After performing with bands such as Toho Sara, Ohkami No Jikan, Musica Transonic and Mainliner, Japanese guitarist Mokoto Kawabata decided to continue his musical explorations by bringing together like-minded individuals to create trippy psychedelic freak-outs inspired by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Krautrock and '70s progressive hard rock:

Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (Underground Freak Out) was founded in 1996 as a Soul Collective. The collective spun out numerous offshoots, including Floating Flower, Nishinihon, and Tsurbami, and now they've changed their name to Acid Mothers Temple SWR and will become a permanent group.

The group, a trio, is comprised of: Yoshida Tatsuya, Tsuyama Atsushi and Kawabata Makoto... The same lineup as Seikazoku, but Acid Mothers Temple SWR is an entirely different group.