ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO UFO 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Holy Black Mountain Side by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. is an exploration of psychedelic rock that pushes boundaries and challenges mainstream tastes. Mastered by Taigen Kawabe of Bo Ningen, who also guests on it, the album delves deep into the band's signature soundscape, incorporating traditional elements into an electrifying sonic journey. Recorded between 2021 and 2023 at Acid Mothers Temple in Japan, the album showcases expert production, engineering and mixing by frontman Kawabata Makoto. From dissonant violin passages to pulsating grooves and free-jazz nuances, each track offers a unique sonic experience that impresses and intrigues listeners. Holy Black Mountain Side stays true to the band's early work while also pushing the boundaries of psychedelic rock and themselves.

Review: If you don't know Acid Mothers Temple, get to know. This terrific psychedelic rock band is part of the quintessence of Eastern counterculture, self-defined as a "freak-out group for the 21st Century", led by Kawabata Makoto. With most of their albums centring on a ten minute long prog-haze freakouts, Paralyzed Brain here is no exception, with its three star pieces - 'Cemetery Orbital Drive 0011', 'Paralyzed Brain' and 'Magic Bohemian Has Gone' - adding up to a whopping deluge of consciousness-expanding rock. Now reissued on LP after its first, limited edition CD-only version as part of 'The Electric Dream Ecstasy Tour' in 2018.