Kalamazoo, the hour is nearly upon us. Hailing from the far reaches of the East, cloaked in mysticism, hair, and electricity, comes the salient psychedelic noise-rock collective known as Acid Mothers Temple.
Since 1995, guitarist Kawabata Makoto has lead AMT through a multitude of members, both regulars and guests, as they have recorded and released countless albums and toured extensively, all the while maintaining a constant focus on largely-improvised psychedelic rock (there is often a basic melodic theme or riff which the collective builds around) influenced heavily by space rock bands of the 1970s like Gong and Hawkwind and the experimental leanings of German musicians such as Can and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Makoto’s current Acid Mothers line-up, consisting of Higashi Hiroshi on synthesizer and guitar, Tsuyama Atsushi on bass, and Shimura Koji handling percussion, have been performing consistently as the main core for several years now with occasional guests. Having witnessed their show in Pontiac last year, I can personally say that their presence as performers and congeniality as musicians is an overwhelmingly profound spiritual experience. Do not miss this chance of a lifetime.
This happens tomorrow night, Thursday, April 7th, at The Strutt, located at 773 West Michigan in Kalamazoo. On tour with AMT are Brooklyn-based Knitting Factory Records artists Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers and local noise-rock/free-improv dadaists Forget The Times. Doors at 8, show starts PROMPTLY at 9 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Ages 18+. Advance tickets can be purchased at The Strutt, The Corner Record Shop, or http://www.thestrutt.com
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