Description

The 1996 album re-released on vinyl on Touch and Go! 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.