Nelories

The Nelories were an independent Japanese alternative pop duo, active in the 1990s. The band consisted of Jun Kurihara on accordion and Kazmi Kubo on guitars. Their recordings were only released in Japan and England, with the exception of one EP released through John Flansburgh and Marjorie Galen's subscription-based Hello CD of the Month Club.
The Nelories formed while Kurihara and Kubo were in high school. Around this time, Kurihara also befriended Akiko of Sugarfrost Records, which would be responsible for releasing Nelories material in England. Kurihara and Kubo would sometimes refer to themselves as Jun and Kazmi "de Nelorie" ("of the Nelories"), in the spirit of the fraternal ties between the Ramones. Their first album, Mellow Yellow Fellow Nelories, was released while the duo was in college, and received praise in Japan.
Kurihara wrote all her lyrics in English, despite the fact that it was not her first language.
Both Kurihara and Kubo have continued their careers in music following the Nelories' disband. Kurihara was also involved with a band called The Music Lovers in the mid-2000s.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first gain interest in the Nelories in 1992 when he played their 'J.P.G.' track on his show and would play further material in later programmes. In 1993, he got the band to do a session for his show where they performed four tracks. However, by the time the band released their final album, 'Starboogie' in 1995, he had moved on to other artists and never played any tracks from that album on his programmes. 
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1993-03-14. First Broadcast: 09 April 1993. Repeated: 24 July 1993
*Run Free / Trampoline / Neutral Blue / Garlic
==Other Shows Played==
;1992
*08 May 1992: J.P.G. (Various LP - The Birth Of The True) Sugarfrost (JP: ‘Nice to hear the accordion reclaiming its rightful position in popular music.’)
*17 May 1992 (BFBS): J.P.G. (Comp. LP - The Birth Of The True) (Sugarfrost)
*14 November 1992: Banana (7") Sugarfrost
*29 November 1992 (BFBS): Banana (7") Sugarfrost
*07 December 1992 (Ö3): Banana (7") Sugarfrost
;1993
*10 January 1993 (BFBS): Banana (7") Sugarfrost
*Peel Out In The States (Program 02): 'Banana (Remix) (CDS)' (¡Por Supuesto!)
;1994
*14 January 1994: ‘Fireblade Sky (7 inch)’ (Sugarfrost)
;1995
*02 June 1995: ‘Set Pure Ven (LP – Daisy)’ Sugarfrost
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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