Like with Pye Fyte, Luna Lounge is another album languishing in my collection for 23 years untouched. This is the second album by Matter, a Chicago based band that almost no one seems to know about all these years later. I added both of them to Discogs many years ago, and one other person claims ownership on each. And about as many wants. Why? Because no one knows who they are. These are just as obscure as some of my SP/45 finds of the last year.
Matter's primary focus is on space rock, but of the Sensations' Fix variety. Meaning more prog rock focused and less jamming. That is to say, my kind of space rock! Featuring mellotron (probably a patch) and Chapman stick, their sound is rooted in both the 70s and the 90s. Along with plenty of fuzz guitar of course. At times, when the music really gets going, they remind me of Mexico's Humus from the same time frame. There's a lot of diversity here and it's not monolithic as many space rock albums can be. If you can find it, grab it. Not selling mine anytime soon.
Ownership: CD: 1998 private. Purchased new upon release. Jewel case with simple booklet containing recording details and lyrics (which are sparse).
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