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Otomo Yoshihide
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Guitarists · b. 1959

Otomo Yoshihide

Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-)

Born
1 August 1959
Yokohama
Country
Japan
Active
1987–2015
Record labels
Recommended Records
Discography
78 albums

Biography

Otomo Yoshihide is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Otomo Yoshihide was born on 1 August 1959 in Yokohama. The music is usually filed under free jazz and noise music. Record labels: Recommended Records. The discography here lists 78 albums, from “Silanganan Ingay” (1989) to “ラムネと発電所 = Ramune And The Power Plant” (2026). Honours include Japan Record Awards.

Otomo Yoshihide (大友 良英, Ōtomo Yoshihide; born August 1, 1959) is a Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist. He mainly plays guitar, turntables and electronics. He first came to international prominence in the 1990s as the leader of the experimental rock group Ground Zero, and has since worked in a variety of contexts, ranging from free improvisation to noise, jazz, avant-garde and contemporary classical. He is also a pioneering figure in the EAI-scene, and is featured on important records on labels like Erstwhile Records. He has composed music for many films, television dramas, and commercials. In 2017, Otomo became the 2nd Guest Artistic Director of The Sapporo International Art Festival 2017.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Silanganan Ingay 1989 · Live
We Insist? 1992 · Sound Factory The Night Before the Death of the Sampling Virus 1993 · Extreme Monogatari: Amino Argot 1994 · Trigram Summer Snow 1995 · Sound Factory
Tatakiuri 1995
Twins! 1996
Memory Defacement 1997 · F.M.N. Sound Factory
Sound Factory (1997) 1997 · Gentle Giant Records
Vinyl Tranquilizer 1997 · Sonic Factory Filament 1 1998 · Extreme 21 Situations 1999 · Ambiances Magnétiques Cathode 1999 · Tzadik
Guitar Solo Live 1 1999
Otomo Yoshihide Plays the Music of Takeo Yamashita 1999 · P‐VINE RECORDS Shabondama Elegy 1999
Without Kuryokhin 1999
Bits, Bots and Signs 2000 · Erstwhile Records
Moving Parts 2000
Music for DanceArt Hong Kong's "Memory Disorder" 2000 · Noise Asia Anode 2001 · Tzadik
Ajar 2002 · Alcohol
Blue 2002 · HEADZ Ensemble Cathode 2002 · Improvised Music From Japan
Les Hautes Solitudes: A Philippe Garrel Film 2002 · Out One Disc
Loose Community 2003 · Improvised Music From Japan Soup 2003 · P‐VINE RECORDS Studio — Analogique — Numérique 2003 · Ambiances Magnétiques
Time Travel 2003
Turntables and Computers 2003 · HEADZ
1. Grrr 2004 · Ambiances Magnétiques
Soup Live 2004 · Live
2. Tok 2005 · Ambiances Magnétiques 3. Ahhh 2005 · Ambiances Magnétiques 4. Hmmm 2005 · Ambiances Magnétiques
Guitar Solo: 12 October 2004 @ Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo + 1 2005 · Live
see you in a dream 2005 · F.M.N. Sound Factory Episome 2006 · Tzadik
Time Magic City 2006
Modulation With 2 Electric Guitars and 2 Amplifers 2007 · doubtmusic
Prisoner 2007 · HEADZ The Multiple Otomo Project 2007 · Asphodel
Core Anode 2008 · Live
Guitar Duo 2008 · F.M.N. Sound Factory
Guitar Duo x Solo 2009
Les archives sauvées des eaux 2009 · Live
NHKドラマスペシャル「白洲次郎」オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2009 · EMI Music Japan Inc.
Shinjuku Crawl 2009 · Live
色即ぜねれいしょん オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2009 · UK.PROJECT Donaueschinger Musiktage 2005 - SWR2 NOWJazz: Allurements of the Ellipsoid 2010 · Neos Jazz
Existence 2013
Explosion Course 2013 · Pica Disk
Piano Solo 2013 · Live
Quintet, Sextet, Duos 2013 · Live
あまちゃん オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2013 · Victor Entertainment あまちゃん オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2 2013 · Victor Entertainment あまちゃんアンコール ～あまちゃん オリジナル・サウンドトラック 3～ 2013
Otomo Yoshihide & Paal Nilssen Love 2014 · Live
Guitar Solo 2015 LEFT 2015 · doubtmusic
Live at SuperDeluxe 2015 · Live
Noise Join Inn 2015
The Last Train 2015
14.11.16 2017 · Live
Eastern Saga: Live at Tusk 2020 · Live
Live in Florence 2020 · Astral Spirits
Soto 2020 · Live
Duo 2021
Duo-1 2022
LUPIN ZERO オリジナルサウンドトラック Vol.1 2022
映画『犬王』オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2022 · Aniplex
LUPIN ZERO オリジナルサウンドトラック Vol.2 2023
Hummingbird and Four Flowers: Turntable and Harmonium Solo Live 2024 · Hitorri
Uncanny Mirror 2024 · Live
Old and New Dreams, Chapter 1: Introduction 2025 · Live
Old and New Dreams, Chapter 2: Break 2025 · Live
Otomo Yoshihide Solo Works 2: Otomo Yoshihide Plays Christian Marclay 2025 · Little Stone Records Shutsumin 2026 · Live · Trost Records
ラムネと発電所 = Ramune And The Power Plant 2026

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Otomo Yoshihide play?

Otomo Yoshihide is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Otomo Yoshihide born?

Otomo Yoshihide was born 1 August 1959 in Yokohama.

What are Otomo Yoshihide's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include We Insist? (1992), The Night Before the Death of the Sampling Virus (1993), Monogatari: Amino Argot (1994), Summer Snow (1995) and Memory Defacement (1997).

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