Eeviac: Operational Index and Reference Guide [Vinyl]

Man Or Astro-Man? | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (January 27, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Touch & Go Records
• ASIN: B00005YMAU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,533 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #100 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Surf Guitar

Track Listings

1. Interstellar Hardrive

2. D:Contamination

3. U-235 / PU-239

4. Domain Of The Human Race

5. Theme From Eeviac

6. Reversal Of Polarity, A

7. Fractionalized Reception Of A Scrambled Transmission

8. Engines Of Difference

9. Psychology Of A.I. (Numbers Follow Answers)

10. Krasnoyask-26 / Within The Mainframe / Impaired vision From Inoperable

11. Cataracts Can Become A New Impending Nepotism

12. As Estrelas Agora Elas Estao Mortas

13. Untitled / Myopia

14. (untitled) - (hidden track)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

"It's the same series of signals over and over again," a disembodied voice exclaims at the start of "Interstellar Hardrive." And so it is (mostly)! B-movie banter, Rezillos riffs, space-age sonic madness, frantic surf-guitar runs, sci-fi steals, valiant Ventures valedictions, scrambled transmission signals, myopic vocals, and flaming televisual heads--and that's only the first three tracks. This time around, however, the retro-future outfit with about 50 releases to their credit expand into near-techno territory (check out the excellent, spooky "Domain of the Human Race" and full-on silver-jumpsuit fest of "Engines of Difference"). "Psychology of A.I. (Numbers Follow Answers)," meanwhile, is unrequited fuzzy punk. In all, a fully realized album, and definitely one of Man or Astro-Man?'s finest moments. --Everett True

Product Description

Their 1999 masterpiece. A monumental undertaking where an intriguing mixture of electronic experimentation arises within a live band setting.For those old enough to remember the following bands, the best way to summarize Man or Astro-Man? is to describe their sound as a cross between the Ventures and Devo. For those not old enough, the band plays primarily instrumental rock & roll influenced by the instrumental surf music of the 1960s (Ventures, Dick Dale) and music (and stories) from cheesy '50s/'60s/'70s science-fiction movies. The accelerated, streamlined punk rock of the Ramones is also evident. They use bits of dialogue "sampled" from some of the sci-fi films you might see on late-night TV (or the cable-network show "Mystery Science Theater 2000"). Those who like their rock music fast, irreverent, without too much polish (though MoA-M certainly aren't sloppy--far from it), noisy and careening out of control, EEVIAC will take you where few have gone before.

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars STARCRUNCH LOST IN SPACE, June 17, 1999

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[e-mail] (Seattle, Wa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eeviac: Operational Index & Reference Guide (Audio CD)

This latest "audio mind control unit" fuses their classic surf sound without leaving behind what made "1000x" and "Made From Technetium" good. The songs are simpler than before due to the heartbreaking loss of Starcrunch on lead guitar and Dexter X on rhythm. This is a good album but it lacks the depth that Starcrunch was able to give their music and live performances and watching my videos of pre-E.E.V.I.A.C. shows only reestablishes that fact. They do explore new terrain however with "Myopia" which is a long and slow drift through space reminiscent of The Murmen. "Reversal of Polarity" is sheer brilliance along with "Engines of Difference." I've discovered that this album is best appreciated when listened to loud. This band is still the best band out there but Blazar and Trace Reading have some mighty big moon boots to fill.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MoMA creates another intergallactic smash!, May 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Eeviac: Operational Index & Reference Guide (Audio CD)

Since their countless 7"'s, records, and conceptual deeds, never have MoMA re-articulated the surf/instrumental sound as their own until now. With Eeviac, The boys from space have once again fused their conceptual groundwork of the surf sound into their space sound, which has now become a springboard of new surf/instrumental exploration. Eeviac is by far their greatest effort to effectively use the style of intrumental guitar and electronic know-how to bring analog and digital into a smart aesthetic that re-contextualizes sound and music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best And That's Saying A Lot!, May 26, 2002

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andy7 (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eeviac: Operational Index & Reference Guide (Audio CD)

I almost wrote these spacebilly freaks off after the directionless "Made From Technecium", but I'm glad I didn't.
Imagine the greatest instrumental band on stage with all their pagers and samplers and FAX machines going off at once and then suddenly they forgot their place in the song, so what do they do? They play the whole song backwards! Brilliant! Top that, England!