ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.

"Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O." is the debut full-length studio album by Japanese psychedelic/space rock act Acid Mothers Temple (a shorted version of their full name which is the same as the title of this album). The album was released in 1997 through P.S.F. Records. Acid Mothers Temple formed in 1995 by guitarist Kawabata Makoto who gathered a group of like minded individuals and recorded a few self-released tapes before being signed for the release of "Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.".

While the material on the album is undoubtedly psychedelic/space rock it´s an almost avantgarde version of the style. "Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O." is an incredibly noisy, random, and presumably improvised recording (it sounds like all instruments are playing their own thing at random on top of each other with little connection between them) and I´m often reminded of the most noisy and avantgarde krautrock releases from the late 60s/early 70s German scene. "Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O." is a harsh and uninviting listen which will sound like utter noise to many listeners.

At least for the first 18-19 minutes of the album after which things calm down a bit to a low monotonous drone. After a couple of minutes the listener is treated to something which sounds like folky psychedelic Gong on a bad acid trip and then the noise begins again...and then back to the monotonous drone. About 25 minutes into the album eerie voices and sound effects create a strange tapestry of gloomy darkness. More noise ensues and then around 35 minutes into the album an almost tranquil section comes in with birds chirping and something which resembles an actual melody theme is being played for the first time. After about 10 minutes the tranquil section crescendos into another noise section which lasts for about 5 minutes before the eerie closing section finishes the 52:59 minutes long album...oh but not before Acid Mothers Temple throws a nasty feedback tone at the listener which last for a couple of minutes.

There are many examples of improvised psychedelic/space rock out there and even some pretty inaccessible examples of that, but "Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O." takes the prize or being one of the most unpleasant and inaccessible releases I´ve experienced in the genre. The album features no redeeming qualities...noisy lo-fi sound production values, random musicianship where you can´t hear or know if the musicians can actually play an instrument (safe for a few sections), and songs which go nowhere. Most of the album is awful and painful noise and had a few blast beats been added to the music those sections could just as well have been noisy and lo-fi recorded grindcore. People are welcome to listen to what they want, but to my ears this is not a listenable release. A 0.5 star (10%) rating is warranted.

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