band .

Later, Batoh formed Ghost with a large and often varying lineup. According to reports posted on the All Music Guide , the group lived a nomadic existence, drifting from ruins of ancient temples to disused subway stations around the Tokyo area.

The band began releasing their work with the albums ''Ghost'' and ''Second Time Around'', which were released, respectively, in 1991 and 1992. The American independent label Drag City licensed each of the albums for distribution, and the Los Angeles The Now Sound label picked up two of Batoh's solo albums, released together as well under the title ''Collected Works''. Two albums, '' Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet '' and '' Snuffbox Immanence '', were released simultaneously in 1999.

As well as their own work, Ghost have recorded and performed with the ex- Galaxie 500 duo Damon And Naomi . Five years after releasing both ''Snuffbox Immanence'' and ''Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet'' Ghost returned with '' Hypnotic Underworld '', and there were some changes in the band. Cellist Hiromichi Sakamoto and Percussionist Setsuko Furuya left and were replaced by a rhythm section of Takuyuki Moriya (electric bass guitar, double bass, and cello) and Junzo Tateiwa (drums, tabla, and percussion).

In January 2007, Ghost released a new album titled ''In Stormy Nights''.


MEMBERS

  • Masaki Batoh (馬頭將噐): vocals, acoustic guitar

  • Kazuo Ogino (荻野和夫): piano, electronics

  • Michio Kurihara (栗原道夫): electric guitar

  • Junzo Tateiwa (立岩潤三): drums, percussion

  • Takuyuki Moriya (守屋拓之): bass

  • Taishi Takizawa (瀧澤大志, also known as Giant): Theremin, flute, saxophone



DISCOGRAPHY



Albums



Featured On

  • ''Damon and Naomi with Ghost'' (2000)



Compilation Appearances

  • ''Tama Yura'' on ''Tokyo Flashback Vol. 1'' (1991)

  • ''Sun is Tangging'' on ''Tokyo Flashback Vol. 2'' (1992)

  • ''Suspect Tells of Dog Under the Sun'' on ''Tokyo Flashback Vol. 3'' (1993)

  • ''Way to Coimbula'' on ''ALMS: A benefit for Ptolemaic Terrascope '' (1997)



Masaki Batoh solo



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