Audio CD review:
Man or Astro-Man? - A Spectrum of Infinite Scale

Man or Astro-Man? - A Spectrum of Infinite Scale

Band: Man or Astro-Man? Title: A Spectrum of Infinite Scale Rating: Release Date: 05 September, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Pathway To The Infinite 2: Song Of The Two-Mile Linear Particle Accelerator 3: Preparation Clont 4: Curious Constructs Of Stem-Like Devices Which Now Prepare Themselves To Be Thought Of As Fingers 5: Um Espectro Sem Escala 6: Many Pieces Of Large Fuzzy Mammals Gathered Together At A Rave And Schmoozing With A Brick 7: Untitled 8: Very Subtle Elevators 9: Within One Universe There Are Millions 10: Spectrograph Reading Of The Varying Phantom Frequencies Of Chronic, Incurable Tinnitus 11: A Simple Text File 12: Obligatory Part 2 Song In Which There Is No Presently Existing Part 1, Nor The Plans To Make One 13: Multi-Variational Stimuli Of Sub-Turgid Foci Covering Cross Evaluative Techniques...

Editoral Review The skewered Ventures surf-rock riffs are still lurking in the mix, but the emphasis these days is on space travel. Countless instrumental records later, Man or Astroman? have seemingly chosen "Astroman" as their modus operandi. 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. --Rob O'Connor .. You can see a complete list of all Man or Astro-Man? discography, or go back to the Man or Astro-Man? tabs