Countless instrumental records later, Man or Astroman? have seemingly chosen "Astroman" as their modus operandi. The skewered Ventures surf-rock riffs are still lurking in the mix, but the emphasis these days is on space travel. The song titles themselves grow in length and absurdity ("Obligatory Part 2 Song In Which There Is No Presently Existing Part 1, Nor the Plans to Make One" is a personal fave), but the sonic jousting is focused on a propulsive bull's-eye that ensures these tunes rock, no matter how much they meander. They are, perhaps, the only band to incorporate a Pink Floyd influence without turning their music into ambient environmental music for superior plant growth. Instead, with the help of gurgling synthesizers, hyperelectrified lap-steel guitars, and short-wave radio interference, Man or Astroman? continue their search for life beyond standard three-chord rock, and they find it.
TRACKLISTING
1. Pathway to the Infinite
2. Song of the Two-Mile Linear Particle Accelerator, Stanford University,
3. Preparation Clont
4. Curious Constructs of Stem-Like Devices Which Now Prepare ...
5. Um Espectro Sem Escala
6. Many Pieces of Large Fuzzy Mammals Gathered Together at a Rave and ...
7. Very Subtle Elevators
8. Within One Universe There Are Millions
9. Spectrograph Reading of the Varying Phantom Frequencies of ...
10. Simple Text File
11. Obligatory Part 2 Song in Which There Is No Present Existing Part ...
12. Multi-Variational Stimuli of Sub-Turgid Foci Covering Cross Evaluative
