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.

A Turin trio with an International vocation, proven by the network created during a decade: Acid Mothers Temple, Damo Suzuki, NoMeansNo, Girls vs Boys, Dälek.  A powerful and adventurous sound, especially true live: whether in concerts (also in prestigious festivals such as “Primavera Sound”/Barcelona and “Villette Sonique”/Paris) or in soundtracks (“Der Golem” commissioned by MITO festival). “Oltre” (released in 2008) is “the best record produced in Italy in the last years” according to “Il Mucchio”, while the cult magazine “Wire” inserted STEARICA twice in its compilations.