the soul collective continued to tour and record, adding to the lineup drummer ichiraku yoshimitsu and guitarist higashi hiroshi. several non-acid mothers shootoff bands formed, including floating flower, nishinihon, and tsurbami, while the melting paraiso u.f.o. played at sold-out shows and festivals all over north america, japan, and europe in the 2000s (decade). in 2002, the soul collective released four albums and two eps in a three-month span while touring the united states, the united kingdom, and ireland, including south by southwest in austin, being selected as one of the top three groups performing.