Kawabata Makoto
Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) (born 1965) 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.
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Kawabata Makoto
- Name
- Kawabata Makoto
- Born
- 1965
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- musician · guitarist
- Fields
- psychedelic rock
- Languages
- Japanese · English
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Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) (born 1965) 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.
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• Name — Kawabata Makoto • Born — 1965 • Birthplace — Osaka, Japan • Instruments — Guitar, Sitar, Vocals, Violin, Hurdy-Gurdy, Bass Guitar, Bouzouki • Genre — Psychedelic rock • Years Active — 1978–present • Associated Acts — Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner, Gong Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) (born 1965) 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.
Early life
Early life
He was born in Osaka.
Band history
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 1978. Some of these bands are: • Baroque Bordello • Toho Sara • Erochika • Tsurubami • Musica Transonic • Mainliner • Mothers of Invasion • Nishinihon • Floating Flower
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!"
Solo discography
In addition to the many records recorded with bands, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo discography. 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)
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