Mantra Of Love (2004)
Acid Mothers Temple - Mantra Of Love (2004)
Acid Mothers Temple, the world-class modern psychedelic rock band of Japan, released what might be their most beautifully mellifluous album yet this summer. As a highly prolific musical collective, having produced over forty releases since their inception in 1995, this is no small feat. Two of their more notable recent albums, Electric Heavyland and Univers Zen ou de Zéro à Zéro, were much more ... well, heavy on the hyperkinetic freakouts and cosmic delirium. Mantra of Love seems to be a watershed, veering into more spacious and resplendent regions of sound. Wailing tsunamis and thunder-shattered percussion have been traded out for more pleasant and easily discernible gales.
"La Le Lo," the first of two lengthy tracks on the disc, is said to be a traditional Occitan hymn drawing from the indigenous language of southern France in the 11th to 15th centuries, marking their second flirtation with ancient folk styles since La Nòvia. The bouzouki and electric sitar that snake around Cotton's voice recall Popol Vuh (particularly the Heart of Glass soundtrack) and other kraut rock while the synthesizer sends spiraling waves into space, like a message from the desert to the stars. (Interestingly enough, AMT founder/figurehead Mokoto Kawabata claims that he hears music broadcast from outer space directly into his head.) The song ebbs and swells a number of times, oscillating between bucolic and cosmic, before launching into an extended lysergic jam.
The second and final track, "L'Ambition Dans le Miroir," is even more hushed, leading in with shimmering wind chimes and the ubiquitous sound of astral synth. Guitars are strummed in a somber tone while Cotton Casino sings her swan song -- this is, sadly, rumored to be her final performance with the AMT collective. The song dwindles into a restrained drone of keyboards, feedback, and ambient texture until all has been stripped away and only the chimes remain, swaying gently in the breeze... -- B.W (amazon.com)
Tracklist:
1. La le lo (occitanian trad.) 30:00
2. L'ambition dans le miroir 15:02
Acid Mothers Temple
IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno (2005)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno - IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno (2005)
If any band deserves the mantle of most uncompromising psychedelic band, I can't think of anyone that comes close to these guys. This is actually a cover of
Gong's 'Master Builder' from their masterpiece 'You' album, done as a memorial to Pierre Moerlin recently passed away, the great Gong percussionist. This
whole cd encompasses that one song given the overwhelming AMT treatment but actually going through a series of changes and developments making it one of the
most compelling works this band has done. About mid-way through begins a plateau of sonic, trance-inducing complexity that is shere ecstacy, lasting for over
ten minutes; and then following a return to the chorus/chant resumes the pulverizing sonic improvisation that turns the air into liquid and deconstructs
reality as we know it. I was lucky enough to catch these guys performing and they closed the show with this set and I believe Kawabata Makoto truely made
innanimate objects bleed with torture; one of the most devastating performances I have ever seen! (amazon.com)
Tracklist:
1. OM Riff From The Cosmic Inferno (playing time: 00:51:26)
Just Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno (2005)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno - Just Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno (2005)
2005 disc. Yet another release from the Acid Mothers Temple collective, this new incarnation sees the Japanese prism refracting a new sound to mark their 10th year. A whole decade! Including members of The Boredoms, Ghost, Mainliner and Zeni Geva, and with artwork from Stephen O'Malley (member of Sunn O)))/Khanate),
ACT & The Cosmic Inferno are up to their waist in ROCK (capitals are mandatory) with huge riffs and squalling barrages hammering down throughout. Made up of two pieces
with a combined running time of over an hour, ACT have drawn yet another distinct sound from their bag that is just as essential as anything put out by The Melting
Paraiso U.F.O or SWR. Add to this the fact that one band member (Tiffany) is credited on the sleeve notes as providing 'erotic whisper', and you have to conclude that
this contrary bunch will still be bothering ears come 2015. Guaranteed! (boomkat.com)
* Tabata Mitsuru: bass, vocals, maratab
* Higashi Hiroshi: electronics, dancin' king
* Shimura Koji: drums, latino cool
* Okano Futoshi: drums, god speed
* Kawabata Makoto: guitars, speed guru
* Tiffany : erotic whisper
Tracklist:
1. TriggerInTriggerOut
2. They are Coming From The Cosmic Inferno