Touch And Go / USA / RE 2010
Originally released in 1996 and reissued on high-quality vinyl, Experiment Zero is widely considered the definitive album by Alabama’s premier surf-punk extraterrestrials, Man Or Astro-Man?. Recorded at Electrical Audio by the legendary Steve Albini, this album captures the band’s transition from lo-fi surf instrumentals to a high-voltage, precision-engineered sonic assault.
The album blends frantic surf riffs with vintage sci-fi samples, analog synthesizers, and heavy cinematic atmosphere. Albini’s stark, dry production gives the tracks a metallic punch that separates Experiment Zero from the rest of the surf-rock genre, making it a cult classic of 90s independent music.