red martian - instant instrument factory

red martian
instant instrument factory

What does 'upp upp upp ner' mean? What is a 'Himitsu no Senritsu'?

We like to sing in English, Japanese, Swedish and German. upp/ner is Swedish for UP and DOWN. That particular song was written by Bob Hund .. probably the best Swedish band to ever exist since ABBA. Himitsu no Senritsu means Mystery's Melody, which was discovered by mistake in the forest trail on the way to Cape Flattery out on the Olympic Pennisula. It is definately not 'seiritsu' (menstral pain), which some listeners have sworn to have heard.

How can I contact you? Do you have a mailing list?

email: martians @ redmartian.com
smail: po box 1270 bellevue wa 98009
mlist: send 'subscribe bughlt' to majordomo @ redmartian.com

What sort of equipment do you use?

The following equipment was used on all our recordings up until now (2005):
Fender Mustang bass, Fender bass VI, Gibson Les Paul (modified), Fender Vibro Champ (modified), Peavey 212 Chorus (modified), Roland Jupiter 4, Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus, Roland Jupiter 6 (modified w/ EUROPA), Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (rev3.1), Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 (modified), Yamaha CS-5, CS-15 and CS-30, Korg Polysix (modified), Korg MS-20, MOOG Liberation, Roland MC-202, Roland TR-505 (modified), TR-626 and TR-606, Roland V-Drum Custom, Yamaha Acoustic drums, Synsonic analogue drums (modified), Apple Macintosh G4 Cube (modified), Commodore 64, AKAI S612, Behringer 32 Channel EURODESK MX9000 console, TEAC Studio 38-8, Alesis ADAT, Mackie HDR 24/96, t.c. electronic M-ONE XL, and various other pieces of equipment.

I received an order or letter from you with a 'no aliens' sticker on it.
Do you guys have a problem with aliens?

No, not at all. We're aliens ourselves, but those particular beings are from the VEGA system and we're actually from MARS. There has been a long rivary between the Martians and the Vegans, but its nothing violent. The Vegans can be extremely intolerant and repressive because they tend to have an intensely cycloptic view. Some Martians admire the Vegans ethics, but since we do not believe in absolutes, we have no concept of there being only 'one way'.

What happened to Ted Ühlemann?

Ted last played with us during our 1999 and 2000 tours. He also recorded on Sniffing Glue, Automaton, Deny Authority and the demos from The Coil (he co-wrote the title track by mistake!). He says he was beginning to feel old and wanted to find ways to support his family (he is married and they have a son). At the moment he is collecting and selling various kinds of old books and is doing well. We invite him to play when he has the time.

What is your favourite drink?

We like to drink lingonberry vanilla soy milk smoothies, rooibos, honeybush, ocha, genmaicha, söderblandning, the switch, nigori sake and of course, skåne aqua vit.

What bands or music do you like listening to?

In no particular order: The Who, The Jam, T-REX, DeVo, Kraftwerk, Bob Hund, NEU, The Minutemen, Sex Pistols, The Pixies, Severed Heads, Dead Kennedys, Red Stars Theory, Black Flag, The Beach Boys, Gary Numan, The Clash, The Cure, Bauhaus, Coil, Throbbing Gristle, MDC, Edgar Varsé, Jimi Hendrix, W. Carlos, Arnold Schoenberg, BARSE, My Bloody Valentine, Blur, Cute, Delia Derbyshire, Frederic Chopin, CAN, Klaus Schulze, CRASS, Minor Threat, Buckner & Garcia, Arlo Guthrie, SPK, Rhesus Monkey, Genesis P-Orridge, Lou Reed, 7 Seconds, Simon & Garfunkel, Jesterhead, Maharaja Commission, Joy Division, Federico Mompou, Velvet Underground, Joe Kidd, Moulin Noir, Sonic Youth, SIZE, John Chowning and lots of others

I sent you a letter, but it was returned.

Our box number 61187 was closed without warning after being used to us for over 6 years. We're very sorry if you have sent something to that address and it has been returned. We discovered it actually was not a post office, but a private business carefully masquerading as one. This explains why their rates would increase (eventually to over double the cost of a post office box). The business was sold and the new owner closed our box without notice, so we did not re-open it. Our new address is: SDF PO BOX 1270 BELLEVUE WA 98009.