During the premiere for Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, an agitated Rock Hudson reportedly got up and left during the middle of the film. As he was exiting the theater Hudson shouted, "Will someone tell me what the hell this is about?” This theory could be completely off, but it appeared that Mr. Hudson didn’t “get” or enjoy Kubrick’s vision. Neither did the newspaper critics who by and large savaged the film. While 2001 wasn’t getting any critical boosts, the year was 1968 and the film connected within a certain portion of the populous. The 2001/LSD cocktail became quite the rage leading to MGM releasing a poster to theaters with the caption “The Ultimate Trip.” In the end, 2001 became a 20th century classic leaving those initial critics dragging their collective tails between their legs.

While the AMT & TMPUFO - who are called the Acid Mothers Collective for short – are not the music equivalent to Stanley Kubrick or 2001 (who the hell could reach that level of transcendence?), they’ve certainly been met with tons incredulous and dumbfounded listeners over their twenty-five odd releases. While good ole Rock Hudson isn’t around to listen to the Acid Mothers Collective’s bulging catalog, he surely would have hollered – with cigarette and old man drink in hand - “Will someone tell me what in the hell is this shit!”

Before you get the wrong idea, the AMC have got something going here, something good. As the name of the album would suggest, the AMC combine a heavy psychedelic influence with the extreme end of Japanese No-Wave. Songs differ from a minute long abrasive dirge to the seemingly endless “The Tales Of Solar Sail – Dark Stars In The Dazzling Sky.” While the music is definitely too out there - even for an experimental/noise outfit – it does not mean the same would hold true in a live setting. AMC just doesn’t translate well on wax. This holds true for a great majority of No-Wave outfits. There is a certain element that does not carry over from a venue to the studio. Take the legendary Japanese group Ruins. Their CDs are a bit too much to swallow for too long, but in a live setting, the Ruins are one of the best live underground bands ever. So it follows that the same logic could hold true for the AMC. Once presented in a live setting the AMC’s tunes could take on a different form that you didn’t notice before. – David Lichius (2006, The Daily Copper)