Man or Astro-man? was a surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade. Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-Man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s with the new wave and punk rock sounds of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Man or Astro-Man? was known for their anachronistic dedication to science fiction themes, audio samples, obscure electronic devices, and high-energy live performances.

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  • Man or Astro-man? was a surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade. Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-Man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s with the new wave and punk rock sounds of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Man or Astro-Man? was known for their anachronistic dedication to science fiction themes, audio samples, obscure electronic devices, and high-energy live performances. Their earlier albums like Is It ... Man or Astroman? and Destroy All Astromen! were known for their traditional surf rock instrumentation and sci-fi sound byte song introductions, but their later albums like EEVIAC... and A Spectrum of Infinite Scale were known for their use of synthesizers, printers (like the Apple ImageWriter II) and their more abstract, experimental sound. Their recordings were often peppered with sound bytes from forgotten science fiction films and TV shows.
  • Man or Astro-man? es una banda de surf rock formada en Auburn, Alabama, a finales de los 80's. Sus miembros argumentaban ser seres extraterrestres cuya nave se impactó contra la Tierra, así que decidieron formar una banda para poder infiltrarse entre los humanos. Principalmente instrumentales, sus canciones eran una mezcla de surf clásico con sonidos rock y punk, todo dentro de una atmósfera de ciencia ficción claramente reflejada en el concepto de la banda. Además era muy común el uso de fragmentos de audio (samplers) tomados de viejas películas y series televisivas de ficción. Sus presentaciones en vivo se caracterizaban por el alto grado de energía que mostraban los integrantes al tocar, vestimentas similares a las de los astronautas, escenografías extravagantes, proyecciones en video de imágenes de ciencia ficción y el uso de aparatos como tesla coils y theremins en el escenario.
  • I Man or Astro-man? sono una surf rock band originaria di Auburn, Alabama. La peculiarità principale di questa band è quella di combinare la musica surf con elementi tipici della science fiction.
  • Een van de belangrijkste exponenten van de surf-revival van de vroege jaren 1990 is Man or Astro-man? De band maakt veelal gebruik van samples uit oude sciencefictionfilms. Daarop is ook het imago gebaseerd met bizarre outfits, galactisch klinkende namen als Dr. Deleto (al dan niet voorzien van het epitheton "and his invisible vaportron") en Star Crunch. Daar komt nog bij dat de bandleden onverminderd volhouden dat ze zelf buitenaardse wezens zijn. De muziek zit boordevol humor en is doorgaans sneller, feller en harder dan de gangbare surfmuziek. Vanaf 2001 werd het stil rondom deze band, maar in 2006 zijn enige live-optredens gegeven in de oorspronkelijke bezetting.
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    Birdstuff
    Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard
    Star Crunch
    '''Additional Members:'''
    Dr. Deleto
    Cap'n Zeno
    Dexter X, the man from Planet Q
    Trace Reading
    Blazar the Probe Handler
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  • 1992 – 2001, 2005 – 2006
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  • Man or Astro-man? was a surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade. Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-Man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s with the new wave and punk rock sounds of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Man or Astro-Man? was known for their anachronistic dedication to science fiction themes, audio samples, obscure electronic devices, and high-energy live performances.
  • Man or Astro-man? es una banda de surf rock formada en Auburn, Alabama, a finales de los 80's. Sus miembros argumentaban ser seres extraterrestres cuya nave se impactó contra la Tierra, así que decidieron formar una banda para poder infiltrarse entre los humanos. Principalmente instrumentales, sus canciones eran una mezcla de surf clásico con sonidos rock y punk, todo dentro de una atmósfera de ciencia ficción claramente reflejada en el concepto de la banda.
  • I Man or Astro-man? sono una surf rock band originaria di Auburn, Alabama. La peculiarità principale di questa band è quella di combinare la musica surf con elementi tipici della science fiction.
  • Een van de belangrijkste exponenten van de surf-revival van de vroege jaren 1990 is Man or Astro-man? De band maakt veelal gebruik van samples uit oude sciencefictionfilms. Daarop is ook het imago gebaseerd met bizarre outfits, galactisch klinkende namen als Dr. Deleto (al dan niet voorzien van het epitheton "and his invisible vaportron") en Star Crunch. Daar komt nog bij dat de bandleden onverminderd volhouden dat ze zelf buitenaardse wezens zijn.
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