“Green Nose is who I am when I'm producing beats and tracks,” Yoshinari clears up. “Potato Masta for me now is more of a rap/ragga/comical act. Trackmaker is another name I DJ as too. I'm ADHD so I can't sit down in the same place for a long time.”
Behind the controls of a Roland SP-404, Brisbane's adopted Japanese son runs effects and twists sounds with undeniable individuality. His glitchy, fun electronica doesn't simply tip its hat to video games of years past – it makes you feel like you're bouncing around the levels yourself. Which leads us to the million-pixel question – Nintendo or Sega?
“I don't know? Mario was way before Sonic, but that's a really hard question,” Yoshinari reasons. “I've never owned a Sega in my life so I'm more familiar with Nintendo, but to be honest I love both of them, both are amazing. I really love Golden Axe from Sega, though.”
As part of community broadcaster 4ZZZ's YTH UNDRGRND, Green Nose has a poignant message to all the kids before they get their groove on. But, although it's directed at the younger generation, it talks to the masses.
“For the youth of today,” Yoshinari starts, “music not only comes from triple j or Big Day Out or famous people or the highest viewed YouTube videos. Music is everywhere; famous or not famous; good or bad; local or international. So open up your mind, widen it, then please enjoy the moment and not just enjoy the commercial stuff. Actually, that goes for anybody, youth or not.”
