| St. Captain Freak Out and the Magic Bamboo Request | ||||
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Acid Mothers Temple, Mar–Aug 2002 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, acid rock | |||
| Length | 70:55 | |||
| Label | Ektro Records | |||
| Producer | Kawabata Makoto | |||
| Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. chronology | ||||
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St. Captain Freak Out And The Magic Bamboo Request is an album by Acid Mothers Temple, released in 2002 by Ektro Records.
It's the story of a sad character called St. Captain Freak Out, who dies of a drug overdose but gets led on by the Cosmic Star Child and goes in search of a drug called Magic Bamboo that is treasured even in the afterworld. On his search for clues to the whereabouts of this drug, he goes and visits Twiggy Cheesecake, but Cosmic Star Child puts a spell on him and a demon called Hallelujah Hallucinogenic Hellfire turns him into a slave to rock 'n' roll.
— Guitarist Kawabata Makoto, Acid Mothers Temple [1]
James Mason from AllMusic rated it 
, writing that "the band is in full flight, with full-on performances from Koizumi Hajime on drums and third-eye guitarist Kawabata Makoto on all types of stringed instruments". Mason criticized the band's approach to the album, stating it is "hindered by a substandard and somewhat muddy mix". He goes on to opine that it is a "shame that a band this extraordinary sounds so under-produced and unfocused on this album", but also notes that fans of the band "know just what to expect here, but for others, there are easier roads inside". [2]
Jeff Economy wrote in his review for the Chicago Tribune that "their sound is a dense, cacophonous freak-out of hyperactive psychedelic guitar and intensely furious percussive rhythms, cut through with wailing, disembodied vocals and ethereal electronic drones". He also points out that but for all the "pseudo-mystical trappings, their music has a no-nonsense physicality informed by the industrial muscle of bands like MC5. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Am St. Captain Freak Out" | Kawabata Makoto | 1:18 |
| 2. | "Planet Pussy Virgo / The Tombstone Phantom Driver / Welcome to the New Life in the Raw" | Cotton Casino / Cotton, Kawabata, Tsuyama Atsushi, Okano Futoshi / Kawabata | 6:47 |
| 3. | "Cosmic Magic of Love Part 1" | Tsuyama | 1:45 |
| 4. | "Dead Man is Smoking" | Cotton, Kawabata, Tsuyama, Okano | 8:46 |
| 5. | "Porks' Bomb in Aztec Part 0" | Kawabata | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Hi Twiggy Cheesecake" | Kawabata | 0:27 |
| 7. | "A Bamboo Is as Close as Miss Trout to Marshmallows (Grok Version / Schlock Version)" | Tsuyama, Kawabata / Cotton, Kawabata | 7:38 |
| 8. | "Sir Satanic Magic Bamboo Jerks Off / Angelic Bamboo Bambino Forever" | Kawabata / Cotton | 10:34 |
| 9. | "Maggot Head Cheese" | Cotton, Kawabata, Tsuyama, Okano | 13:34 |
| 10. | "Man on the Holy Mountain" | Tsuyama | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Sweet Lucille or Lick My Milk Off, Baby" | Tsuyama, Kawabata, Koizumi | 11:03 |
| 12. | "Cosmic Magic of Love Part 2" | Tsuyama | 2:02 |
The credits are stated as such:
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O., commonly shortened to Acid Mothers Temple or AMT, is a Japanese rock band, the core of which formed in 1995. The band is led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto and early in their career featured many musicians and offshoot groups and collaborations, but by 2004 the line-up had coalesced with only a few core members and frequent guest vocalists.
Starless and Bible Black Sabbath is an album and song by the Japanese group The Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno. The album's title refers to the album Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson and the band Black Sabbath, and, more specifically, their self-titled debut album. The album cover also is very similar to the self-titled Black Sabbath album, except featuring group member Kawabata Makoto instead of a woman on the album cover.
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O is an album by the artists of the same name, released in 1997 by P.S.F. Records.
Univers Zen ou de zéro à zéro is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2002 by Fractal Records. It was released as both a single CD and as a 4LP set including all the outtakes from the recording session and the bonus album Live in Europe 2002, recorded at Dachstock Reitschule, Berne, Switzerland on November 22, 2002.
Interstellar Guru and Zero is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2009 by Homeopathic Records.
Lord of the Underground: Vishnu and the Magic Elixir is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2009 by Alien8 Recordings.
Are We Experimental? is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2009 by Prophase Music.
Absolutely Freak Out is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2001. It is a double album, featuring four tracks on each disc.
Acid Motherly Love is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2007 by Riot Season. It is their first as the fixed 4-piece of Tsuyama Atsushi, Higashi Hiroshi, Shimura Koji and Kawabata Makoto.
41st Century Splendid Man is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2002 by tUMULt Records and a limited edition picture disc. The album's name is a play on King Crimson's song "21st Century Schizoid Man." The album was re-released on CD in 2007 by Essence Music with new artwork and extra tracks. The re-release is titled 41st Century Splendid Man Returns.
New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2001 by Squealer Music.
The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also the World You Made is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2004 by Dirtier Promotions. The album spans four CDs in individual sleeves, all contained in one CD Box. Each disc contains only one song, with each song lasting approximately one hour.
Minstrel in the Galaxy is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2004 by Riot Season. This was the first Acid Mothers Temple album not to feature Cotton Casino on vocals, instead featuring Afrirampo members, Oni & Pikacyu. The album title is a play on the name of the Jethro Tull album Minstrel in the Gallery.
Electric Heavyland is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2002 by Alien8 Recordings.
Mantra of Love is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2004 by Alien8 Recordings.
The Ripper at the Heaven's Gates of Dark is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released by Riot Season in October 2011. The album is available on CD or as a limited edition double-LP, with artwork by Shigeno Sachiko.
Magical Power from Mars is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2003 by Important Records. Three of the tracks, "Ziggy Sitar Dust Raga," "Diamond Doggy Peggy" and "Cosmic Funky Dolly," were originally released by Important Records as separate three-inch CD singles, but were later combined into this album, with the bonus track, "Aladdin Kane."
IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out is an album by Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. released by Riot Season in 2012. The album contains one piece, divided into two approximately 20-minute-long parts, based on the Gong song Master Builder. This marks the second time Acid Mothers Temple have covered Master Builder, again retitled as OM Riff, having previously covered it on IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno.
IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno is an album by the Japanese group The Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno released in 2005 by Ace Fu Records. The album contains one piece, nearly an hour long, based on the Gong song Master Builder. Acid Mothers Temple covered Master Builder again in 2012 on IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out.
