Acid Mothers Temple

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Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (and subsequent offshoots) is a Japanese psychedelic band founded in 1996 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective. The band is led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto and early in their career featured many musicians but by 2004 the line-up had coalesced with 4 core members and frequent vocal guests.

Kawabata Makoto in peformance

The band have a reputation for phenomenal live shows[link] and releasing frequent albums on a number of international record labels, including the Acid Mothers Temple family record label which was established in 1998 to document the activities of the whole collective.

In 2004 long-time vocalist and synthesizer player Cotton Casino left the group to concentrate on her own group and imminent motherhood.

In 2005 a new group Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno formed, starting their first European tour in June.

There seems to be a bit of confusion in regard to the name of the bands. Kawabata Makoto explains,

Though we shall henceforth be Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, the new group will also be known in short as Acid Mothers Temple and this will no doubt sow confusion in the minds of many. But the true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple are many - Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, Acid Mothers Temple SWR. The future may see yet other groups bearing similar names. But each and all of them will be true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple.:

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.'s last release before a year long hiatus in 2005 was the live bootleg 'Goodbye John Peel: Live In London 2004'. In 2006 they will return with the album 'Have You Seen The Other Side Of The Sky?'

Contents

1 Current Activities
2 Discography (Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O)
3 Discography (Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno)
4 Discography (Mothers of Invasion)
5 Discography (Acid Mothers Temple SWR)
6 Discography (Acid Mothers Afrirampo)
7 Discography (Acid Mothers Gong)
8 Discography (Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues)
9 External links

Current Activities

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. return to duty in 2006 with a tour of America planned for April and May. As of February 2006 the band are:-

Tsuyama Atsushi : monster bass, voice, cosmic joker
Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, voice, dancin'king
Uki Eiji' : drums, wrecker & convoy
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, voice, speed guru

Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno are not currently touring but, according to Kawabata, will release more records in 2006. Members include:-

Kawabata Makoto : guitar
Higashi Hiroshi : synth, guitar
Tabata Mitsuru : bass, vocals (Zeni Geva, Leningrad Blues Machine, ex.Boredoms)
Shimura Koji : drums (Miminokoto, ex.High Rise, ex.Mainliner, ex.White Heaven)
Okano Futoshi : drums (ex.Ghost, ex.Subvert Blaze)

Acid Mothers Afrirampo is a collaboration between the Acid Mothers Temple and Afrirampo. Members include:-

Oni : voice, electric guitar, degital guitar, soprano recorder, drums
Pika : voice, drums, percussion, toys, balloon
Tsuyama Atsushi : voice, bass, drums, degital guitar, acoustic guitar, soprano recorder, kantele
Higashi Hiroshi : electronics
Kawabata Makoto : electric guitar, violin, hurdygurdy, glockenspiel, percussion, electronics, voice

Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues is a new Acid Mothers Temple band featuring ex Melting Paraiso member Magic Aum Gigi.

Magic Aum Gigi : electric guitar
Tsuchy : electric guitar
Mai Mai : drums

Discography (Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O)

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O (1997)
Pataphisical Freak Out MU!! (1999)
Wild Gals A Go-Go (1999)
Live In Occident (2000)
Troubadours From Another Heavenly World (2000)
La Nòvia (2000)
Absolutely Freak Out "Zap Your mind!" (2001)
New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple (2001)
Born To Be Wild in The USA 2000 (2002)
In C (2002)
Do Whatever You Want, Don't Do Whatever You Don't Want!! (2002)
Electric Heavyland (2002)
Live in Japan (2002)
Univers Zen ou de Zéro à Zéro (2002)
St.Captain Freak Out & The Magic Bamboo Request (2002)
Magical Power From Mars (2003)
Last Concert in Tokyo (2003)
The Day Before the Sky Fell in America Sept 10, 2001 (2003)
Hypnotic Liquid Machine From The Golden Utopia (2004)
Mantra of Love (2004)
Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs? (2004)
The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also The World You Made (2004)
Minstrel In The Galaxy (2004)
Close Encounters Of The Mutants (2004)
Goodbye John Peel: Live in London 2004 (2005)
Have You Seen The Other Side Of The Sky? (2006)

Discography (Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno)

"Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno European Tour 2005" Cosmic Funeral Route 666 (2005)
Just Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno (2005)
Anthem Of The Space (2005)
Demons of Nipples (2005)
IAO CHANT from The Cosmic Inferno (2005)
Triger in Triger out (2005)
Starless And Bible Black Sabbath (2006)

Discography (Mothers of Invasion)

Hot Rattlesnakes (2002)

Discography (Acid Mothers Temple SWR)

Acid Mothers Temple SWR (2005)

Discography (Acid Mothers Afrirampo)

We Are Acid Mothers Afrirampo (2005)

Discography (Acid Mothers Gong)

Live in Nagoya (2006)

Discography (Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues)

"Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal Thunder"(2006)

External links

[Acid Mothers Temple]

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