Man or Astro-man?

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Official Site: http://astroman.com/


As part of the surf revival movement of the early '90s (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Laika & the Cosmonauts, the re-emergence of the great Dick Dale, etc.), Auburn's Man or Astro-man? specializes in a slightly different variation on the genre, self-described as space-age surf. Formed in 1992, the quartet originally consisted of members who went by such off the wall aliases as Birdstuff (drums), Star Crunch (guitar), Dr. Delecto & his Invisible Vaportron (bass), and Electronic Monkey Wizard (on something called alternate-universe bass), Man or Astro-man? combined the classic surf sounds of the '60s along with the quirky humor and approach of such groundbreaking groups as Devo. The group issued albums at an extremely brisk rate throughout the '90s (a few of which were engineered by renowned punk/alternative guru Steve Albini) -- 1993's Is It...Man or Astro Man?; 1994's Destroy All Astromen!!; 1995's Project Infinity; 1996's Experiment Zero; 1997's What Remains Inside a Black Hole, Live Transmissions From Uranus, and Made From Technetium; plus 1999's EEVIAC: Operational Index & Reference Guide. The group has been able to successfully overcome the defection of two original members (Dr. Delecto and Star Crunch), as Man or Astro-man? pressed on into the 21st century with such further releases as 2000's A Spectrum of Infinite Scale, plus a pair of releases in 2001, the limited release A Spectrum of Finite Scale and the compilation Beyond the Black Hole, the latter of which combined What Remains Inside a Black Hole along with B-sides and outtakes. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi

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    Man Or Astro-Man? - "Disintegrate"
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    The great Alabama sci-fi surf-rock revivalists Man Or Astro-Man? were among the most prolific bands on the American underground touring circuit in the...
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
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  • Jun 14 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US The Empty Bottle
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  • Jun 15 Saturday
    Chicago, IL, US The Empty Bottle
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  • Jun 16 Sunday
    Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
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  • Jun 17 Monday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Lee's Palace
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  • Jun 18 Tuesday
    Ithaca, NY, US The Haunt
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  • Jun 19 Wednesday
    Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    New York, NY, US Mercury Lounge
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Bowl
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Philadelphia, PA, US The Underground Arts
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  • Jun 23 Sunday
    Washington, DC, US Black Cat
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    Birmingham, AL, US Birmingham Museum Of Art
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Discography

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  • Defcon 5...4...3...2...1 (2013)
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    Defcon 5...4...3...2...1 (2013)
    Communicating Vessels
  • A Spectrum of Finite Scale (2001)
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    A Spectrum of Finite Scale (2001)
    Zerotec
  • A Spectrum of Infinite Scale (2000)
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    A Spectrum of Infinite Scale (2000)
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  • EEVIAC (Embedded Electronic Variably Integrated Astro Console) (1999)
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    EEVIAC (Embedded Electronic Variably Integrated Astro Console) (1999)
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  • Made From Technetium (1997)
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    Made From Technetium (1997)
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  • Live Transmissions From Uranus (1997)
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    Live Transmissions From Uranus (1997)
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  • Experiment Zero (1996)
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    Experiment Zero (1996)
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  • Intravenous Television Continuum (1995)
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    Intravenous Television Continuum (1995)
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  • Project Infinity (1995)
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    Project Infinity (1995)
    Estrus
  • Your Weight on the Moon (1994)
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    Your Weight on the Moon (1994)
    Overground Records
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