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Acid Mothers Temple have rapidly become acclaimed as the greatest, 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. SWR is the Acid Mothers Temple Family’s most powerful battle-formation yet. featuring Tsuyama Atsushi and Kawabata Makoto from the original AMT (Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.) and Yoshida Tatsuya from Ruins. their crushingly acute freakout sound will pulverize the world’s legions of wannabe psych groups.
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Acid Mothers Temple SWR :
Yoshida Tatsuya : drums, vocal, keyboard, etc.
Tsuyama Atsushi : bass, vocal, guitar, saxophone, etc.
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, violin, vocal, etc.
2003
Kawabata first participated in the Japanese New Music Festival tour (abbreviated below as JNMF – this was a showcase tour, first proposed by Yoshida Tatsuya in 1997. The first tour consisted of Yoshida, Sasaki and Tsuyama Atsushi playing as Ruins, Akaten, Tsuyama solo, and Zubi Zuva X). Just as Kawabata joined, Sasaki left Ruins, so the tour became the trio of Yoshida, Tsuyama and Kawabata, who formed a new group called Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH as one of the cornerstones of the tour. The trio of Yoshida, Tsuyama and Kawabata had formed one group prior to this – Seikazoku, in 1996 – but this was an entirely different group to Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH.
A tour-only compilation CD entitled “Japanese New Music Festival Europe Tour 2003” was released on Magaibutsu. It included one previously released Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. track, “The Creation of the Humanrace”, recorded during Yoshida’s tenure in the band.
A tour-only compilation CD entitled “Japanese New Music Festival Europe Tour 2003” was released on Magaibutsu. It included one previously released Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. track, “The Creation of the Humanrace”, recorded during Yoshida’s tenure in the band.
Oct, Nov: Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH toured Europe as part of the JNMF. Higashi Hiroshi guested at the Geneva show. The group performed a live soundtrack to Ira Cohen’s “The Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda” at the Kill Your Timid Notion festival in Dundee. There was also a performance by Acid Mothers Temple 2003, featuring Cotton Casino and Higashi Hiroshi, in Birmingham. Also during the same tour, the three core members appeared as part of Acid Mothers Gong’s debut gig at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Dec: Acid Mothers Temple mode HHH played as part of the JNMF Homecoming show.
2004
The group changed its name to Acid Mothers Temple SWR.
A cover of Franco Battiato’s “Fenomenlogia” was included on the tribute album “What’s Your Function? (A Tribute to Franco Battiato)”, released by the Italian label Silly Boy.
2005
First album “SWR” was released on the UK label Very Friendly Records.
Mar: To commemorate the first SWR album and the second album by Seikazoku, the two bands (with the same members – keep up!) toured Japan as “Seikazoku Festival”.
Nov: Toured Europe as part of the JNMF. Played another homecoming gig in Japan.
Magaibutsu ltd released a tour-only compilation CD Extra titled “Japanese New Music Festival ver.4”.
2006
Jan: Toured Japan as part of JNMF.
Mar, Apr: Toured China as part of JNMF.
July: Toured the US and Mexico as part of JNMF.
A DVD of Ira Cohen’s “The Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda”, including the SWR soundtrack, was released by the UK label Bastet.
2007
Second album “Stones, Women and Records” was released by Magaibutsu.
Jan: Commemorative tour of Japan. Ishibashi Eiko guested on all dates on keyboards, and Nasuno Mitsuru guested on bass at the Tokyo show.
2008
Toured Japan as part of the “Guru Guru Festival” package tour featuring Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru). The four members played as three groups – SWR, Acid Mothers Guru Guru, and Manitatsu.
Apr, May: Toured Europe as part of JNMF. Tsuyama fell ill and Yoshida and Kawabata continued as a duo. Some dates features Guy Segers (ex Universe Zero) and others as guest bassists.
Magaibutsu released a Europe tour-only compilation CD Extra titled “Japanese New Music Festival 2008”. It included video as well as audio.
July: Toured Japan as part of JNMF.
2009
Jan: Toured Japan with guest saxophonist Umezu Kazutoki. Yamamoto Seiichi guested at the Kyoto show.
Mar: Toured Japan as part of Guru Guru Festival.
2010
Feb: Toured Japan as part of Guru Guru Festival.
May: Played in Tokyo at the “Battle of Acid Mothers Temple” event – four different Acid Mothers Temple groups playing non-stop.
A live CD “Guru Guru Fest 2010” was released by Chaotic Noise Recordings. SWR featured on “Suite Chaotic Noise”.
Oct, Nov: Toured Europe as part of JNMF.
Nov, Dec: JNMF Homecoming Japan tour.
2011
Drawing on the dates with Umezu Kazutoki, Magaibutsu released “Sax & The City”, and AMT simultaneously released “Stones, Women & Records Live at Taku Taku”.
Jan: Japan tour with Umezu Kazutoki to celebrate the release of the two albums.
Mar: Toured Japan as part of Guru Guru Festival.
2012
Mar: Toured Japan as part of Guru Guru Festival.
Dec: Played in Osaka at the “Brilliant A Year-End 2Days Yoshida Tatsuya’s Night” event – including Super condense version of Japanese New Music Festival.
2013
Mar: Toured Japan as part of Guru Guru Festival.
A live CD “Guru Guru Fest 2012” was released by Magaibutsu ltd.
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