Kawabata Makoto
Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple. He was part of one line-up of Gong when Acid Mothers Temple and Gong briefly fused into one group.
Kawabata Makoto | |
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 Kawabata in performance in London in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts | Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner, Gong |
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
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)
- Inui.4 (2007)
- We're one-sided lovers each other's (2013- Bam Balam.records)
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."[2]
"When I was a kid, I really loved Ritchie Blackmore – not so much the guitar style, just I liked his look, atmosphere, on the stage. Always, he stood on this side [right], also the stratocaster, and black clothes, and very aggressive [playing]. I really loved this image, so I wear just black. Also – easy to co-ordinate!"[3]
References
- "Kawabata Makoto Solo Discography on Acid Mothers Temple Website". Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- "Kawabata Makoto Profile on Acid Mothers Temple Website". Acid Mothers Temple. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- 'Never Ending Space Ritual' DVD Interview
