Otomo Yoshihide

Guitarist, turntablist, and composer Otomo Yoshihide radically transformed the field of improvised music, both in solo and group settings. Working in numerous genres and formats, he has led traditional and avant-garde jazz ensembles, composed mainstream film and television soundtracks, produced minimalist electro-acoustic music, deconstructed jazz and pop classics, and created work based on his ethnomusicology studies, incorporating traditional instruments and samples of music from the Chinese Cultural Revolution. His infamous performances prove that turntables can be just as ...