Man or Astro-man?

Man or Astro-man? were an anachronistic band of the 1990s from land-locked Auburn, Alabama that fused the surf rock style of the early 1960s with the sound of surf rock bands influenced by sci-fi quirks of late 50s and 60s Sci-fi Mo

Man or Astro-man? were an anachronistic band of the 1990s from land-locked Auburn, Alabama that fused the surf rock style of the early 1960s with the sound of surf rock bands influenced by sci-fi quirks of late 50s and 60s Sci-fi Movies. MOAM was known for science fiction themes, audio samples, obscure electronic devices (such as theremins and tesla coils), and high-energy live performances. Their earlier albums like Is it Man... Or Astroman? and Destroy all Astromen!! were known for their traditional science fiction influenced surf-rock instrumental but, their later albums like EEVIAC... and A spectrum of Infinite Scale were known for their use of moog synthesizers and a more abstract experimental sound.

The main members of the band were Star Crunch (aka Brian Causey, Scott Stanton) on guitar and sometimes vocals, Birdstuff (Brian Teasley) on drums, and Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard (Robert DelBueno) on bass and electronics. They had various bassists/other guitarists over the years. In 1998, Star Crunch left the band to pursue a record label, and was replaced by Trace Reading (Erich Hubner) and Blazar the Probe Handler (Richie Edelson).