There are some groups with the name of "Acid Mothers Temple".
Even they have the name "Acid Mothers Temple", each groups have totally different line-up, different concepts and different musical styles.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.
Tsuyama Atsushi : monster bass, vocal, cosmic joker
Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, dancin' king
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, speed guru
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO
Tabata Mitsuru : bass, vocal, maratab
Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, dancin' king
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Pikachu : drums, vocal from Afrirampo
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, speed guru
Jun. 27th (sat) @ Goodman TOKYO AKIHABARA (03-3862-9010)
http://clubgoodman.com/
open 18:00 / start 19:00
adv 3000 yen / door 3500 yen / 2 days tickets (with Jul.11) 5000 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
Jun. 29th (mon) @ Takutaku KYOTO (075-351-1321)
http://www.geisya.or.jp/~takutaku/
open 18:00 / start 19:00
adv 3000 yen / door 3500 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & Melting Cosmic Blues Band, Kinski [guest]Geoff Leigh (ex.Henry Cow)
Jun. 30th (tue) @ Helluva Lounge KOBE (078-331-7732)
http://helluva.jp/lounge/
open 18:30 / start 19:00
adv 2200 yen / door 2500 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & Melting Cosmic Blues Band, Kinski
Jul. 3rd (fri) @ Decatant Deluxe FUKUOKA (092-761-9111)
http://www.d-deluxe.jp/
open 19:00
adv 1500 yen / door 2000 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
w/ heirakuG, Rikugenkin & morooka mitsuo
Jul. 4th (sat) @ At Hall OITA(097-535-2567)
http://www.athall.com/
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
Jul. 5th (sun) @ Chaotic Noise KOCHI (088-871-0481)
http://kclub.exblog.jp/
open 19:00 / start 19:30
adv 2000 yen / door 2500 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
Jul. 7th (tue) @ Pepper Land OKAYAMA (086-253-9758)
http://www.pepperland.net/
open 19:00 / start 19:30
door 2000 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
w/ Roba Q, Ketch, Omikoshi Boys, Seyaro Guys
Jul. 9th (thu) @ Sunsui OSAKA UNAGIDANI (06-6243-3641)
http://www.sunsui.net/
open 18:00 / start 19:00
adv 3000 yen / door 3500 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
Jul. 10th (fri) @ Tokuzo NAGOYA (052-733-3709)
http://tokuzo.com/
open 18:00 / start 19:00
adv 3000 yen / door 3500 yen
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kinski
Jul. 11th (sat) @ Goodman TOKYO AKIHABARA (03-3862-9010)
http://clubgoodman.com/
open 18:00 / start 19:00
adv 3000 yen / door 3500 yen / 2 days tickets (with Jun.27) 5000 yen
Acid Mothers Kaidan (AMT + Hijokaidan), Kinski
Both bands will sell limited Japan tour T-shirts at the venues.
The limited Acid Mothers Kaidan's "Kill The King of Noise" limited T-shirt will be sold at
only their show @ Goodman in Tokyo on July 11th.
Of course AMT Shopzone will sell lots of merchandise (CD/LP/DVD)!!!
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SOUL COLLECTIVE led by Kawabata Makoto. There are currently around 30 members, famous and unknown, musicians, artist, dancers, farmers etc. In order to follow and document their multifarious activities. ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O., These ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO and ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR groups are just parts of collective's activities.
[1995]
In 1995 the quartet of Kawabata Makoto (g, syn: Musica Transonic, ex.Mainliner, Tsurubami), Koizumi Hajime (dr: ex.Mainliner, ex.Seventh Seal), Suhara Keizo (b: ex.Arijigoku, ex.Rashinban), and Cotton Casino (vo, syn: ex.Mady Gura Blue Heaven) formed a new group ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. and started to record their improvised jam sessions.
A group of social dropouts of every description - musicians, dancers, artists, farmers, channellers, ex-yakuza, mermaid researchers and professional vagrants - known as the ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SOUL COLLECTIVE, had already begun to coalesce around Kawabata. Then Higashi Hiroshi (syn, g: Tsurubami, ex.Yumejin) joined.
[1996]
In January, some local residents got the wrong end of the stick and assumed that their house was a hideout for members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult that had committed the gas attack on the Tokyo subway. In the end, they were forced to move out of the original Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective house and their group began to transform from a hippie commune into a true collective of souls. ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. self-released "Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O." on cassette tape.
[1997]
ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. self-released 2 cassette tapes "Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 1" and "Acid Mother's Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. 2".
ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE have changed their name to ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released their self-titled debut album "ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O." on a CD from PSF Records (Japan) in November. The album was selected as one of the 50 best albums of the year by the British music magazine The Wire.
[1998]
In January, the Acid Mothers Temple family record-label "ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE"was set up, in order to document the various activities of the collective.
In June, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played their first live gig in San Francisco, as part of a tour of the USA and Europe. In the UK, they headlined a bill which include The Pastels and Richard Youngs at the Psychedelic Trip Festival at the Glasgow School of Art. In Berlin, they collaborated with the NASA computer graphics animation team.
In August, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played their first Japanese gig in Tokyo.
In November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured Japan. Tsuyama Atsushi (Omoide Hatoba) took part in this tour as a guest guitarist.
[1999] Tsuyama Atsushi joined ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. on bass. This completed the current live line-up of the group (Cotton, Tsuyama, Higashi, Koizumi and Kawabata).
In March, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.'s 2nd album "Pataphysical Freak Out MU!!" was released on a CD by PSF Records(Japan). Includes guest appearances by HACO (vo: ex.After Dinner, HOAHIO).
From April to June, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and Europe (UK, Germany, France). The group headlined the Deep Heaven Festival in Boston and headlined at the first day of the Fete de l'Humanite in Toulouse France.
In September, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the Western Japan.
In November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released their soundtrack to the Russian underground film "Wild Gals a Go-Go" on a CD from the Acid Mothers Temple label.
[2000]
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released "Live in Occident" a double LP document of the 1999 tour of the USA and Europe on the Detector (USA).
In April, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played their first gig in seven months, headlining at the Psychedelic Festival in Osaka. The line-up was the same as last year's touring unit.
In October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a LP of covers of Occitan traditional song "La Nòvia" on Eclipse Records(US).
In October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Troubadours From Another Heavenly World" on PSF Records (Japan).
From November to December ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and Europe(UK, Belgium, Norway, Germany and France). Ozawa Ryo joined the group as a support drummer on this tour.
[2001]
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a doubl LP "Absolutely Freak Out (Zap Your Mind!)" on Static Caravan-Rsonant(UK).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple" on CD from Squealer Music (USA).
In March, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played with Stockhausen & Walkman in Nagoya. This was the first gig to feature a new drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu (I.S.O., Doravideo). This was also the first live appearance in Japan in over a year.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the commemorative tour double EP "Master of the Universe" on Static Caravan-Resonant (UK).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "La Nòvia" on a CD from Swordfish Records (UK).
In May, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the UK and Ireland. The group closed out the second and final day of the Le Weekend Festival For Inventive Music & Sound with a three and a half hour set. Also the group jammed with Julian Cope in Nottingham.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the "Grateful Head" US tour EP on Wabana (USA).
In September, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA. Due to the September 11th terrorist attacks, the group's headlining spot at the CMJ Music Marathon was cancelled. The venue, the Knitting Factory, was closed.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the UK tour EP, "My Guitar Wants To Kiss Your Mama" on the Static Caravan-Resonance (UK).
In October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the UK and Ireland. The group garnered attention in Mojo and other magazines. Another highlight was a slot at the Royal Festival Hall, playing with Gong and The Orb.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released on a LP the AMT cover of the Terry Riley track "In C" on Eclipse Records (USA).
In December, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the Western Japan with Kinski. The first date in Nagoya and the final date in Osaka, features the twin drum attack of Ichiraku Yoshimitsu and Koizumi Hajime.
Ichiraku Yoshimitsu quited from ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.
[2002]
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the picture 12"LP "41st Century Splendid Man" on tUMULt (USA).
The ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "Pataphysical Freak Out MU!" as a double LP on Eclipse Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "Absolutely Freak Out (Zap Your Mind!)" on Static Caravan-Resonant (UK), this time as a double CD with the addition of a 45 minute bonus tracks.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the live LP "Born To Be Wild in The USA 2000" on Wababa (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued the AMT cover of the Terry Riley track "In C" as a CD from Squealer Music (USA). Uki Eiji (Melt Banana, ex.Mong Hang) joined ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. as the tour drummer.
In March and April, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and UK / Ireland. The group appeared at the South by Southwest Festinal in Austin. They were selected as one of the best three groups at the festival. They also performed an improvised soundtrack to the film "Urotsukidoji : Legend of the Overfiend" at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Earworm Records (UK) released 3CD Acid Mothers Temple Family compilation "Do Whatever You Want, Don't Do Whatever You Don't Want!!".
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple" as a double LP on Squealer Music (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released 4 new albums and 2 EPs from September to November.
Alien8 Recording (Canada) released "Electric Heavyland" on a CD.
The Acid Mothers Temple lebel released the live album "Live in Japan" on a CD.
Fractal Records (France) released "Univers Zen ou de Zéro à Zéro" on a CD also "Electric Love Machine" on a EP.
Ektro Records (Finland) released "St.Captain Freak Out & The Magic Bamboo Request" on a CD.
Verdura (Finland) released the Scandinavian tour EP "The Tombstone Phantom Drifter" on a EP.
In October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and Canada. The group perform as the headlining act on the final day of the Terrastock.5 festival in Boston.
From Ocober to December, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured Europe (Norway, Finland, Estonia, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy and France). The group performed as the headlining act of the Estonian rock festival Operation B in Tallinn. They performed a collaborative concert with the Occitan trad singer Rosina de Paira in Toulouse.
In December, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played their first gig the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.1" in their home Nagoya as the final date of the tour. This was also the first live appearance in Japan in over a year. Koizumi Hajime re-placed as the drummer from this night.
[2003]
Kawabata Makoto and Cotton Casino joined GONG .
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released 3 titles of 3"CD-singles "Magical Power From Mars series" between January and March on Important Records (USA) also the label reissued as 1CD "Magical Power From Mars".
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the live LP "The Day Before The Sky Fell In America Spt.10.2002" on Galactic Zoo Disc (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "Univers Zen ou de Zéro à Zéro" as a 4LP set with one bonus disc of unreleased live-recordings on Fractal Records (France).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD of the live album "Last Concert in Tokyo" on The Acid Mothers Temple label.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a split CD "A Thousand Shades Of Gray" with Escapade on Funfundvierzig (Germany).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a split CD and LP "Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple" with Kinski on Sub Pop (USA). ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE mode HHH (Kawabata Makoto, Tsuyama Atsushi and Yoshida Tatsuya of Ruins) toured Europe (Norway, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Germany, UK, Netherland, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Italy) as the one part of Japanese New Music Festival tour in October and November. They performed an improvised soundtrack to the Ira Cohen's film "The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda" at Kill Your Timid Nortion festival in Dandee Scotland. Also they performed at Newton Festival di Musiche Contemporanee in Latina Italy. ACID MOTHERS GONG was formed by Daevid Allen (vo. g.: Gong), Gilli Smyth (space whisper: Gong), Didier Malherbe (sax: Gong), Josh Pollock (g: University Of Errors), Yoshida Tatsuya, Tsuyama Atsushi, Higashi Hiroshi, Cotton Casino and Kawabata Makoto.
ACID MOTHERS GONG performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London UK with Damo Suzuki and Incledible String Band in October.
In December, in their hometown of Nagoya ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.2". Yamazaki Maso (Masonna, Space Machine) joined them as a special guest. This was the first live appearance in Japan in over a year.
[2004]
In March, At the invitation of Mogwai played at All Tomorrow's Party UK.
In April, Original member Cotton Casino left ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. .
In April, ACID MOTHERS GONG toured Japan.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Mantra of Love" on Alien 8 Recordings (Canada), included an Occitan trad cover "La Le Lo".
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a live LP "Born To Be Wild in The USA 2000" on Wabana (USA).
In May, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Special" in Osaka. Screenings of Audrey Ginestet's ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.'s documentary film "Dokonan". This was the first gig after Cotton left the group.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the US tour CD "Hypnotic Liquid Machine From The Golden Utopia" on Acid Mothers Temple label.
In May and June, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and Canada. The group performed at Festival International Musique Actuelle in Canada.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a collaboration single with Ultrasound "In G" on 10"EP by Time-Lag Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the studio live CD "The Night Before The Sky Fell in America 10th Sep. 2001" on Mandarinasre Records (Argentin).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "Wild Gals A Go Go" on 2LP by Eclipse Records (USA).
In October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.'s film concert held in Tokyo. Screenings concert films of their 2002 performance with Rosina de Peira in Toulouse and 2004 performance in Philadelphia.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released 4 new albums from September to November. "Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs?" was released on a CD by Spaceage Recordings (UK). "Minstrel In The Galaxy" was released on a CD by Riot Season (UK). Includes guest appearances by Oni and Pikachu from Afrirampo as vocalists. "The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also The World You Made" was released on 4CD by Dirter Promotion(UK). "Close Encounters Of The Mutants" was released on a CD by Multikulti (Poland). Includes guest appearances by Oni and Pikachu from Afrirampo as vocalists.
Kawabata, Tsuyama and Higashi formed ACID MOTHERS AFRIRAMPO with Oni and Pikachu from Afrirampo.
ACID MOTHERS AFRIRAMPO released a CD of their first album "We Are Acid Mothers Afrirampo!!" on Acid Mothers Temple label.
In October and November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured Europe (UK, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Italy and Greece). The group performed at Ochre 10 Festival in UK, The sound and litterature festival LIPS in Denmark, La Malterie Hors D'elle in France, Musica 90 festival and Festival Comunicativo in Italy.
In December, in their hometown of Nagoya they hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.3". Afrirampo joined them as a special guest. Also this was the last gig of original member Koizumi Hajime.
[2005]
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE mode HHH (Yoshida Tatsuya, Tsuyama Atsushi, Kawabata Makoto) have changed their name to ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR released a CD of their first album "SWR" on Very Friendly Records (UK).
Kawabata formed ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO with Higashi Hiroshi (syn, g), Tabata Mitsuru (b: Zeni Geva, ex.Boredoms), Okano Futoshi (dr: ex.Ghost, ex.Subvert Blaze), Shimura Koji (dr: Miminokoto, ex.Mainliner, ex.High Rise). The group has been born out of the line-up of Kawabata Makoto & The Mothers Of Invasion mk3 (Acid Mothers Of Invasion).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 1st CD "Just Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno" from Important Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released the European tour CD "Cosmic Funeral Route 666" from Acid Mothers Temple label.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 2nd CD "Anthem Of The Space" from Ektro Records (Finland).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 3rd CD "Demons From Nipples" from Vivo Records (Poland).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 4th CD "IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno" from Ace Fu Records (USA).
In June, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO toured Europe (UK, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Finland, France and Greece). The group performed at Venn Festival 2005 in UK, Ruin Festival in Austria, Mo Fo Festival 5 i
in France and Hearing Protection Required in Greece.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released the limited US tour CD-single "Trigger In Trigger Out" from Nokahoma Records (USA).
In September and October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO toured the USA. The group played "In C" at Terry Riley's 70th Birthday Celebration at UCLA. Sam Lohman joined a support drummer instead of Okano Futoshi on a half of the tour.
In October, in Osaka ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Extra". ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE Volunteers played with Hiroshi-Nar and Ito Seiko.
In October and November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR toured Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, France, Spain,Italy, UK) as the one part of Japanese New Music Festival tour.
In December, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO played at All Tomorrow's Party UK at the invitation of Mars Volta. Damo Suzuki (ex.Can) joined the group as a guest vocalist.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a doubl live LP "Good-bye John Peel : Live in London 2004" on Dirter Promotion (UK).
In December in their hometown of Nagoya ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.4". Afrirampo and Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins) joined them as special guests.
[2006]
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 5th CD "Darkness And Bible Black Sabbath" from Alien8 Recordings (Canada).
Tsuyama formed ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE INCREDIBLE STRANGE BAND with Tsuyama Akiko (vo.), Suhara Keizo (b), Aiko (dr. ex.Noizuwarcame) and Kawabata Makoto (e.sitar, violin, etc.).
In March and April, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR toured China as the one part of Japanese New Music Festival tour.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "The Day Before The Sky Fell In America Spt.10.2002" on CD from Galactic Zoo Disc (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Have You Seen The Other Side Of The Sky?" on Ace Fu Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the US tour CD "Power House of Holy" on Acid Mothers Temple label.
In April and May, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured USA. Uki Eiji re-joined the group as a support drummer in this tour.
In June, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO toured Europe (Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Croatia). The group performed at Nippon A Go Go in France.
In July, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO headlined at "Enban Jamboree" in Tokyo.
In September, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR toured USA and Mexico as the one part of Japanese New Music Festival tour.
In October, ACID MOTHERS GONG toured Japan.
ACID MOTHERS GONG headlined the opening day of the three-day "Gong Unconvention 2006" in Amsterdam.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Myth Of Love Electrique" on Riot Season (UK).
Audrey Ginestet's ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.'s documentary film "Dokonan" was released on DVD by Acid Mothers Temple label.
In November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the UK and Ireland. Shimura Koji (AMT & TCI, Miminokoto, ex.Mainliner, ex.High Rise) took part in this tour as a drummer. Kitagawa Hao joined ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. as the new vocalist.
In December in their hometown of Nagoya they hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.5". Mani Neumeire (Guru Guru), Kuriyama Jun (ex.Ox) and the liquid lighting team OHPIA joined them as special guests.
Tsuyama and Kawabata formed ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU with Mani Neumeire (Guru Guru).
In December, ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU toured in Japan.
In December, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO headlined at "Macaronizm Night ver. Are" in Yamaguchi.
[2007]
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 1st live DVD "2006 Summer Live! (Live at Enban Jamboree)" from Enban (Japan).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "In C" on CD from Macaroni Records (Japan).
In February, Kawabata Makoto and Higashi Hiroshi played as ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE at Swiss Instit in NY. "Trad,Gras och Stenar vs Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Japan tour 2007" was released on the split CD by Acid Mothers Temple label.
In March, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured Japan with Trad, Gras och Stenar.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 12" Split EP "The Load Is A Virgin Killer" from Nokahoma Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 2nd live DVD "Hardcore Uncle Meat" from Acid Mothers Temple label.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo" on Ace Fu Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under The Stars" and a LP "Crystal Rainbow Pyramid" on Important Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. reissued "Wild Gals A Go Go" on CD from Swordfish Records (UK).
Okano Futoshi quited from ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO.
In April and May, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and Canada.
Kitagawa Hao quited from ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. after the US and Canadian tour.
In May, ACID MOTHERS GONG played at Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville in Canada.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR released 2nd CD "Stones, Women and Records" from Magaibutsu ltd. (Japan).
In July, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR toured Japan with a guest keybord player Ishibashi Eiko. Pikachu (dr, vo: Afrirampo) joined ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO. ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO featuring PIKACHU toured Western Japan in July and August. In Osaka the group performed as the headlining act of the Heavy Space Psychedelic Rock Carnival. Yamazaki Maso (Masonna) joined them as a special guest.
In August and September, ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU toured the USA.
In September, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played as the headlining act at Mangetsusai 2007 (Full Moon Festival) in Miyajima Hiroshima.
In October, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. played at New Picnic in Taiyokoen festival in Himeji. Pikachu (Afrirampo) joined them as a guest drummer.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "Acid Motherly Love" on Riot Season (UK).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a double LP "The Early Acid Mothers Temple Recordings 1995-1997" on Synethtetic Records (Norway). The label also released the material as a 3LP set in an edition 100.
In November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured Europe (UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway). The group performed at Tanned Tin Festival in Spain and The Pauze Festival in Belgium. Damo Suzuki (ex.Can) joined the group as a guest vocalist in London.
In December in their hometown of Nagoya ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.6". Yamamoto Seiichi (Boredoms), Kuriyama Jun (ex.Ox) and the liquid lighting team OHPIA joined them as special guests.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released a CD "41st Century Splendid Man Returns" on Essence Music (Brazil).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 6th CD "Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno" from Essence Music (Brazil).
[2008]
In February, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR and ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU toured Japan.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE INCREDIBLE STRANGE BAND disbanded.
Tsuyama Atsushi formed ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & MELTING COSMIC BLUES BAND with Tabata Mitsuru, Shimura Koji and Kawabata Makoto.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released 2 DVD set Never Ending Space Ritual ~ History of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.~" from Swordfish Records (UK).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released "Recurring Dream And Apocalypse Of Darkness" on CD and LP from Important Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released the US tour CD "Acid Mothership Live" on Acid Mothers Temple label.
In March and April, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured the USA and Canada.
In April and May, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR toured Europe as the one part of Japanese New Music Festival tour.
In May, ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU performed at Roadburn Festival in Holland.
In June, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO toured Hokkaido in Japan.
In July, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR toured Japan as the one part of Japanese New Music Festival tour.
In July in Tokyo ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. held the "Acid Mothers Temple Summer Festival".
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released a CD "Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're From Outer Space" on Riot Season (UK).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released a CD "Journey Into The Cosmic Inferno" on Very Friendly Records (UK).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released a live CD "Hotter Than Inferno ~ Live in Sapporo 2008 ~" on Vivo Records (Poland).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO released 3rd live DVD "Hotter Than Inferno ~ Live in Osaka 2007 ~" on Acid Mothers Temple label.
In July, ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU played at Herzberg Festival in Germany.
In July and August, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO toured the UK and Ireland. The group performed at Standon Calling Festival in UK.
In September, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. performed as ACID MOTHERS KAIDAN with Japanese king of noise group Hijokaidan in Nagoya Japan.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released "Glorify Astrological Martyrdom" on CD from Important Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released "Interstellar Guru And Zero" on CD from Homeopathic (Italy).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released "Cometary Orbital Drive" on CD from Bam Balam Records (France).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. released "Episodes of Cometary Orbital Drive" on LP from Bam Balam Records (France).
In November, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. toured Europe. (Italy, France, UK, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland,) The group performed at SOY Festival 6 in France and HOKEBEN Festival in UK.
YAMAMOTO SEIICHI & ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE released "Giant Psychedelia" on 2CD on Acid Mothers Temple label.
In December in their hometown of Nagoya ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. hold the "Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol.7". Ichiraku Yoshimitsu (Doravideo), Tabata Mitsuru (Zeni Geva) joined them as special guests.
[2009]
In January, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR with UMEZU KAZUTOKI toured Japan.
In February, ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU cancelled Australian tour from Kawabata's illness.
In March, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR and ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU toured Japan.
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. will release a CD and a LP "Lord of the Underground : Vishnu and the Magic Elixir" from Alien8 Recordings (Canada).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. will release a CD and 2LP set "Dark Side Of The Black Moon : What Planet Are We On?" from Important Records (USA).
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. will release a CD "Are We Experimental?" from Prophase Music (USA).
In April, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. will tour the USA and Canada.
In June and July, ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. will tour Japan with Kinski.
In August, the special unit ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU GONG will perform at Zappanale 20 in Germany. ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU GONG are Kawabata Makoto, Daevid Allen (Gong), Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru) and Guy Segers (ex.Universe Zero).
In September and October, ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU will tour Germany.
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