Otomo Yoshihide

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Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan (1959 – present)

Ōtomo Yoshihide (大友良英), born August 1, 1959 in Yokohama, Japan, is an musician, a turntablist and guitarist. He played in rock bands while at college, but turned to improvisation after discovering and musicians like the guitarist Derek Bailey, the saxophonist Kaoru Abe and guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi (from whom he had lessons). He was the leader of the group Ground-Zero in the 90’s.

Ōtomo studied at the Meiji University from 1979 where he took a course on ethnomusicology in which he concentrated on Japanese pop music during World War II and the development of musical instruments during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (samples of instruments and music from this period are found in several of his records). From 1981, Ōtomo played free improvisation in clubs, performing on guitar and also using tapes and electronics.

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  • adamcooleyisdea

    I just wish he'd release more albums. He only released 300 last year, down from his usual 1,000. Come on, slow poke! Your fans are WAITING!

    18 Apr 7:00am Reply
  • IAmDillin

    His Junji Hirose & Yoshihide Otomo collabo is gr8

    7 Mar 10:53pm Reply
  • headey

    http://www.last.fm/music/Player+Piano

    16 Aug 2012 Reply
  • Hydropolis

    it's not a party without yoshihide

    28 Apr 2012 Reply
  • oaquard

    Everyone should check out the Prisoner OST he did. Each track is like chaos wrapped in flower pedals that get burned right off to see the hell that lays under. Crazy shit.

    5 Jul 2011 Reply
  • poeq

    some of this guys tones are really thoughtful sounding, i appreciate that.

    24 May 2011 Reply
  • insomniacme

    multiple otomo dvd is immense. impeccable cinematography

    17 May 2011 Reply
  • oaquard

    Apparently he had a track on a japanese improv music compilation that was released this year not too long ago, so I think he is. Usually when looking for news on him I don't find much, unfortunately.

    15 Apr 2011 Reply
  • Vasiliev

    is otomo OK after the earthquake?

    14 Mar 2011 Reply
  • xdanx2

    This dude NEVER let me down, I LOVE every single record and every single proyect he is in! Mr. Yoshihide, you are Apollo (God of Music) !

    6 Feb 2011 Reply
  • oaquard

    Some of the best sounds I've heard as of late.

    17 Jan 2011 Reply
  • Avarance-

    This is how it's written on his releases. It's not "wrong."

    18 Dec 2010 Reply
  • outrenoir

    (I know the (latin form for the) japanese for latin form is romaji I was just talking generally OK)

    17 Dec 2010 Reply
  • outrenoir

    I don't mind scrobbling some foreign names in latin form but it bugs me his name here is round the "wrong" way

    17 Dec 2010 Reply
  • xdanx2

    Each of his songs is like 5 eargasms

    27 Sep 2010 Reply
  • JoshCIVM

    Has his score for Tian's film The Blue Kite ever been released?

    18 Sep 2010 Reply
  • nfzanna

    straszne

    7 Sep 2010 Reply
  • Podlas

    god IS active. i'm going to see him in 20 days playing with the thing! it is going to be probably the most awesome gig i've ever atteneded!

    7 Sep 2010 Reply
  • insomniacme

    god needs to be more active

    7 Aug 2010 Reply
  • idiotidiota

    :)

    14 Jul 2010 Reply
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