Is It ... Man or Astroman?

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Is It ... Man Or Astroman?
Is It ... Man Or Astroman? cover
Studio album by Man or Astro-man?
Released 1993
Genre Surf Rock
Length 41:44 (CD), 45:16 (LP)
Label Estrus Records
Professional reviews
Man or Astro-man? chronology
Possession by Remote Control
(1992)		 Is It ... Man Or Astroman?
(1993)		 Amazing Thrills! in 3-Dimension
(1993)

Is It ... Man Or Astroman? was the first album released by the surf rock group Man or Astro-man?. First pressing was on clear blue vinyl; all subsequent pressings were on black vinyl. In deference to "vinyl junkies" (see: Audiophile), the vinyl release sports two additional tracks[1]. "Illudium Q-36" references the Chuck Jones character, Marvin the Martian. The title refers to the weapon of choice of the hostile Looney Tunes alien.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD release

  1. "Taxidermist Surf" - 2:53
  2. "Invasion of the Dragonmen" - 2:15
  3. "Nitrous Burn Out" - 3:17
  4. "Clean up on Aisle #9 (Turn up the Monitors)" - 2:35
  5. "Journey to the Stars" (The Ventures) - 2:28
  6. "Cowboy Playing Dead" - 1:55
  7. "Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb" - 2:46
  8. "The Human Calculator" - 2:56
  9. "Organ Smash" - 1:46
  10. "Cattle Drive" - 2:51
  11. "Escape Through the Air Vent" - 2:23
  12. "Mermaid Love" - 3:21
  13. "Eric Estrotica" - 3:23
  14. "Alien Visitors" - 6:54

[edit] Vinyl release

  1. "Taxidermist Surf" - 2:53
  2. "Invasion of the Dragonmen" - 2:15
  3. "Nitrous Burn Out" - 3:17
  4. "Clean up on Aisle #9 (Turn up the Monitors)" - 2:35
  5. "Journey to the Stars" (The Ventures) - 2:28
  6. "Cowboy Playing Dead" - 1:55
  7. "Illidium Q-36" [bonus track] - 1:08
  8. "Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb" - 2:46
  9. "The Human Calculator" - 2:56
  10. "Organ Smash" - 1:46
  11. "Cattle Drive" - 2:51
  12. "Escape Through the Air Vent" - 2:23
  13. "Rudy's Lounge" [bonus track] - 2:24
  14. "Mermaid Love" - 3:21
  15. "Eric Estrotica" - 3:23
  16. "Alien Visitors" - 6:54

[edit] Man or Astro-Man? could be

  • Star Crunch: guitar, laserguns, Q-Tips and rare obligatory vocals
  • Dr. Deleto & His Invisible Vaportron: bass, sterilized rhythm guitar, malpractice suits, and the two-step
  • Coco, The Electronic Monkey Wizard: alternate universe bass, percussion, banana consumption, sound bites of lower primate love, hand held view master, VCR ignition, bunny control, foreign language count-offs, and yelps of intense pain given to him, sometimes in punishment
  • Birdstuff: hi-hat
  • Grand Master Useless: imitation ivory ticklin' on Organ Smash, bass on Sadie Hawkins Atomic Bomb and Illidium Q-36

[edit] Also credited

B-movie actor John Agar is credited "because his name is in everything else".

[edit] Audio samples

Alien Visitors contains dialogue audio samples from the b-movies Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Plan 9 from Outer Space, and the television series The Outer Limits[2].

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ grunnenrocks. Evert Nijkamp. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ Sources of Voice Samples in Music. s107.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.