Otomo Yoshihide, Bill Laswell & Tatsuya Yoshida's lyrics & chords

Otomo Yoshihide is something of a legend in the Japanese music scene – he has managed to rack up countless appearances and collaborations in his long career, and is very well known for his unpredictable output; drones, free jazz and turntable abuse. ‘Episome’ takes Yoshihide back to what he does best, the humble electric guitar – and paired with Ruins drummer Yoshida Tatsuya (who featured on the incredible ‘New Rap’ cd with Keiji Haino a few weeks back) and God of innovation Bill Laswell the results are quite explosive. Comparable t...read more