Description
Neo-psychedelic communards Acid Mothers Temple is the brainchild of guitarist Makoto Kawabata, a veteran of the Japanese psych-rock scene. Inspired by the โinner spaceโ explorations of โ70s progressive and cosmic rock, and the more obscurantist spectra of ethnic and experimental music, AMTโs acid-soaked freak outs are particularly impressive for their scope–encompassing a far richer palette of sounds than typical โbleeding-into-the-redโ heavy psych productions. ARE WE EXPERIMENTAL?–a spoof on Hendrixโs ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?–continues the groupโs brain-melting explorations on 11 tracks of free-form sonic mayhem. From blistering Hawkwind-style guitar overload to spacey analog synth burbles to chaotic folk vignettes, AMT offers a little bit of everything for lovers of adventurous psychedelia.
-Dave Shim
