Two words you don't hear often about a surf album. This is arguably not a Man Or Astroman album in the strictest sense, in the sense that by now the standard line-up had been split in half, with both guitarist leaving. Thus the music sounds completely new, completely different, and at the same time fits right into what they were doing all the time. Infinite Scale is really one of their strongest albums; it's also, unfortunately, I believe still their last album to date.
The beauty of instumental music: freedom of names. You have to check these out on the strenght of the titles alone. The music by Man or Astro-Man? is of cousre excelent as usual.
Great album. But why is eMusic missing track #7?!!?
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
