Filmed on super 8 film in a day or two. Thor and Scott came up with the idea. Scott did the editting. I think this was 2004.
We shot this at the end of 2007. We knew of an apartment that was vacant, so we used it as our "studio." We went to the beach and got some sea weed and to a party store for the tridents and green plastic table clothes we used as our greenscreen. Thor directed and composited (with no prior experience).
Monsters From Mars was formed in a garage in San Diego, CA in 2001 by a couple of high school students with a love of 1960s surf rock. They spent the next decade or so playing up and down the California coast with their frantic, raw take on the genre, mixing in elements of garage rock, prog, avant garde electronic. With a heavy focus on live shows, unfortunately the band did not leave much behind for posterity in terms of high fidelity recordings. Everything was recorded in a garage or a living room with some cheap mics on an old tape machine, and in only one or two takes.
Band Member History
Thor - lead guitar, some singing, recording (2001-present)
Scott - bass, theremin, sax, visuals (2001-present)
Charles - drums (2001-2002)
Amanda - Farfisa organ (2002-2004)
Paul - drums (including three bass drums) (2002-present)
Anastasia - Farfisa organ (2004-2007)
Kyle (Bob Stencil) - Token minor internet celebrity, MC (200?-?)
Bianca - Farfisa organ, synths (2007-present)
Alex - rhythm guitar, synths (2007-present)
Contact
Scott: scott william jones at gmail dot com Thor: thoraciusappotite at gmail dot com
Almost all of these photos are by either Chris Woo or Sean Dejecacion (mouse over a photo for the credits). I think these photos speak to their amazing skills. There are more and I'll put them up as I get around to it.
