Yoshida Tatsuya
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is a Japan
ese musician
and composer
who is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock
duo Ruins, as well as Koenji Hyakkei
. Outside of his own groups, Yoshida is renowned for his tenure as drummer in the indie progressive group YBO2, a band also featuring guitarist KK Null
, whom he also joins in the current line up of Zeni Geva
http://www.kknull.com/english.html and he has played drums in a late edition of Samla Mammas Manna
. He has been cited as "[the] indisputable master drummer of the Japanese underground" http://www.tzadik.com/volume.php?VolumeID=423 and " [a] rhythm section gone ballistic" http://www.skingraftrecords.com/bandhtmlpages/ruinspg.html.
Along with his participation in bands, he has also released several solo recordings.
A complete list of all recordings Yoshida Tatsuya appears on can be found here.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
who is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
duo Ruins, as well as Koenji Hyakkei
Koenji hyakkei
, also known as Kōenjihyakkei, is a Japanese Zeuhl band led by Yoshida Tatsuya of Ruins fame. The band released their first album in 1994 with Aki Kubota from Bondage Fruit on vocals and keyboard...
. Outside of his own groups, Yoshida is renowned for his tenure as drummer in the indie progressive group YBO2, a band also featuring guitarist KK Null
KK Null
KK Null is a Japanese experimental multi-instrumentalist. He began as a guitarist, but soon added composer, singer, electronic musician and drummer to his list of talents, and also studied with the Butoh workshop....
, whom he also joins in the current line up of Zeni Geva
Zeni Geva
Zeni Geva is a Japanese heavy metal group led by singer and guitarist KK. Null, together with guitarist Mitsuru Tabata and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida...
http://www.kknull.com/english.html and he has played drums in a late edition of Samla Mammas Manna
Samla Mammas Manna
Samla Mammas Manna was a Swedish progressive rock band, often characterized by its virtuoso musicianship, circus references and silly humour, similar in many ways to the song-writing styles of Frank Zappa. They were one of the founding members of the Rock in Opposition movement in the late 1970s....
. He has been cited as "[the] indisputable master drummer of the Japanese underground" http://www.tzadik.com/volume.php?VolumeID=423 and " [a] rhythm section gone ballistic" http://www.skingraftrecords.com/bandhtmlpages/ruinspg.html.
Along with his participation in bands, he has also released several solo recordings.
Solo discography
- Solo Works '88 (1988)
- Solo Works '89 (1989)
- Magaibutsu '91 (1991)
- Drums, Voices, Keyboards & Guitar (1994)
- Pianoworks '94 (1994)
- First Meeting (1995)
- A Million Years (1997)
- A Is for Accident (1997)
A complete list of all recordings Yoshida Tatsuya appears on can be found here.