Adam in Space (2005)
The original motion picture soundtrack... to a film that doesn't exist. A series of musical postcards for a boy named Adam to read on his trip through outer space. A cautionary tale for anyone considering spur-of-the-moment space travel. An entire album written & recorded on a dare, in just two weeks.
By turns raw, ugly, funny, and borderline offensive, Adam in Space aims to break your brain with a happy mixture of glam rock, stoner rock, alt-country and electronica (and a near-fatal overdose on reverb).
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What better way to start off the album than with an uptempo stoner-rock ass-kicker? Cory McAbee of The Billy Nayer Show was kind enough to listen to the album, and had this to say about the title track: "Very 'to the point.' And by 'to the point,' I mean 'concise.'" Thanks, Cory.
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Adam gets bored in outer space. And with all that ambient noise, who can blame him?
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A glam-rock mini-epic about Adam's ill-planned trip, with musical nods to Bowie and Strauss.
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Adam learns the hard way that in space, no one does your laundry for you.
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A musical elaboration on the previous theme. The beginning sounds like the Sesame Street theme song!
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Adam comes across one o' them sultry space Sirens you hear so much about these days.
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Unfortunately, those sultry space Sirens ain't all they're cracked up to be. Here's a tune that the opera crowd can appreciate and the club kids can dance to!
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The isolation of deep space starts to take its toll on Adam's fragile psyche.
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It's like cabin fever, only up in a space ship.
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Adam finally reaches his destination in one piece (barely).
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A very bittersweet techno-ballad about Adam's disappointment and disillusionment with the Moon and its inhabitants.
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Adam brought something back to earth with him. What an asshole!
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A hambone-slappin' alt-country ditty instructing Adam on how to deal with pubic lice.
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Pretty much sums up Adam's life, post-outer space trip. It's a toss-up.
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The few lucky journalists who received a promotional copy of Adam in Space were brought up to speed by this informative, musical press release. I thought it was a unique idea. They thought it was the stupidest thing ever. At least, I assume so; no one ever wrote about it. Up yours, Pitchfork Media!
Dan Greene - vocals, guitar, bass, hambone, drum programming, MIDI programming.
Karen Chae - backing vocals.
