Kawabata Makoto
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| Kawabata Makoto | |
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 Kawabata in performance in London in 2005
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| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Psychedelic rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts | Acid Mothers Temple, among several others |
Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band and "soul collective" Acid Mothers Temple.
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[edit] 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 the late 1970s. Some of these bands are:
- Baroque Bordello
- Toho Sara
- Erochika
- Tsurubami
- Musica Transonic
- Mainliner
- Mothers of Invasion
- Nishinihon
- Floating Flower
[edit] Solo discography
In addition to the many records recorded with bands, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo discography.[1] Major releases are:
- The 'Private Tapes' series (1999-2004)
- Inui.1 (2000)
- Inui.2 (2000)
- I'm in Your Inner Most (2001)
- Hosanna Mantra (2007)
[edit] Musical philosophy
In 2000, Kawabata wrote "Music, for me, is neither something that I create, nor a form of self-expression. All kinds of sounds exist everywhere around us, and my performances solely consist of picking up these sounds, like a radio tuner, and playing them so that people can hear them."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kawabata Makoto: Profile. Acid Mothers Temple. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
