EEVIAC Operational Index and Reference Guide, Including Other Modern Computational Devices explained

EEVIAC Operational Index and Reference Guide, Including Other Modern Computational Devices
Type:Album
Artist:Man or Astroman?
Cover:Man or Astroman - EEVIAC Operational Index and Reference Guide.jpg
Released:1999
Genre:Surf rock, punk rock, electronic, experimental
Label:Touch and Go Records/Epitaph Records(European Release)
Prev Title:Ex Machina
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:A Spectrum of Infinite Scale
Next Year:2000

EEVIAC Operational Index and Reference Guide, Including Other Modern Computational Devices is the 5th full-length studio album by Man or Astroman?.[1] E.E.V.I.A.C. is an acronym and stands for "Embedded Electronic Variably Integrated Astro Console" (also known as the "EEVIAC Mainframe Supercomputer") and is a play on ENIAC, which is sometimes hailed as the first modern computer.

Man or Astroman? actually built a mockup of a supercomputer to have onstage for this album.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Interstellar Hardrive"
  2. "D:Contamination"
  3. "U-235/PU-239"
  4. "Domain of the Human Race"
  5. "Theme from EEVIAC"
  6. "A Reversal of Polarity"
  7. "Fractionalized Reception of a Scrambled Transmission"
  8. "Engines of Difference"
  9. "Psychology of A.I. (Numbers Follow Answers)"
  10. "Krasnoyask-26"
  11. "Within the Mainframe, Impaired Vision from Inoperable Cataracts Can Become a New Impending Nepotism"
  12. "As Estrelas Agora Elas Estão Mortas"
  13. "_____/Myopia"
  14. "Automated Liner Notes Sequence" (unlisted)

Notes and References

  1. News: Eaviac Has All The Elements For A Punk Meltdown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104025308/http://www.mtv.com/news/514254/eaviac-has-all-the-elements-for-a-punk-meltdown/. dead. January 4, 2017. MTV News. 2017-01-04.
  2. http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/visit/moa.html Birdstuff interview in Satellite News