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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 a freak-out group for the 21st century, led by Kawabata Makoto. According to acidmothers.com, U.F.O. is for "underground freak out". Its lineup is ever-mutating. Current members Makoto Kawabata / Speed Guru – guitars, electronics, vocals (1995–present) Hiroshi Higashi / Noodle God – synthesizer, vocals, harmonica (1998–present) Nani Satoshima / Another Dimension – drums (2014–present) Jyonson Tsu / Midnight Whistler – guitar, bouzouki, vocals (2018–present) Shozo Sawano / Hex Man – bass guitar (2022–present) Former members Cotton Casino (Tomoko Kajino) / Beer & Cigarette – synthesizer, vocals (1995-2004), occasionally appearing as guest since 2012 Hajime Koizumi / Sleeping Monk (2) – drums (1995-2001, 2002, 2003-2005) Takahashi Atsuki – drums (1995-1997) Suzuki Chisen – vocals (1995-2000) Ishida Yoko / Cheesecake – violin, performer, photography (1995-2001) Mano Kazuhiko – saxophone (1995-2001) Keizo Suhara – bass guitar (1995-1998) Tatsuya Yoshida – drums (1997-1998, 2001) Hisashi Yasuda – bass guitar (1998) Ayano / Space Hi – Performer (1998) Father Moo – Performer (1998, 2002) Haco – Vocals (1998-1999, 2001) Atsushi Tsuyama / Cosmic Joker – bass guitar, vocals (1998-2015) Yoshimitsu Ichiraku – drums (2001-2002, 2009) Audrey Ginestet – vocals, bass guitar, piano (2001) Terukina Noriko – vibraphone, glockenspiel (2001) Magic Aum Gigi – harp (2002) Uki Eiji – drums (2002, 2005-2006) Okano Futoshi – drums (2002-2003) Ryoko Ono – saxophone, flute (2005-2006, 2007) Nao (3) – vocals (2005-2006) Kitagawa Hao – theremin, vocals (2006-2007) Shimura Koji / Latino Cool – drums (2006-2014) Mitsuru Tabata / Maratab / Mitsuko☆Tabata – guitar, vocals, guitar synthesizer (2012-2017) S/T (2) a.k.a Wolf (83) / Space and Time – bass guitar (2016-2020 december) Visual credits often go to Kawabata Sachiko / Sachiko Ichikawa / Elf (9).