Formed in 1995 by Makoto Kawabata at the same time as the Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective. 
The group released its debut album in 1997 on PSF Records (Japan), and it was selected as one of the year's best albums in the The Wire magazine (UK). In 1998 the group played their first tours of the US and Europe. Since then the group has released a huge number of albums on labels from many different countries. 
As of 2017, the group has released around 80 albums. Every year since 1998, they have toured extensively in the US and Europe, and more recently have started performing around Asia and in Japan too. 
The group has performed in collaboration with many musicians including psychedelic originators Gong and Guru Guru, Simeon (Silver Apples), Nik Turner (Hawkwind), and the Occitanian trad sinder Rosina de Peira. Japanese collaborators have included Afrirampo, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Maso Yamazaki (Masonna), Seiichi Yamamoto (Boredoms), Jun Kuriyama (The Ox), and many others.

"Adventurous music mixing a variety of genres to create an impressive and surprising result. Dreamy and astral, or just trance-generating and kraut, this are the two facets of the fascinating trio Piloot." (Gonzo Circus)   "This trio is probably the best possibility to experience the pinnacle of improv-free-rock-kraut-jazz that a combo like CAN sublimely offered its audience in the 70’s" (Rodolphe Coster)   Releases : 2016 - Piloot, Vinyl & Digital - Exag’ Records & Kinky Star Record 2018 - Recuerda tu Futuro, Cassette & Digital - Mascarpone Discos      To Push further their musical boundaries, Piloot invites artists and friends to perform together, the 'Piloot Meets …' Sessions. Piloot already met, amongst others, Karen Willems, Teuk Henri, I H8 Camera (Rudy Trouvé, Elko Blijweert), Chloé Schuiten, Antoine Boute, Ben Bertrand, Smita Nagdev, Mandolin Sisters,...