Experiment Zero [Vinyl]
"...[EXPERIMENT ZERO] consists of flying saucers landing on Party Beach, where the weenies are roasted with atomic energy..." --RipMan Or Astro-Man?: Star Crunch (guitar, synthesizer, lap steel, Moog synthesizer, vocals); Coco The Electronic Monkey Wizard (bass, synthesizer, Theremin, samples); Birdstuff (drums); Dexter X-Man From Planet Q. Recorded at Zero Return Sound Center, Wetumpka, Alabama on January 5-7, 1996. As born-again surf rockers, Man Or Astro-Man? bring back the frothy, metallic tones of the eternal Telecaster guitar. They also throw in spoken-word sound clips, which act as the ambient accompaniment to their trebly surf-rock sound. The result, EXPERIMENT ZERO, is full of truly adventurous guitar-sample sculptures. In the middle of this instrumental feast, the band covers the Talking Heads' "Television Man," shedding light on their appreciation for Martian flicks. Man Or Astro-Man?'s gleeful retro approach is reminiscent of when guitar instrumentals beckoned the ultimate wave and the final frontier. --Muze