Basement Echo

Basement Echo is the historical meeting point of two generations of the Japanese underground. Kawabata Makoto, leader of the Acid Mothers Temple, and Michishita Shinsuke, leader of LSD March, are together for the first time in a guitar duo. Though Makoto and Shinsuke are from the same scene, the fact that they are from different generations means they bring different energy to the collaboration. This fact is extremely exciting for Makoto, who refers to Shinsuke as "one of the most promising musicians in the Japanese underground." Both artists agree that Basement Echo was a step into the unknown, with neither knowing what the resulting sounds would be. For Shinsuke, the collaborations have been a dream come true. He describes Makoto as having a "soul of rock that never burns out." After the recordings were complete, the two friends sat down and raised a triumphant toast. Recorded at Snowflake Sound in Sapporo in October 2007. Totally improvised with no editing/overdubbing.