(born 9 January 1961 in

Kitakami, Iwate is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,311, and a population density of 210 persons per km2 in 37,085 households. The total area of the city is . The city is famous for the sakura that bloo ...

) is a Japanese musician; drummer and composer who is the only consistent member of the renowned

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duo

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, as well as of Koenji Hyakkei. He is also a member of the progressive rock trios

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and Daimonji. Outside his own groups, Yoshida is renowned for his tenure as drummer in the indie progressive group YBO2, a band also featuring guitarist

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, whom he also joins in the current line-up of

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and he has played drums in a late edition of

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. He has been cited as ''" heindisputable master drummer of the Japanese underground"''. Along with his participation in bands, he has also released several solo recordings.

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) * ''PYN - songs for children who don't want to sleep'' (2015) * ''PYN - L'élan créateur'' (2016) With

* ''Ruins III'' (1988) (reissued as ''

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'' in 1993) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' Burning Stone'' (1992) * ''Graviyaunosch'' (1993) * '' Hyderomastgroningem'' (1995) * '' Refusal Fossil'' (1997/2007) * ''Vrresto'' (1998) * '' Symphonica'' (1998) * ''Pallaschtom'' (2000) * '' Tzomborgha'' (2002) * ''Alone'' (2011) With Koenji Hyakkei * '' Hundred Sights of Koenji'' (''高円寺百景'') (1994, remastered and reissued in 2008) * ''

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'' (''弐(II)'') (1997) * '' Nivraym'' (2001, remastered and reissued in 2009) * '' Angherr Shisspa'' (2005) * ''Dhorimviskha'' (2018) With

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*'' The Prophecy: Live in Europe'' (Tzadik, 2013) With Ron Anderson *''RonRuins'' *''

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'' With

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*''Instruments Disorder'' (1994)

References

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