Otomo Yoshihide guitar solo Tokyo 1994

[@brownjl]

114 people aren't ready for this yet... but their kids are gonna love it.

[@infjard]

j bro lmao

[@nielalein]

LOL

[@vuzganje]

That's pretty dumb thing to say, because human race is only going to be more retarded in future

[@hexus9198]

The pudding is the proof

[@max3eey]

It's been 17 years, their kids love it...

[@pjnewman5947]

Listening and watching this piece is helping to drag me out of a deep depression. The more of his compositions and collaborations I see and hear are starting to justify my lifelong collecting of instruments and recording gear and learning how to let the music control the output, not the gear. Thank you for posting and making me want to be part of the creation process again. Peace on Earth, please.

[@freectee]

I wish i knew how to make my guitar sound like this

[@davidmclintock7581]

I can, but then I make the mistake of stopping and trying to play properly.

[@jirkajiskra1]

Best guitar solo ever.

[@freejazzfree]

some of the parameters of this piece are.. the guitar, the tuning, the effects (possibly harmonizer?) the physicality of attack. there is sometimes a verticality in terms of seperation of registers.. the open sound of the guitar vs the higher almost altissimo-like screaming .. and obvious overtone series manipulation. there is order in this piece.. there are a limited number of compositional devices he's working with here. the result may be unpleasing to your ear but there is method in this.

[@iannelli2448]

Not surprising to see this type of a take from someone with "free jazz" in their username, but I'd say you're using the "confirmation bias" fallacy here in interpreting this performance to fit your preconceived and preferred notions about abstract music/art. It's a neat performance, but I think you're reading a bit too much into it.

[@brennaaaahhhhhhhhhhh]

@@iannelli2448 I mean it’s not surprising for a fan of a particular idiom to have an understanding of how that music works on some level. I don’t think he’s reading too far into anything, I think he described what Otomo is doing quite accurately. Just because someone is able to understand what is happening when you don’t doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. Peace and love

[@unixfreak]

Sound is amazing. It let's you see inside someones thoughts without the need for a vocal description. You could picture a war zone with bombs dropping on people, a burst of fear, frustration, angst. The lack of a constant beat brings across a feeling of uncertainty. It's impossible to recreate that expression through word of mouth or writen text. That's why i love music. A perfected legatto solo, or a 300bpm shred doesn't do justice when expressing yourself. Sound is the key, not the notes.

[@jamescrock2213]

Buggersaurus Rex oh fuck off, word it differently yourself

[@nikosorf4250]

My thoughts exactly! There are so many sounds to be enjoyed, sticking to conventional instruments and basic structure is just a waste of limitless possibilities

[@odakyuodakyu6650]

all I see is a bunch of rich kids who graduated Todai university and basically hang around Koenji thinking up ideas for a magazine/boutique which mummy and daddy will bankroll...

[@TheStBlaine]

@@odakyuodakyu6650 sounds like someone is bitter because they weren't accepted into Todai university because they're poor.

[@meltingpleasuress]

​@@odakyuodakyu6650you will never understand the joy of art and its expression and i honestly feel bad for you. i hope you get better

[@JeSuisSkeleton]

Great reply! I love playing noise music because it's cathartic, and just good fun in general.

[@XX-jf8og]

Who ever guessed he'd be a multimillionair composer for a TV show later?

[@nikosorf4250]

Wat?

[@kinoshake]

@@nikosorf4250 still waiting on a response

[@windowsxp1902]

i dont think he is

[@OIL_HAM]

@@nikosorf4250 He composed the theme song for a very famous Japanese drama show

[@noleander]

let's see, it's just a guitar with no accompaniment.. i do believe that is a guitar solo.

[@sakalak]

Actually, Yoshihide's an accomplished guitarist as well as being great at coming up with a ruckus. Have a listen to his album with Tetsuya Yoshida & Bill Laswell.

[@Heltir]

It truly seems to me that even the people who fucking LOVE Yoshihide: most of them hardly even can get a grasp on how good he really is. He is so good that even his appearance is even good on a superficial level. All I mean to say is this cat is reALLLYY FUCKIN GOOOOODD. HEAVEN!

[@cameundermayne]

has anyone got the tabs for this??

[@growskull]

feedback

[@emilianopierro]

Hermoso. Te admiro desde Argentina Otoma. Maestro

[@francescamarmol4360]

Man,es hermoso ver que a otro argentino la gusta este tipo de musica. saludos desde Cordoba genio

[@alvalionst8339]

Ay, otros dos argentinos a los que les gusta esta musica, saludos desde buenos aires

[@joacoyb8095]

abzo

[@Shr3dward]

I personally think its a wonderful achievement that this man managed to make his guitar sound like a cat trapped in the wheel arch of a speeding lorry

[@IvanIllyn]

One of the best interaction man with guitar and amplifier ever! Fuck am all.

[@Lexvander]

Absulutely great, thank you so much!

[@jalapenopapa]

Yea, always loved this tune. It's just so catchy.

[@kalliboymusic]

This is actually... great Is this some Noise Rock solo? This is very good

[@drpibisback7680]

No rock to speak of, this is good old-fashioned noise as rendered by a guitar.

[@kalliboymusic]

@@drpibisback7680 Thanks for information

[@SlintEastwood]

That guitar sounds like it's hurting

[@freejazzfree]

the haters out there.. theres really no point in posting at all. no one cares. its so entirely subjective. you either like it or you dont. if you dont understand it.. fine, ask questions. if not.. just stfu. thanks.

[@GazmoSin1960s]

Hard to believe anyone can enjoy this... not. Ha ha. Otomo rules.

[@IHeartNoise]

+BoingTarash1960s I do :)

[@thegreyfox]

That was differnt. Though I did kind of enjoy it...which is strange. He's very good at what he does.

[@andrewl4740]

I agree completely. And I'm still curious - does anyone know how he's doing this? The closest I can get with my own guitar is loosening up the strings like mad, and giving it alot of feedback.

[@Green-mf9tb]

im 12 years late but u can replicate the high pitched screeching w a guitar slide on the pickups and replicate a lot of the dissonance by hitting the neck of the guitar/body of the guitar

[@nickter]

0:47 Oh shit, yeah, i forgot than song was in dropped D

[@ko-yasuko]

まーじでかっこいい

[@夕刻夕刻]

凄い人がいたもんだ。灰野さんと共演して頂きたい。しかし、日本人には評価されないのはどうしてなのかな？

[@SubinKim]

I'm pretty sure Otomo-san had played with Haino-san. And... this sort of music is under-appreciated in everywhere, I suppose. www

[@dapperduckquack]

Otomo with the drip tho!!!

[@king_chicken36]

There's two kinds of people in this world, The ones who cover their ears and the others that think 11 still isn't enough

[@thanatos_777]

I have to listen to this on my birthday

[@pronoblem]

There is one vid with no band visible, I pasted the link above. He is on that track. It is from an album that he is credited on. Even if not, the spirit of my post was to have people that stumble upon this page look at some other music - a band that Otomo is in, be he not in the vid it would still display his versatility as he fits the vibe of DCPRG which is a lot different that his skronk / noise you see here. I love his work.

[@omegapointil5741]

He must practice for hours daily. No one else is doing this. Is that the point? And the coat ... that's the shit. Not long til he's invited to a G3.

[@cheekymonkey1979]

@DjembeSauce Actually Otomo Yoshihide is quite an accomplished and successful musician, although nowadays he is more 'jazz' in his approach. I'd imagine he certainly makes a living (if not a handsome one) from what he does (although of course, he does so much more nowadays than play noise guitar in big boots). This video is pretty old!

[@tshhtf]

Excellent playing, thanks for the vid

[@enparticular]

awesome boots!

[@apollodesign]

This reminds me of Edgar Varese! Awesome stuff.

[@Turagalover]

This video made me think of nuclear fuzz-grunge.

[@rafaelfernandeslopesdeoliv1700]

23/12 huh, perfect christmas music.

[@ConnahJay]

He knows what he is doing.. think of it what you will..

[@tbsq1114]

1:20 WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOOSE

[@darkpigraph]

this is really amazing - anyone know any more info on how that guitar was 'prepared' and what he's got in his 'picking hand'? it looks like some sort o slide kind of contraption.

[@OIL_HAM]

it's a U-shaped bracket. (I wish I could travel back in time 14 years ago.)

[@mattaijauri]

Of course! I just wanted you to know that there are abstract artists within every artform, and they spend years and years of devoloping things like this (I am one of them...).

[@CoreyHunter]

I love the way he gets into it. Awesome!

[@a23h]

I am happy to be the 100th favoriser (sorry for being late)

[@vacuumnoise]

fucking awesome

[@JamieBarnes11]

How in the name of fuck does he do this!It's awesome

[@pronoblem]

Wow... that was cool. For a completely different side to his work check out the Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden vid.

[@JimHarrisArt]

cool music - wish it was longer.

[@freejazzfree]

btw.. what i mean by tonal possiblities is actually a much more of an intellectual proposition for bailey and dare i say 'conventional' in comparison to otomo's guitar playing. if yer to listen to bailey's standards album and read some info on him.. you'd see that he's coming from a pre-bop continium of jazz combined with post serialism. so essentially he's experimenting with the tonal or atonal potential of the guitar.. also in relation to harmonics and behind the bridge/nut sounds as well.

[@cincyrocked]

The fine line between music and noise. Artist expression people. Not my bag, but it's surely abstract.

[@pordiosero80]

i saw him yesterday... i'd not give him my guitar ever in my life xDDDD

[@tontolomeo]

Otomo rape his guitar,he made incredible sounds,he FEELS something else than blind flat elevators'music on shred and HE DOESN'T PRETEND TO WRITE ANY SONGS. there is no contest between takiyoshi and yoshihide because yoshidide kick asses and takiyoshi can clean my wc whit his tongue.

[@ADURG1]

excellent! i've watched and commented before...this is even better than i remember it being....wickedly expressive and manipulative (in a good way, obviously...).

[@UserRaiden-o2s]

Кто после маминой нежности?

[@AnibalBley]

amazinge

[@anabellik]

That is exactly the question we should ask. How is he making that sounds? Well, if you can do the same, you are allowed to say this is crap. But don't think it sucks just because it's unusual.

[@cameundermayne]

god hes good

[@qwfwq2]

name of the song: mandatory medical treatment

[@RanzatoFlaminio]

This is the first time i see someone raping a guitar...

[@XX-jf8og]

Jimi?

[@CJ81]

somebody REALLY loved Zero Tolerance For Silence

[@gijimmbo]

so fucking epic! i don't care what anybody says, that was badass

[@freejazzfree]

sound is not bound by something like language. it is much more anomalous in nature. it does not require syntax or associations to be understood. a sound is a sound regardless of its associations or context. beauty is an affirmation of being.. the excellence/essence of truth and originality.

[@jtpon389]

あまちゃんのOP曲作った人を探していたらここにたどりつきましたｗ

[@Syncopat1oN]

HELL YEAH!

[@growskull]

anyone know what shoes hes got?

[@pronoblem]

I did not say it was his project. Just pointing to the other videos on KZbin that credit him: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foecpoCXipx4b80 The person who posted the vids of DCPRG makes the claim "headed by legendary guitarist/experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide"... not me. Also, Otomo is credited on FIVE DCPRG titles, not just appearing once as you claim, also crediting him as "co-leader": www.japanimprov.com/yotomo/disco.html

[@dorukc]

Good historical document as music of the past music from the mid 90s.

[@insicknessandindeath]

Those are some nice boots, though.

[@fryBASS]

ne 1 got tabs 4 this?! lol i am newb at guitar nd i want to lern this solo!

[@thetoasterstrudel1556]

How do you do this with your guitar?

[@halfwaytobedlam3234]

I think he's using some kind of metal horseshoe-like thing

[@SwissFrogGuy]

If you have confidence, people will follow you anywhere....

[@normanasenjomunoz1352]

anti-solo de guitarra.genius

[@freejazzfree]

sound is the basis of music. just because we've imposed order on sound doesnt make it any more or less appealing. essentially music is the conduit to the experience of sound. and thats besides the point.. there is order and composition in this clip. just because it isnt fixed to a 12 tone tempered grid doesnt make it any less or more musical. interpretation and appreciation is subjective and very individualistic. this is very much music.

[@MrRoycam]

Does he have the overcoat on because his playing is so COLD?

[@MassiveCrab]

IT WAS A FIREFIGHT

[@mateuszszajerka3193]

Fucking dope

[@Nunzi1001]

i love avant garde music because its experimental but still might have some sort of structure. noise is the extreme of that though, and I just dont see the appeal.

[@jeperstone]

The Emperor's new clothes!

[@TrogdorMan]

This was interesting, not my favorite though. I typically prefer my noise in the context of a song though I do sometimes enjoy watching solo performances in which the guitar player just screws around the entire time, but this is pretty extreme in comparison to what I usually listen to. I like the weird tunings of Sonic Youth that don't rely on large amounts of distortion to have a crazy sound. Just my personal preference.

[@TrogdorMan]

I changed my mind

[@infjard]

haha

[@maxmirebalais6268]

Music taints noise.

[@CilyaBorscht]

Take that, Andrés Segovia!

[@growskull]

genius

[@Corvixius]

Ah... The Mindfucking brilliance of this music >=D

[@bob1757]

Tabs?

[@takeoutyuki]

He is intending a new direction.

[@camusandinternet]

I'm not a fan of noise, but Yoshihide has made some albums I really, really enjoy, especially 'Dreams.' I don't like anything by the likes of Keiji Haino and Merzbow, mind you.....

[@freejazzfree]

there is order in sound. there is order outside the parameters of our chosen methods of 'control'. order is all pervasive. just because we impose an 'order' on sound it doesnt mean sound has its own. and even in this case with otomo... there is clearly order in terms of physical execution, his choice of sound generation and even timbral/tonal areas. the thing is.. breaking this down in such an intellectual manner is funny.. because the visceral appeal of this music is the key.

[@andrewl4740]

How is he making it sound like that? An effects pedal or something?

[@extremesoul666]

@andybarone1984 Its easy to get this tone and sound. 1) turn your gain on max, treb max, bass off, mid off 2) tune your guitar to open gsus 3 octaves below standard 3) take a dewalt 18 volt impact driver or a vibrating dildo and smash it into guitar strings and or pickups with ample force 4) bend neck and try to dismantle guitar while shoving it against the speaker while fretting 4 and 7 on the d simultaneously then ultimately you got your killer static-diarrhea noise sound

[@statarius]

good!

[@whipchorus3726]

Without the hat it sounds completely different

[@aliensporebomb]

He sounds like me when I'm having a tantrum on guitar.

[@theWARMJET]

💙

[@ultrahero2115]

How do you make a guitar like that? I need to know!

[@onecreativeplanet9181]

To get a better look at the guitar, watch the movie {We don't care about music anyway} I'm going to make one myself base on this guitar.

[@EstTerminus]

planets heavily modded Yamaha EGV? Headstock looks similar

[@e-3685]

Takig a little time off?

[@yournameislimitless]

I can listen to this stuff with headphones on. Love it or hate it I guess.

[@rixxxer]

Herman lee was his student lol

[@Claymor621]

Anyone got the tab for this?

[@LOEVI]

a logical transcription of these notes is the equivalent to smashing your keyboard

[@freejazzfree]

and whos the authority on avant garde music.. john mayer? :)

[@SimpatiK]

Now that's love! Great looking guitar, btw. And, yes, doing stuff like that takes large amounts of skill and courageuss creativity. Playing shred things is really fucking overrated overall. Why? There's like a zillion of them anyway. I'm doing both things I presume but I'm more into acoustic guitar shredding, actually ^^

[@extremesoul666]

Wow i thought i made the most annoying video ever. I didn't even know this was around. I fail.

[@extremesoul666]

This guy taught herman li how to shred