Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mata, first came into view in Los Angeles’ horror punk-rock scene of the early 1980s, with his band Kommunity Fk. This band sounded a bit like Christian Death. After nearly a decade, Mata formed Sativa Luvbox with drummer M.P. and bassist Steve Brundege. This band played for a couple of years, and was better described as “acid punk”. It sounded as if an eighties punk band had received a drug-induced epiphany from King Crimson. They did a couple of independent albums, one of which, Close One Sad Eye, I remember liking, but can’t find anywhere. Beloved Satellite was their 1993 MCA release, and it’s a nice album to play while entertaining low-maintenance friends, along with a bong and a box of donuts on the living room table.
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