Man or Astro-man?
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Man or Astro-man? were an anachronistic band of the 1990s from land-locked Auburn, Alabama that fused the surf rock style of the early 1960s with the sound of surf rock bands influenced by sci-fi quirks of late 50s and 60s Sci-fi Movies. MOAM was known for science fiction themes, audio samples, obscure electronic devices (such as theremins and tesla coils), and high-energy live performances. Their earlier albums like Is it Man... Or Astroman? and Destroy all Astromen!! were known for their traditional science fiction influenced surf-rock instrumental but, their later albums like EEVIAC... and A spectrum of Infinite Scale were known for their use of moog synthesizers and a more abstract experimental sound.
The main members of the band were Star Crunch (aka Brian Causey, Scott Stanton) on guitar and sometimes vocals, Birdstuff (Brian Teasley) on drums, and Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard (Robert DelBueno) on bass and electronics. They had various bassists/other guitarists over the years. In 1998, Star Crunch left the band to pursue a record label, and was replaced by Trace Reading (Erich Hubner) and Blazar the Probe Handler (Richie Edelson).
They are perhaps best known for their cover of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 love theme. It was released on one of their earlier albums and was performed live to much crowd appreciation. MST3K creator Joel Hodgson joined them on stage to sing the theme in the mid 1990s, and the character of Joel Robinson mentioned touring with Man Or Astro-Man? doing pryotechniques after escaping the Satellite of Love. Another song that they are very well know for doing is the theme song to Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
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Discography
Singles
- Possession By Remote Control 7" (Homo Habilis records- 1992)
- Amazing Thrills In 3-Dimension 7" (Estrus Records- 1993)
- Supersonic Toothbrush Helmet 7" (Lance Rock Records- 1993)
- Captain Holojoy's Space Dinner 7" (Lucky Records- 1993)
- Man Or Astroman? vs. Europa 7" (Homo Habilis Records)- 1993)
- Mission Into Chaos! 7" (One Louder Records- 1993)
- Astro Launch 7" (Estrus Records- 1994)
- The Brains Of The Cosmos 7" (Demolition Derby Records- 1994)
- Inside The Head Of ... Mr. Atom 7" (Estrus Records- 1994)
- World Out Of Mind 7" (Estrus Records- 1995)
- Return To Chaos 7" (Homo Habilis Records- 1995)
- Return To Chaos 7" (One Louder Records- 1995)
- Man Or Astroman? In Orbit 7" (Shake It Records- 1995)
- Postphonic Star Exploration 5" (Sympathy For The Record Industry- 1995)
- 7"-flexi with Monster Magazine #4/Highball Magazine #2 (Kronophonic Records- 1995)
- Espanto Del Futuro one-sided 7" (Fear And Loathin Records- 1995)
- Welcome To The Sonic Space Age 7" (Clawfist Records- 1995)
- Needles In The Haystack 7" (East Side Records- 1995)
- Deluxe Men In Space 7"/CDS (Touch & Go Records- 1996)
- Deluxe Men In Space 7" (One Louder Records- 1996)
- The Sounds Of Tomorrow 7" (Estrus Records- 1996)
- Ufo's And The Men Who Fly Them! 7" (Drug Racer Records- 1996)
- Deus Ex Machina 7" (Touch & Go Records- 1998)
- Inside The Head Of John Peel 2x7" (Astro-Fonic Records- 1999)
Splits
- 7" with Huevos Rancheros "The Various Boss Sounds From Beyond The Far Reaches ... And Then Some" (Get Hip Records, 1994)
- 7" with Teenage Cavemen "Kill Geeksville"(Worry Bird Records, 1994)
- 7" with Girls Against Boys (Unknown record label, 1994)
- 7" with Anachronauts "Disjointed Parallels" (Eerie Material Records, 1995)
- 7" with Chrome (Gearhead, 1996)
- 7" with Pavement "Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks" (Atlantic/Lava records, 1996)
Albums
- Is It ... Man Or Astroman? LP/CD (Estrus Records, 1993)
- Destroy All Astromen! LP/CD (Estrus Records, 1994)
- Your Weight On The Moon 10"/CD EP (One Louder Records, 1994)
- Live Transmissions From Uranus LP-picture disc/CD (One Louder Records, year ?)
- Live Transmissions from Uranus LP/CD (Homo Habilis Records, year ?)
- Live Transmissions from Uranus CD (US reissue: Touch & Go Records, 1997)
- Intravenous Television Continuum LP/CD (One Louder Records)
- Intravenous Television Continuum LP/CD (Au-Go-Go Records, 1997)
- Project Infinity LP/CD (Estrus Records)
- What Remains Inside A Black Hole? LP/CD (Au-Go-Go Records, 1996)
- Experiment Zero LP/CD (Touch & Go Records, 1996)
- 1000x 10"/CD EP (Touch & Go Records, 1997)
- 1000x 10"/CD EP (One Louder Records, 1997)
- Made From Technetium LP/CD (Touch & Go Records, 1997)
- Made From Technetium LP/CD (One Louder Records, 1997)
- Made From Technetium LP/CD (Au-Go-Go Records, 1997)
- EEVIAC operational index and reference guide, including other modern computational devices LP (Epitaph Europe/Touch & Go Records, 1999)
- A Spectrum Of Infinite Scale 2x10" (Epitaph Europe/Touch & Go Records, 2000)
- Beyond The Black Hole CD (Estrus Records, 2001)
