Role Musician Name Kawabata Makoto | Years active 1978–present | |
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Albums Private Tapes, Love Phase Music groups Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (Since 1995) Movies Acid Mothers Temple: Acid Mothers Temple Festival: Vol. 5 Similar People Tatsuya Yoshida, Anla Courtis, Jean Francois Pauvros, Richard Youngs, Mani Neumeier |
Kawabata makoto smith kinendo hikone japan dec 15 2013
Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple.
Contents
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- Band history
- Solo discography
- Musical philosophy
- References

Kawabata makoto guitar solo end of set oakland 11 6 09
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:
Solo discography

In addition to the many records recorded with bands, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo discography. Major releases are:

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."

"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!"