Beyond-O-Matic-Sonic Reclaimator (1996)

Beyond-O-Matic was an interesting American space rock band that released four noteworthy albums between 1994 and 2010. In 1996, with their second album, "Sonic Reclaimator", this band comprised of Peter Fuhry (vocals, guitar, accordion, flute, and clarinet), Glenn Wilcox (drums), and Kurtz Stenzel (keyboards), demonstrated the compositional maturity that had been somewhat lacking in their first and commendable release, "The Flight of Luis García" (1994). On this album, their brilliant approach, featuring expansive tracks, atmospheric and relaxed passages under the ever-present ambient synthesizers, and hard rock influences, makes this release one of the best American progressive efforts of the 1990s.