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Man Or Astro-Man?

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Man or Astroman are four college kids from Auburn, Alabama, USA who play some of the most pristinely crafted surf instrumentals since the 1960s. Formed by CoCo the Electronic Monkey Wizard on alternate universe bass, Birdstuff on traps, Star Crunch on guitar, and Dr. Delecto & his Invisible Vaportron on bass, the group released their first full-length album, Is it...Man or Astro-Man?, in 1993. The band found time to put out a new 45 record practically every other week in addition to full-length releases like 1994's Destroy All Astromen!, 1996's Experiment Zero and 1997's Live Transmissions from Uranus. The themes of the tunes usually run the gamut from spies to sci-fi. Dexter X later replaced Dr. Delecto, and Starcrunch left the band as well. The collection, Beyond the Black Hole, was issued in summer 2001 and featured three brand new tracks.
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Releases:
Possesion By Remote Control (7", Ltd, Blu)   Homo Habilis Records 1992
Amazing Thrills! In 3-Dimension (7", Single)   Estrus Records 1993
Captain Holojoy's Space Diner (EP) (2 versions)   Lucky Records (US) 1993
Creature Feature (Flexi, 7")   Kronophonic 1993
Is It... Man Or Astro-Man? (Album) (3 versions)   Estrus Records 1993
Kill Geeksville (7", Spl)   WorryBird Disk 1993
Man Or Astro-Man? vs. Europa (7", EP, Ltd)   Homo Habilis Records 1993
Supersonic Toothbrush Helmet (7", EP)   Lance Rock Records 1993
Astro Launch (EP) (2 versions)   Estrus Records 1994
Cheap Sweaty Fun & TJ's XMAS 1994 (7")   Cheap Sweaty Fun 1994
Destroy All Astro-Men!! (Album) (2 versions)   Estrus Records 1994
Mission into Chaos! (7")   One Louder 1994
The Brains Of Cosmos (7", EP)   Demolition Derby 1994
The Various Boss Sounds From Beyond The Far Reaches...And Then Some! (2 versions)   Get Hip Recordings 1994
Your Weight On The Moon (EP) (5 versions)   One Louder 1994
Disjointed Parallels (7", Spl)   Eerie Materials 1995
Espanto Del Futuro (Live) (7", S/Sided)   Fear And Loathing 1995
In Orbit (7")   Shake It! Records 1995
Inside The Head Of... Mr. Atom (7", Pur)   Estrus Records 1995
Intravenous Television Continuum (Album) (4 versions)   One Louder ... 1995
Live Transmissions From Uranus (Album) (4 versions)   Homo Habilis Records ... 1995
Needles In The Cosmic Haystack (Single) (2 versions)   East Side Records (6) 1995
Postphonic Star Exploration (2 versions)   Sympathy For The Record Industry 1995
Project Infinity (Album) (2 versions)   Estrus Records 1995
Return To Chaos (EP) (2 versions)   Homo Habilis Records ... 1995
Welcome To The Sonic Space Age (7", EP)   Clawfist 1995
What Remains Inside A Black Hole (Comp) (2 versions)   Au Go Go 1995
World Out Of Mind (7", Gol)   Estrus Records 1995
Deluxe Men In Space (Single) (2 versions)   Touch And Go 1996
Experiment Zero (Album) (5 versions)   Touch And Go ... 1996
School House Rock! Rocks (7", Promo, Ora)   Lava 1996
The Sounds Of Tomorrow (EP) (2 versions)   Estrus Records 1996
UFO's And The Men Who Fly Them! (7")   Drug Racer 1996
1000X (3 versions)   Touch And Go ... 1997
Made From Technetium (Album) (5 versions)   Touch And Go ... 1997
Torque Pound / 400,000.37 Miles (7")   Gearhead Records 1997
Ex Machina (7")   Touch And Go 1998
Eeviac: Operational Index And Reference Guide, Including Other Modern Computational Devices (4 versions)   Touch And Go ... 1999
A Spectrum Of Finite Scale (CD, Ltd)   Not On Label (Man Or Astro-Man? Self-released) 2000
A Spectrum of Infinite Scale (4 versions)   Touch And Go ... 2000
Two Blood-Soaked Space-Horror Hits!! (7", Blu)   Loch Ness Records 2000
Beyond The Black Hole (CD, Comp)   Estrus Records 2001
Appears On:
Jabberjaw...Pure Sweet Hell (CD, Comp) Earth Station Radio Mammoth Records 1996
Jabberjaw...Pure Sweet Hell (4x7", Comp, Box) Earth Station Radio Mammoth Records, Mammoth Records, Mammoth Records, Mammoth Records 1996
Tracks Appear On:
Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus: The Second Coming (10") Frosty The Snowman Sympathy For The Record Industry 1994
The Estrus Cocktail Companion (CD, Album) The Carbonated Comet Estrus Records 1994
Saturday Night Special (7") Eric Estrotica Leadmill Records 1995
Cowabunga! - The Surf Box (Box + 4xCD) Reverb 1000 (Live) Rhino Entertainment Company 1996
Jabberjaw...Pure Sweet Hell (CD, Comp) Earth Station Radio Mammoth Records 1996
Jabberjaw...Pure Sweet Hell (4x7", Comp, Box) Earth Station Radio Mammoth Records, Mammoth Records, Mammoth Records, Mammoth Records 1996
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks (Album) (2 versions) Interplanet Janet Lava ... 1996
Shots In The Dark (Album) (2 versions) Touch Of Evil Donna Records 1996
Blindspot Mailorder Distro (CD) Cyborg Control No Idea Records, Toybox Records 1997
CMJ New Music December '97 - Issue No. 52 (CD, Comp, Promo) Lo Batt. College Music Journal 1997
Flaming Burn Out! An Estrus Benefit Comp (CD, Comp) Drumulator Is Boss Man's Ruin Records 1997
Nineteen Ninety Seven Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Lo Batt Touch And Go 1997
Off Road Tracks Vol. 6 (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Breathing Iron Oxide Metal Hammer (Germany) 1997
Rock Sound Volume 13 (CD, Smplr) Specify Gravity Rock Sound 1997
The Money Shot! (CD, Album, Ltd, Comp) Planet Collision (Tran... Chunklet Magazine 1997
All Punk Rods! (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Updated Theme To Supercar Lookout! Records 1998
1999 -Touch And Go / Quarterstick Records Sampler (CD, Promo, Smplr, Comp) u235 / pu239 Touch And Go 1999
Excellent 26 Estrus Spicey Sizzlers Sampler (CD, Smplr) Escape Velocity Estrus Records 1999
Punk-O-Rama 4 (CD) Summerholiday Vs. Punk... Epitaph Europe 1999
2000 Touch And Go / Quarterstick Records Sampler (CD, Promo, Smplr, Car) Song Of The Two-Mile L... Touch And Go 2000
Hang 10 Volume 1 (CD, Album, Comp) A Synthesis Of Previou... American Pop Project 2000
Runnin' On Fumes! - The Gearhead Magazine Singles Compilation (CD) 4000,000.37 (Breaking ... Gearhead Records 2000
Tape Op (CD, Comp) Theme From Eeviac Bubblegum Smile Records 2000
Estrus Double Dyn-O-Mite Sampler [Vol. 3] (CD, Smplr) Wayward Meteor, Electr... Estrus Records 2002
Goode Tyme Jhambhoree (LP) Mr. Goodchoices Meat P... Planet Pimp Records  
Secret Agent S.O.U.N.D.S. (LP) Goldfinger Mai Tai  
Think Link Volume 1 (10") Deuces Wild Drink N Drive Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Inside The Head Of John Peel (2x7", 180)   Astro-Fonic Records 1997
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