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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Japanese psychedelic rock band founded in 1995 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective as [i]a freak-out group for the 21st century[/i], led by Kawabata Makoto. According to acidmothers.com, U.F.O. is for "underground freak out". Visual credits often go to [a=Kawabata Sachiko] / [a=Sachiko Ichikawa] / [a=Elf (9)]. Its lineup is ever-mutating. [b]Current members[/b] [a=Makoto Kawabata] / Speed Guru – guitars, electronics, vocals (1995–present) [a=Hiroshi Higashi] / Noodle God – synthesizer, vocals, harmonica (1998–present) [a=Nani Satoshima] / Another Dimension – drums (2014–present) [a=Jyonson Tsu] – guitar, bouzouki, vocals (2018–present) [b]Former members[/b] [a=Cotton Casino] ([a=Tomoko Kajino]) / Beer & Cigarette – synthesizer, vocals (1995-2004), occasionally appearing as guest since 2012 [a=Hajime Koizumi] / [a=Sleeping Monk (2)] – drums (1995-2001, 2002, 2003-2005) [a=Takahashi Atsuki] – drums (1995-1997) [a=Suzuki Chisen] – vocals (1995-2000) [a=Ishida Yoko] / Cheesecake – violin, performer, photography (1995-2001) [a=Mano Kazuhiko] – saxophone (1995-2001) [a=Keizo Suhara] – bass guitar (1995-1998) [a=Tatsuya Yoshida] – drums (1997-1998, 2001) [a=Hisashi Yasuda] – bass guitar (1998) [a=Ayano] / Space Hi – Performer (1998) [a=Father Moo] – Performer (1998, 2002) [a=Haco] – Vocals (1998-1999, 2001) [a=Atsushi Tsuyama] / Cosmic Joker – bass guitar, vocals (1998-2015) [a=Yoshimitsu Ichiraku] – drums (2001-2002, 2009) [a=Audrey Ginestet] – vocals, bass guitar, piano (2001) [a=Terukina Noriko] – vibraphone, glockenspiel (2001) [a=Magic Aum Gigi] – harp (2002) [a=Uki Eiji] – drums (2002, 2005-2006) [a=Okano Futoshi] – drums (2002-2003) [a=Ryoko Ono] – saxophone, flute (2005-2006, 2007) [a=Nao (3)] – vocals (2005-2006) [a=Kitagawa Hao] – theremin, vocals (2006-2007) [a=Shimura Koji] / Latino Cool – drums (2006-2014) [a=Mitsuru Tabata] / Maratab / Mitsuko☆Tabata – guitar, vocals, guitar synthesizer (2012-2017) [a=S/T (2)] a.k.a [a=Wolf (83)] / Space and Time – bass guitar (2016-2020 december)