• Alternative Name: Yoshihide Otomo
• Genre: Avant-Garde
• Active: '70s - 2000s
• Instruments: Electronics, Sampling, Turntables, Guitar

Biography

Improvisational guitarist, turntablist and composer Otomo Yoshihide was born August 1, 1959 in Yokohama, Japan; the son of an engineer, as a child he built his own radio and electronic oscillator, and as a teen began creating sound collages by means of open-reel tape recorders. During high school, Yoshihide performed in a local rock band before moving on to free jazz, influenced primarily by saxophonist Kaoru Abe and guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi; while a university student, he also became fascinated with ethnic music, and in 1981 traveled to Hainan, China to research the area's musical culture. Upon returning to Tokyo, Yoshihide began regularly performing free improvisation sets at the local Goodman club, although he maintained a relatively low profile until 1987, when he appeared in a duo with saxophonist Junji Hirose in addition to concurrent stints in the bands No Problem and ORT. In 1990, Yoshihide joined bassist Kato Hideki's group Player Piano and also formed his own noise rock group, Ground Zero. From 1992 to 1994, he also led the Double Unit Orchestra. Other Yoshihide-helmed groups of the period included Mosquito Paper and Sampling Virus Project; following the 1998 dissolution of Ground Zero, his work moved increasingly towards minimalism in projects including I.S.O. and Filament. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

ONJQ Live, Tails Out, Out to Lunch

Is Also Known As:

Yoshihide Otomo

Similar Artists:

Martin Tétreault, Sachiko M, Merzbow, Christian Marclay

A Member of the Group:

Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet, Cathode, I.S.O., Filament, Ground Zero

Worked With:

Hoppy Kamiyama, Tenko

Episome Buy this CD	Out to Lunch Buy this CD	Tails Out Buy this CD	Soup Buy this CD	Dreams Buy this CD
ONJQ Live Buy this CD	Flutter Buy this CD	Anode Buy this CD	Bits, Bots and Signs Buy this CD	Cathode Buy this CD

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