Man...or
Astro-man?,
THE WACKY
MUSICIANS FROM
OUTER SPACE,
WILL LAND
THEIR CRAFT AT
WOW Hall
By Bryan Petersen
Oregon Daily Emerald
Man...or Astro-man? is unlike
any other band on Earth.
That could be because its
members claim they are not
from Earth.
According to Man...or As
tro-man?, the band’s inter
galactic cruiser suffered
malfunctions and crash-landed
on Earth near the small college
town of Auburn, Ala., in the year
1992 (according to the current
Earth calender),
Upon crashing, the survivors
quickly realized that humans
were, for better or worse, the dom
inant life form, and they adapted
their exteriors to appear human
and blend in.
They had a major problem: The
rough ride through Earth’s atmos
phere had caused key parts of
their ship to break off and scatter
over the face of the planet. In order
to recover these parts without at
tracting notice, they decided to
travel the planet under the guise of
a music group.
In reality, whatever they are and
wherever they are actually from,
Man..or Astro-man? combines surf
rock with sci-fi space-rock, and
the result is completely out of this
world.
Since the initial crash,
Man...or Astro-man? has been ex
tremely innovative.
^ They have developed a
method of traveling into
the future, and in the 21st
century they have already
sold billions of albums,
playing an evolved type of
music they call Next Phase
music.
In order to prepare hu
mans for this genre, they cre
ated a hybrid, fusing the famil
iar sounds of The Ventures,
Coming Up
Who: Man... or Astro-Man?
When: April 27 at 8:30 p.m.
Where: WOW Hall,
291W. 8th Ave.
Tickets: $7 in advance, $8 at
the door; available at WOW Hall
and the EMU Main Desk
Dick Dale, Duane Eddy and other
instrumental surf-guitar from the
’50s and ’60s with the Next Phase
music of the future.
Since their landing on Earth, the
members of Man...or Astro-man?
have remained active. They have
dabbled in recorded music, releas
ing several CDs as well as multiple
5” and 7” singles, 10” EPs and 12”
singles.
They also recently conducted an
experiment involving clones.
Their advanced technology al
lowed them to make actual Astro
man clones, in both the male (AL
PHA) and the female (GAMMA)
forms. With this technology, they
formed clone bands.
For example, those attending
Man...or Astro-man? concerts in
recent years might unexpectedly
see an all-female version of the
band, dressed in the garb of
Man..or Astro-man? and playing
the band’s tunes. This adds a new
layer of hype to Man...or Astro
man? shows: for a while, concert
goers had no idea if they were go
ing to see the real Man...or
Astro-man? or a clone.
Eugene resident Conan Burfield
has attended a Man...or Astro
man? event, and he believes it was
the original band — although it
can be hard to tell. Either way, he
said, the experience was not
quickly forgotten.
“Those guys, or whatever they
are, they are freaks! I mean, live,
they are just so damned weird!
But still, they put on one awesome
live show. They really rip it up as
far as sci-fi surf goes. Picture trip
py surf-rock, but weird, like the
old “Batman” theme except
played by aliens, and that will give
you the picture.”
Currently, Man...or Astro-man?
is “touring” in support of its new
album, titled “EEVIAC...Opera
tional Index and Reference Guide,
Including Other Modern Compu
tation Devices.” The release takes
Man...Or Astro-man? further into
uncharted realms and finds them
experimenting with tape loops
and editing, two guitars with dis
tinct counter-melodies, vocoders,
analog keyboards and computers.
The band says on its Internet
site (which it invented — not just
the site, but the entire Internet —
in order to further its takeover
plans) that anyone who says the
new sound is too techno or new
wave is way off the mark and will
unexpectedly die soon after saying
such a thing. They say it is the mu
sic of science and can only be ex
plained in pure empirical scientif
ic terms.
Recently, Man...or Astro-man?
received information that some of
their lost cruiser parts may have
landed in the Eugene area. They
will bring their search to WOW
Hall April 27th, where they will
play with two Earth bands they
consider worthy: Cabbagetown,
Ga.’s, The Rock-A-Teens, and the
southwestern band Los Mex Pis
tols del Norte.
It is strongly recommended that
all Earthlings who are available
find their way to this event so as to
elevate the status of Man...or As
tro-man? to a higher level. They
come in peace and wish you no
harm.
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