Acid Mothers Temple & the melting paraiso U.F.O.

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Acid Mothers Temple have rapidly become acclaimed as the greatest, the most extreme trip psychedelic group in the world. Releases have appeared on labels around the world at an amazing pace, and the magnificence of their live performances is already being whispered of as legendary. They return to OTO for a full on all out electric set after last year's acoustic performance.

The current live line-up of the group is:

Tsuyama Atsushi : bass, voice, cosmic joker
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Higashi Hiroshi: synthesizer, dancin'king
Tabata Mitsuru : guitar, guitar synthesizer, maratab
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, speed guru
"a combination of blazing guitar riffs, spaced-out melodies, and science fiction additives. Now settled as Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Kawabata and his ragged band blend the sort of cosmic showmanship once reserved for George Clinton with the face-melting acid rock that inspired Acid Tests and tie-dye. Employing traditional mores to psychedelic jams, Acid Mothers Temple also pride themselves in the unconventional: electric bouzouki, synthesizer, sitar, and violin—instruments associated with regions and genres at best loosely associated with flower power inspiration. It further cements Acid Mothers Temple as an anomaly: be it to country, genre, or style. Dark Side of the Black Moon is a trip without the need of a hallucinogen; everything worth distorting is done by the hands of Japan’s fiercest psychedelic freaks." - Justin Spicer, KEXP