Sci Fi for the Spry

Science fiction and techno music have been married ever since those cheesy flying saucer flicks from the Fifties employed nerds to create the first spacey sound effects. As the technology improved, those spacey sounds found their way into mainstream pop music, and when the first synthesizers burst on the scene, a new musical idiom was borne. Soon, the music became more than just a movie soundtrack—they were an end in themselves. This week’s wog celebrates sci fi songs from a variety of performers: Jefferson Starship, Kraftwerk, Blue Öyster Cult, Alan Parsons, and others provide the “serious” side of sci fi, while Zager & Evans, Styx, The Bonzo Dog Band, and Electric Light Orchestra poke campy fun at it. Robots, Time Travel, Spacejacking, Dystopias...it’s 52 minutes of über good wogging fun! Beam over to Podwogging.com now, Number One!