Kawabata Makoto

Kawabata Makoto (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 He was born in Osaka.

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. 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)

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!"