A Spectrum of Finite Scale explained

A Spectrum of Finite Scale
Type:Album
Artist:Man or Astro-man?
Cover:MoamSpectrumoffinitescalecover.jpg
Released:2001
Genre:Experimental music
Label:Zerotec[1]
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A Spectrum of Finite Scale is a tour-only album by the band Man or Astro-man?[2] A departure from the band's space-surf instrumentals, A Spectrum of Finite Scale is a compilation of experiments produced by members of the Man or Astro-Man? team.[3]

Tracks were contributed by pairs of band members, individual members, and personnel including soundman The Brannock Device and Q-Beam.

Track listing

  1. "After All the Prosaic Waiting...the Sun Finally Crashes into the Earth"
  2. "The Limitations of a Serial Machine"
  3. "MO2"
  4. "Halfway to the Infinite"
  5. "Space Helmet"
  6. "All the Quietest Whispers"
  7. "Mt-52 Tone/Magnus Opus" [''[[sic]]]
  8. "Tolerance in a Transitory Universe"
  9. "Analysis Paralysis"
  10. "Man or Man-Machine?"
  11. "The Potential Energy of Roger Stone"
  12. "Mortimer Butomite's Pocket of Capacitors"
  13. "Fig. A: Dispersion in Full Spectrum Pattern"
  14. "(untitled track number thirty-two)"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adinolfi, Francesco. Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation. April 25, 2008. Duke University Press. 978-0822389088. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Man or Astro-man? Return with 'Defcon 5...4...3...2...1', Gear Up for North American Tour. exclaim.ca.
  3. Web site: A Spectrum of Finite Scale - Man or Astro-man? Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2016-12-27.