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***Along with his brother Joseph Nothing and artists like Bisk and Nobekuza Takemura, Com.a (aka Age Yoshida (pronounced "ah-geh")), is one of the first and most inventive Japanese electronica / IDM musicians. Hailed by many as the Japanese equivalent to groundbreaking UK artists like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher, Com.a is sounding the war-cry as the leader of a laptop gang all over Japan. Born in England but raised in Hong Kong and New Jersey and now residing in Tokyo, Japan, Age started ROM=PARI when he was only 18 with Joseph Nothing (Planet-Mu); the duo released two critically acclaimed records of highly inventive and abstract drill and bass on the Belgium label SubRosa. After two full tours with AsianDubFoundation and AudioActive, ROM=PARI broke up and Age gave birth to his solo project under the alias Com.a (pronounced "coma," named after a much-loved Japanese candy). After many compilation appearances and foundation-building releases (such as a split 12-inch on Fat Cat's classic split series), endless internet trading of his tracks (which were also popping up on DJ mixes and playlists worldwide), and featured slots on Skam's mysterious and seminal "Disengage" radio shows, Age founded the Notek Rec label and in January 2001, released Com.a's debut album DreamAndHope and the follow up remix album We Are The Pervert. |
