Acid Mothers Temple
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Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (and subsequent offshoots) is a Japan
ese psychedelic
band, the core of which formed in 1995. 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 only a few core members and frequent guest vocalists.
The band has released albums frequently on a number of international record labels as well as the Acid Mothers Temple family record label
, which was established in 1998 to document the activities of the whole collective.
, and krautrock
. Kawabata, along with Koizumi Hajime, Suhara Keizo, and Cotton Casino formed the original Acid Mother's Temple lineup as a group; however, the first recordings released were Kawabata's own mixes and overdubs. The band released two self-titled tapes on their eponymous label in 1997 before dropping the apostrophe from their name. They soon released their first self-titled album (see Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
). The group began to tour overseas in 1998.
The band continued to tour and record, adding to the lineup drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu and guitarist Higashi Hiroshi. Several non-Acid Mothers shootoff bands formed, including Floating Flower, Nishinihon, and Tsurbami, while The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. played at sold-out shows and festivals all over North America, Japan, and Europe in the early 2000s. In 2002, the band released four albums and two EPs in a three-month span while touring the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, including South by Southwest
in Austin, being selected as one of the top three groups performing.
Kawabata began his own solo offshoot, called Kawabata Makoto & the Mothers of Invasion, in an attempt to create music with a more jazz feel. In 2002, along with Tsuyama Atsushi and Ichiraku Yoshimitsu, the group released their only album under this name.
In 2003, an incarnation of the band called "Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH" was formed to tour Europe, consisting of Kawabata, Tsuyama, and Yoshida, a group who had played together as Seikazoku long before Acid Mothers Temple was formed. The same year, a collaboration of Acid Mothers Temple and Gong
called "Acid Mothers Gong" performed at the Royal Festival Hall
in London
.
Soon after, in 2004, long-time vocalist and synthesizer player Cotton Casino left the group to concentrate on her own group and family while Acid Mothers Gong continued to tour. The group again released four albums in a three-month period, while another collaboration between Acid Mothers Temple and Afrirampo
, Acid Mothers Afrirampo, released an album as well. Meanwhile, Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH renamed itself to Acid Mothers Temple SWR and released its own album.
In 2005, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Acid Mothers Temple, a new group called Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno was formed, starting their first European tour in June, and consisting of Higashi Hiroshi, Tabata Mitsuru, Okano Futoshi, and Shimura Koji and releasing several albums. Acid Mothers Temple SWR continued to tour as well. Acid Mothers Temple & the Incredible Strange Band was formed in 2006 by Tsuyama Akiko, Suhara Keizo, Aiko, and Kawabata Makoto. Kitagawa Hao joined The Cosmic Inferno as vocalist, though he left the band after touring the United States in mid-2007. Tsuyama and Kawabata formed another offshoot in December 2006, Acid Gurus Temple, with Mani Neumeier
of Guru Guru
, which quickly changed its name to Acid Mothers Guru Guru.
The band has also hosted its own yearly festival in Japan, appropriately titled Acid Mothers Festival, since 2002, which has been attended by Yamazaki Maso
of Masonna, Afrirampo
, Yoshida Tatsuya, Mani Neumeier, Kuriyama Jun, Ohpia, and Seiichi Yamamoto
of Boredoms.
With regards to the often-confusing array of names for the different bands, Kawabata has explained:
Current members
Previous members
Current members
Previous members
. Acid Mothers Afrirampo's music is closer to free jazz with experimental elements. There is also a strong focus on the drums.
Current members
Current members
Current members
.
Current members
Current members
Previous members
to release debut LP/CD on Manimal Vinyl
in October 2009
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 psychedelic
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band, the core of which formed in 1995. The band is led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto
Kawabata Makoto
Kawabata Makoto is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band and "soul collective" Acid Mothers Temple.- Band history :Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in...
and early in their career featured many musicians, but by 2004 the line-up had coalesced with only a few core members and frequent guest vocalists.
The band has released albums frequently on a number of international record labels as well as the Acid Mothers Temple family record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, which was established in 1998 to document the activities of the whole collective.
History
Kawabata initially formed Acid Mothers Temple (originally "Acid Mother's Temple") with the intention of creating "extreme trip music" by editing and dubbing previous recordings, being influenced by progressive rock, Karlheinz StockhausenKarlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music"...
, and krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
. Kawabata, along with Koizumi Hajime, Suhara Keizo, and Cotton Casino formed the original Acid Mother's Temple lineup as a group; however, the first recordings released were Kawabata's own mixes and overdubs. The band released two self-titled tapes on their eponymous label in 1997 before dropping the apostrophe from their name. They soon released their first self-titled album (see Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (album)
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O is an album by the artists of the same name, released in 1997 by P.S.F. Records.The album was recorded at Acid Mothers Temple from 1995 to 1997.-Track listing:# "Acid Mothers Prayer"# "Speed Guru"...
). The group began to tour overseas in 1998.
The band continued to tour and record, adding to the lineup drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu and guitarist Higashi Hiroshi. Several non-Acid Mothers shootoff bands formed, including Floating Flower, Nishinihon, and Tsurbami, while The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. played at sold-out shows and festivals all over North America, Japan, and Europe in the early 2000s. In 2002, the band released four albums and two EPs in a three-month span while touring the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, including South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
in Austin, being selected as one of the top three groups performing.
Kawabata began his own solo offshoot, called Kawabata Makoto & the Mothers of Invasion, in an attempt to create music with a more jazz feel. In 2002, along with Tsuyama Atsushi and Ichiraku Yoshimitsu, the group released their only album under this name.
In 2003, an incarnation of the band called "Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH" was formed to tour Europe, consisting of Kawabata, Tsuyama, and Yoshida, a group who had played together as Seikazoku long before Acid Mothers Temple was formed. The same year, a collaboration of Acid Mothers Temple and Gong
Gong (band)
Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...
called "Acid Mothers Gong" performed at the Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
in London
London
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.
Soon after, in 2004, long-time vocalist and synthesizer player Cotton Casino left the group to concentrate on her own group and family while Acid Mothers Gong continued to tour. The group again released four albums in a three-month period, while another collaboration between Acid Mothers Temple and Afrirampo
Afrirampo
was a band from Osaka, Japan that was active from 2002 to 2010. The members were Oni and Pikachu .Afrirampo's music often featured call and response vocals, catchy distorted pop melodies, looping fret noise, droning feedback, guttural barks and impromptu squealing...
, Acid Mothers Afrirampo, released an album as well. Meanwhile, Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH renamed itself to Acid Mothers Temple SWR and released its own album.
In 2005, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Acid Mothers Temple, a new group called Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno was formed, starting their first European tour in June, and consisting of Higashi Hiroshi, Tabata Mitsuru, Okano Futoshi, and Shimura Koji and releasing several albums. Acid Mothers Temple SWR continued to tour as well. Acid Mothers Temple & the Incredible Strange Band was formed in 2006 by Tsuyama Akiko, Suhara Keizo, Aiko, and Kawabata Makoto. Kitagawa Hao joined The Cosmic Inferno as vocalist, though he left the band after touring the United States in mid-2007. Tsuyama and Kawabata formed another offshoot in December 2006, Acid Gurus Temple, with Mani Neumeier
Mani Neumeier
Mani Neumeier is a German rock musician, free jazz-drummer, artist, frontman of the German Krautrock-band Guru Guru....
of Guru Guru
Guru Guru
Guru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier , Uli Trepte and Eddy Naegeli later replaced by American Jim Kennedy...
, which quickly changed its name to Acid Mothers Guru Guru.
The band has also hosted its own yearly festival in Japan, appropriately titled Acid Mothers Festival, since 2002, which has been attended by Yamazaki Maso
Yamazaki Maso
Yamazaki "Maso" Takushi is the birthname of Japanese noise musician and performer known most widely for his solo project Masonna.Born in Kyōto, 1966...
of Masonna, Afrirampo
Afrirampo
was a band from Osaka, Japan that was active from 2002 to 2010. The members were Oni and Pikachu .Afrirampo's music often featured call and response vocals, catchy distorted pop melodies, looping fret noise, droning feedback, guttural barks and impromptu squealing...
, Yoshida Tatsuya, Mani Neumeier, Kuriyama Jun, Ohpia, and Seiichi Yamamoto
Seiichi Yamamoto
is a Japanese musician. While perhaps most famous for his role as guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, he has released multitudes of records both as a solo artist and with several other musicians and bands, in addition to composing the soundtracks to several films.- Solo projects :* Suido...
of Boredoms.
With regards to the often-confusing array of names for the different bands, Kawabata has explained:
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
The most prolific and widely-known of the various Acid Mothers Temple collectives, Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. is a quartet that plays mostly psychedelic, space-rock type music. Their pieces are often improvised, free-form or experimental, while incorporating elements of American psych rock, drone and world music.Current members
- Tsuyama Atsushi – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Higashi Hiroshi – synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Shimura Koji – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Kawabata MakotoKawabata MakotoKawabata Makoto is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band and "soul collective" Acid Mothers Temple.- Band history :Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in...
– guitar, vocals
Previous members
- Yasuda Hisashi – bass guitar
- Koizumi Hajime – drums
- Suhara Keizo – bass guitar
- Cotton Casino – synthesizer, vocals
- Kitagawa Hao – thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
, vocals - Nao – vocals
- Uki Eiji – drums
- Ichiraku Yoshimitsu – drums
- Audrey Gineset - vocals
- Ono Ryoko - saxophone and flute
Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno
Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno differs from the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. not only in line-up but also in style of music. The Cosmic Inferno generally plays much heavier, hard-rock inspired psychedelia, and experiments more with effects pedals.Current members
- Kawabata Makoto – guitar, bouzouki, electronics
- Higashi Hiroshi – synthesizer, guitar
- Tabata Mitsuru – bass guitar, vocals
- Shimura Koji – drums, percussion
Previous members
- Okano Futoshi – drums
- Pikachu – drums, vocals
Acid Mothers Afrirampo
Acid Mothers Afrirampo is essentially the core three members of Acid Mothers Temple plus the two members of AfrirampoAfrirampo
was a band from Osaka, Japan that was active from 2002 to 2010. The members were Oni and Pikachu .Afrirampo's music often featured call and response vocals, catchy distorted pop melodies, looping fret noise, droning feedback, guttural barks and impromptu squealing...
. Acid Mothers Afrirampo's music is closer to free jazz with experimental elements. There is also a strong focus on the drums.
Current members
- Oni – vocals, electric guitar, digital guitar, soprano recorderRecorderThe recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
, drums - Pika – vocals, drums, percussion, noise
- Tsuyama Atsushi – vocals, bass guitar, drums, digital guitar, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, soprano recorder, kanteleKanteleA kantele or kannel is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family native to Finland, Estonia, and Karelia. It is related to the Russian gusli, the Latvian kokle and the Lithuanian kanklės. Together these instruments make up the family known as Baltic psalteries... - Higashi Hiroshi – electronics
- Kawabata Makoto – electric guitar, violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, hurdygurdy, glockenspielGlockenspielA glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone; however, the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, and making it a metallophone...
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, electronics, vocals
Acid Mothers Temple & the Pink Ladies Blues
The Pink Ladies Blues is another Acid Mothers Temple side-project, notable largely because it does not include Kawabata Makoto. In fact, that trio mostly consists of ex-members from the early, formative years of Acid Mothers Temple. Their music is traditional blues and psychedelic.Current members
- Magic Aum Gigi – electric guitar
- Tsuchy – electric guitar
- Mai Mai – drums
Acid Mothers Temple SWR
SWR is an experimental, free-jazz trio composed of Tsuyama, Kawabata, and Japanese experimental rock guru Yoshida Tatsuya of Ruins.Current members
- Yoshida TatsuyaYoshida Tatsuyais a Japanese musician and composer who is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock duo Ruins, as well as Koenji Hyakkei...
- Tsuyama Atsushi
- Kawabata Makoto
Acid Mothers Guru Guru
Acid Mothers Guru Guru was founded on a concept similar to SWR, but instead features the drumming of Krautrock drummer Mani Neumeier of Guru GuruGuru Guru
Guru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier , Uli Trepte and Eddy Naegeli later replaced by American Jim Kennedy...
.
Current members
- Kawabata Makoto
- Tsuyama Atsushi
- Mani Neumeier
Acid Mothers Gong
Current members- Daevid AllenDaevid AllenDaevid Allen , sometimes credited as Divided Alien, an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist is co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine and Gong .-Biography:In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered...
– vocals, guitar - Gilli SmythGilli SmythGilli Smyth is a musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong and Planet Gong as well as several solo albums and albums in collaborations other members of Gong...
– vocals - Josh Pollock – guitar, megaphone
- Yoshida Tatsuya – drums, vocals
- Tsuyami Atsushi – bass guitar, vocals
- Higashi Hiroshi – synthesizer
- Kawabata Makoto – guitar
Acid Mothers Temple & the Incredible Strange Band
Current members- Tsuyama Atsushi – guitar, vocals
- Tsuyama Akiko – vocals
- Suhara Keizo – bass guitar
- Aiko – drums
- Kawabata Makoto – electric sitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
, violin, hurdy-gurdy
Kawabata Makoto & the Mothers of Invasion
- sometimes playing under the name "What?"
Current members
- Kawabata Makoto – guitar
- Tabata Mitsuru – bass guitar
- Mori Kimiho – drums
- Higashi Hiroshi
Previous members
- Tsuyama Atsushi – bass guitar
- Ichiraku Yoshimitsu – drums
MMMH!
- Kawabata Makamoto - guitar with French prog band, Aquaserge
to release debut LP/CD on Manimal Vinyl
Manimal Vinyl
Manimal Vinyl is a Los Angeles based record label founded in 2006 by fashion stylist, Paul Beahan. They are known for releasing underground and experimental pop music. They were originally known as a folk label that makes annual tribute records for worldwide charities, having eventually switched to...
in October 2009
Acid Mothers Gong
- Acid MotherhoodAcid MotherhoodAcid Motherhood is a studio album by Gong, released in 2004. The line-up on this album consists of a merger of latter-day Gong, Univerity of Errors , and Acid Mothers Temple .-Track listing:...
(2004) - Live in Nagoya (2006)
- Acid Mothers Gong Live TokyoAcid Mothers Gong Live TokyoAcid Mothers Gong Live Tokyo is a live album by Gong in their Acid Mothers Gong format, recorded during April 2004 at the Doors Club in Tokyo, but not released until 2006 by Voiceprint, catalogue number VP382CD...
(2006) - Acid Mothers Gong Live at the Melkweg Amsterdam November 2006 as Part of the Gong Unconvention
Studio albums
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | July 19 | Just Another Band from the Cosmic Inferno Just Another Band from the Cosmic Inferno -Personnel:* Tabata Mitsuru : bass, vocals, maratab* Higashi Hiroshi : electronics, dancin' king* Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool* Okano Futoshi : drums, god speed* Kawabata Makoto : guitars, speed guruproduced & engineered by Kawabata Makoto... |
Important Records (USA) |
| - | Anthem Of The Space | Ektro Records (Finland) | |
| July 18 | Demons From Nipples | Vivo Records (Poland) | |
| September 20 | IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno | Ace Fu Records (USA) | |
| 2006 | February 21 | Starless and Bible Black Sabbath Starless and Bible Black Sabbath Starless And Bible Black Sabbath is an album and song by the Japanese group The Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno. The albums title refers to the album Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson and a self-titled album by Black Sabbath, the album cover also is very similar to the Black... |
Alien8 Recordings (Canada) |
| 2007 | December | Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, released in 2007 by Brazilian label . The album was limited to 1000 copies and come packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve with pop-up artwork.-Track listing:... |
Essence Music (Brazil) |
| 2008 | September 8 | Journey Into The Cosmic Inferno | Very Friendly Records (UK) |
| September 15 | Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're From Outer Space Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're From Outer Space Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're From Outer Space is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, released in 2008 by . It is their first album with Afrirampo's Pikachu on vocals and drums.-Track listing:-Personnel:... |
Riot Season (UK) |
Live albums
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | August 12 | Hotter Than Inferno ~ Live in Sapporo 2008 | Vivo Records (Poland) |
| 2011 | June 10 | Acid Maso Temple/Kill Kill Kill - The Electric Koolaide Results | White Noise Records (USA) |
Live DVDs
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | January 15 | 2006 Summer Live! (Live at Enban Jamboree) | Enban (Japan) |
| - | Hardcore Uncle Meat | AMT (Japan) | |
| 2008 | - | Hotter Than Inferno ~ Live in Osaka 2007 | AMT (Japan) |
Other releases
| Year | Date | Title | Type | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | May | Cosmic Funeral Route 666 | European tour CD | AMT (Japan) |
| - | Trigger In Trigger Out | US tour CD-single | Nokahoma Records (USA) | |
| 2007 | - | The Load Is A Virgin Killer | 12" Split EP | Nokahoma Records (USA) |
| 2008 | November | Sonic Attack (Psychedelic Warlords) | 7" Split EP | TRENSMAT (Ireland) |
Cassettes
| Year | Date | Title | Catalog # | Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | April | Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. is a cassette by Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released in 1996 by the band's own label in a limited edition of only 10 copies, which were sold at a show where band leader Kawabata Makoto played... |
10 | |
| 1997 | February | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 1 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 1 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 1 is a cassette by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released in February 1997 by the band's own label in a limited edition of 50 copies, along with its companion release Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O... |
AMT-001 | 50 |
| February | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 2 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 2 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 2 is a cassette by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released in February 1997 by the band's own label in a limited edition of 50 copies, along with its companion release Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O... |
AMT-002 | 50 | |
| 1997 | November | Tanjohen | AMT-003 | 40 |
| 1999 | May | Live + Studio | AMT-004 | 44 |
| 2000 | November | In WFMU 2000 | AMT-005 | 40 |
Studio albums
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | - | Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (album) Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O is an album by the artists of the same name, released in 1997 by P.S.F. Records.The album was recorded at Acid Mothers Temple from 1995 to 1997.-Track listing:# "Acid Mothers Prayer"# "Speed Guru"... |
P.S.F. Records P.S.F. Records P.S.F. Records is a Japanese record label specialising in underground psychedelic and folk music, and free improvisation. P.S.F. are named after the 1985 High Rise record Psychedelic Speed Freaks and were established in Tokyo by Hideo Ikeezumi with the philosophy "I only release to what I like,... |
| 1999 | - | Pataphysical Freak Out MU!! | P.S.F. Records |
| November | Wild Gals A Go-Go Wild Gals A Go-Go -Personnel:* Cotton Casino - vocal, synthesizer* Tsuyama Atsushi - bass, vocal, acoustic guitar* Koizumi Hajime - drums, monk* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer* Yoshida Masayuki - keyboards* Kaneko Tetsuya - tabla* YoKo - drone machine, photo... |
AMT | |
| 2000 | October | Troubadours from Another Heavenly World | P.S.F. Records |
| October | La Nòvia La Novia La Novia is a 1961 Argentine film starring Elsa Daniel.... |
Eclipse Records | |
| 2001 | February | Absolutely Freak Out (Zap Your Mind!!) Absolutely Freak Out (Zap Your Mind!!) Absolutely Freak Out is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2001. It is a double album, featuring four tracks on each disc.The album was recorded at Acid Mothers Temple from May to July, 2000.... |
Static Caravan-Resonant |
| Jun 13, 2001 | New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple - Personnel :Personnel as listed on Acid Mothers website.* Cotton Casino - vocal,synthesizer,beer & cigarettes* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass,acoustic guitar,vocal,cosmic joker* Koizumi Hajime - drums,percussion,soprano saxophone,sleeping monk... |
Squealer | |
| October | In C In C (album) -Personnel:Personnel as listed on Acid Mothers website.* Cotton Casino - voice* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, voice* Higashi Hiroshi - electric guitar, synthesizer* Ichiraku Yoshimitsu - drums... |
Eclipse Records | |
| 2002 | - | 41st Century Splendid Man 41st Century Splendid Man 41st Century Splendid Man is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2002 by tUMULt Records and a limited edition picture disc. The album´s name is a play on King Crimson´s probably most popular song 21st Century Schizoid Man.The album was re-released on CD in 2007... |
tUMULt |
| October 6 | Electric Heavyland Electric Heavyland -Credits:Credits, as stated on the Acid Mothers website :# Cotton Casino - vocals, synthesizer, beer & cigarette# Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, cosmic joker# Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizers, dancin' king# Koizumi Hajime - drums, sleeping monk... |
Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley... |
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| - | Univers Zen ou de zéro à zéro Univers Zen ou de zéro à zéro Univers Zen ou de zéro à zéro is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2007 by Fractal Records.-Track listing:# "Electric Love Machine" - 10:33# "Ange Mécanique de Saturne" - 10:31... |
Fractal Records | |
| - | St. Captain Freak Out & the Magic Bamboo Request St. Captain Freak Out & the Magic Bamboo Request St. Captain Freak Out And The Magic Bamboo Request is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2002 by Ektro Records.-Track listing:#"I am St... |
Ektro | |
| 2003 | - | Magical Power from Mars | Important Records |
| 2004 | April | Hypnotic Liquid Machine from the Golden Utopia | AMT |
| April 26 | Mantra of Love Mantra of Love - Credits :Credits, as stated on the Acid Mothers website:# Cotton Casino - vocal, beer cigarettes# Tsuyama Atsushi - monstar bass, vocal, cosmic joker# Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin'king# Koizumi Hajime - drums, percussion, sleeping monk... |
Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley... |
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| September 20 | The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also the World You Made The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also the World You Made The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also the World You Made is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2004 by . The album spans four CDs in individual sleeves, all contained in one CD Box... |
Dirter Promotions | |
| October 5 | Does the Cosmic Shepherd Dream of Electric Tapirs? Does the Cosmic Shepherd Dream of Electric Tapirs? Does the Cosmic Shepherd Dream of Electric Tapirs? is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2004. The title is a reference to the Philip K... |
Space Age | |
| November 8 | Minstrel in the Galaxy Minstrel in the Galaxy - Personnel :* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, vocal, acoustic guitar, cosmic joker* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, guitar, dancin'king* Koizumi Hajime - drums, sleeping monk* Kawabata Makoto - guitar, sarangi, bouzouki, tambura, speed guru- Guests :... |
Riot Season | |
| - | Close Encounters of the Mutants | Multikulti | |
| 2006 | June 13 | Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky? Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky? -Personnel:Credits, as stated on the Acid Mothers website:* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, voice, acoustic guitar, one-legged flute, sopranino recorder, organ-guitar, cosmic joker* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin' king* Uki Eiji - drums, wrecker & convoy... |
Ace Fu |
| November 27 | Myth of the Love Electrique Myth of the Love Electrique Myth of the Love Electrique is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2006 by . This is the first album to feature Kitagawa Hao on vocals.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Kitagawa Hao - voice... |
Riot Season | |
| 2007 | May 29 | Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars - Vinyl Version :- Credits :Credits, as stated on the Acid Mothers website :* Kitagawa Hao - voice, hot spice & alcohol* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, voice, cosmic joker* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin' king* Shimura Koji - drums, Latino cool... |
Important Records |
| June 19 | Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo - Personnel :* Kitagawa Hao - voice, hot spice & alcohol* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, voice, acoustic guitar, one-legged flute, alto recorder, cosmic joker* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, voice, dancin' king* Shimura Koji - drums, Latino cool... |
Ace Fu | |
| November 19 | Acid Motherly Love Acid Motherly Love Acid Motherly Love is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2007 by . It is their first as the fixed 4-piece of Tsuyama Atsushi, Higashi Hiroshi, Shimura Koji and Kawabata Makoto.-Track listing:-Personnel:... |
Riot Season | |
| December | 41st Century Splendid Man Returns 41st Century Splendid Man 41st Century Splendid Man is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2002 by tUMULt Records and a limited edition picture disc. The album´s name is a play on King Crimson´s probably most popular song 21st Century Schizoid Man.The album was re-released on CD in 2007... |
Essence Music | |
| 2008 | May 13 | Recurring Dream and Apocalypse of Darkness Recurring Dream and Apocalypse of Darkness -LP:-Personnel:* Tsuyama Atsushi - Bass, Guitar, Recorder, Vocals, Alto Recorder, Bamboo Flute* Higashi Hiroshi - Synthesizer* Makoto Kawabata - Electric Guitar, Tamboura, Producer, Engineer, Tanpura, Audio Production, Audio Engineer* Shimura Koji - Drums... |
Important Records |
| November 11 | Glorify Astrological Martyrdom Glorify Astrological Martyrdom Glorify Astrological Martyrdom is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2008 by Important Records.-Release:The album was released on CD in 2008 and as a special tour edition LP in 2009... |
Important Records | |
| December 9 | Cometary Orbital Drive Cometary Orbital Drive Cometary Orbital Drive is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2008 by Bam Balam.Records Vinyl LP version is titled Episodes Of Cometary Orbital Drive and contain different mix, but does not contain the entire album.Released by Bam Balam.Records, a French label... |
Bam Balam | |
| 2009 | April 28 | Interstellar Guru and Zero Interstellar Guru and Zero -Personnel:Credits, as stated on the liner notes:* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, tortoiseshell guitar, voice, cosmic joker* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin'king* Shimura Koji - drums, latino cool... |
Homeopathic Records |
| May 5 | Lord of the Underground: Vishnu and the Magic Elixir Lord of the Underground: Vishnu and the Magic Elixir -Personnel:Credits, as stated on the liner notes:* Tsuyama Atsushi - monster bass, voice, acoustic guitar, alto recorder, flute, toy trumpet, kazoo, cosmic joker* Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin'king* Shimura Koji - drums, latino cool... |
Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley... |
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| June 2 | Are We Experimental? Are We Experimental? Are We Experimental? is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2009 by Prophase Music.-Track listing:-Vinyl edition:- Personnel :... |
Prophase Music | |
| June 23 | Dark Side of the Black Moon: What Planet Are We On? Dark Side of the Black Moon: What Planet Are We On? Dark Side of the Black Moon: What Planet Are We On? is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2009 by Important Records. The album was released on CD and LP... |
Important Records | |
| 2010 | April 27 | In 0 to ∞ In 0 to ∞ In 0 to ∞ is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2010 by Important Records. The album is a followup to their 2001 cover of Terry Riley's In C.-Release:... |
Important Records |
| 2011 | April 5 | Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're From Inner Space Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're From Inner Space Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're from Inner Space is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released in 2008 by on April 5, 2011. The album is available on CD or as a limited edition double-LP on color vinyl , with artwork by Felix Morel.-Track listing:... |
Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley... |
| October 31 | The Ripper At The Heaven's Gates Of Dark The Ripper at the Heaven's Gates of Dark The Ripper at the Heaven's Gates of Dark is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released by Riot Season in October 2011... |
Riot Season |
EPs
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
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| 2001 | May | Monster of the Universe (2x7") | Static Caravan-Resonant |
| September | Grateful Head / Whopping Wild Freaks (7") | Wabana | |
| - | "We Are Here" UK tour October 2001 (Split 7" w/ Nishinihon) | Caravan-Resonant | |
| 2002 | - | Electric Love Machine (7") | Fractal Records |
| - | The Tombstone Phantom Drifter (Split 7" w/ Circle Circle (band) Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others... ) |
Verdura Records | |
| 2003 | October 7 | KINSKI, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE (Split EP w/ Kinski Kinski (band) Kinski is a rock band from Seattle, Washington, in the United States. They formed in 1998 in a pub, when bartender and drummer Dave Weeks overheard a conversation between two customers, Chris Martin and Lucy Atkinson about analog recording. Weeks joined the discussion, and they found they also... ) |
Sub Pop Sub Pop Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene... |
| - | A Thousand Shades of Grey (Split EP w/ Escapade Escapade (band) Escapade is a NYC Space-rock/Post-Rock band formed in 1996 by ex-Drunken Boat drummer Hadley Kahn. Their music is similar in spirit to Krautrock, while variously taking in influences of psychedelia, avant garde, minimalism, ambient and even jazz.... ) |
FÜNFUNDVIERZIG | |
| 2004 | - | Hello Good Child (7") | Ochre |
Singles
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
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| 2003 | - | Ziggy Sitar Dust Raga | Important Records |
| - | Diamond Doggy Peggy | Important Records | |
| September 8 | Cosmic Funky Dolly | Important Records |
Live albums
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
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| 2000 | - | Live in Occident | Detector |
| 2002 | - | Born to Be Wild in the USA 2000 | Wabana |
| October | Live in Japan | AMT | |
| 2003 | November | Last Concert in Tokyo | AMT |
| - | The Day Before the Sky Fell in America Sept 10, 2001 | Galactic Zoo Disc | |
| 2004 | - | In G (with ultrasound Ultrasound (band) Ultrasound are an English indie band, predominantly active during the late 1990s. Although the band's focal point was their tall, obese singer/guitarist Andrew "Tiny" Wood, the main songwriter was guitarist Richard Green, with the line-up completed by drummer Andy Peace, keyboardist Matt Jones and... ) |
Time-Lag |
| - | The Night Before the Sky Fell in America Sept 10, 2001 | Mandarinas | |
| 2005 | October 21 | Goodbye John Peel: Live in London 2004 | Dirter Promotions |
| 2006 | - | Power House of Holy | AMT |
| 2011 | - | Live as Troubadour | Important Records |
CDRs
| Year | Date | Title | Label | Copies |
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| 2003 | December | USA (CDR CDR - Medicine and health care :*Clinical data repository, a medical database system designed to provide a realtime summary of a patient's condition*Clinical Dementia Rating... ) |
AMT | 30 |
| December | UK #1 (CDR CDR - Medicine and health care :*Clinical data repository, a medical database system designed to provide a realtime summary of a patient's condition*Clinical Dementia Rating... ) |
AMT | 25 | |
| December | UK #2 (CDR CDR - Medicine and health care :*Clinical data repository, a medical database system designed to provide a realtime summary of a patient's condition*Clinical Dementia Rating... ) |
AMT | 25 |
Compilations
| Year | Date | Title | Label |
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| 2002 | - | Do Whatever You Want, Don't Do Whatever You Don't Want!! (Compilation) | Ear Worm Records |
| 2007 | November 26 | The Early Acid Mothers Temple Recordings 1995-1997 | Synesthetic Recordings Synesthetic Recordings Synesthetic Recordings is an independent record label based in Oslo, Norway, focusing on avant-garde, experimental, progressive and psychedelic music.-External links:* * at Discogs.com... |
Videos
- Dokonan: Acid Mothers Temple on Tour in US - (2007)
- Never Ending Space Ritual: History of Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Pariaso UFO - (2008)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues
- Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal ThunderAcid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal ThunderAcid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal Thunder is an album by Acid Mothers Temple under one of their many aliases. This album was recorded by three members of the Acid Mothers Temple who are not part of main members...
(2006) - The Soul of a Mountain Wolf (2007)
Acid Mothers Temple SWR
- SWR (2005)
- Stones, Women, & Records (2007)
- Sax & The City (2011)
Live albums
- Stones, Women and Records at Taku Taku 2009 with Umezu Kazutoki and Yamamoto Seiichi
Acid Mothers Guru Guru
- Psychedelic NavigatorPsychedelic NavigatorPsychedelic Navigator is an album by Acid Mothers Guru Guru, released in 2007 by Important Records. The band consists of members of the Japanese psychedelic band Acid Mothers Temple, Kawabata Makoto and Atsushi Tsuyama and German Krautrock drummer Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru-Track listing:-...
(2007) - Underdogg Express (2009)
External links
- Official website
- Acid Mothers Temple collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - Acid Mothers Temple @ HearJapan