The Laziest Men on Mars
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The Laziest Men on Mars are a band known for their successful Gabber
song "Invasion of the Gabber Robots" which remixed some of the Zero Wing
video game music by Tatsuya Uemura
, which became background music to the popular "All your base are belong to us
" Flash animation. Their song "Invasion of the Gabber Robots" was featured prominently on Mp3.com
. Their name is taken from a line in the B-movie Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
, which the band samples in several of their songs.
. In order, they were:
The track "We Are Something Awful" is a Laziest Men On Mars song, but was not available on MP3.com
at the time of Vivendi's sale of the site to CNET in 2003. It is still available as a free download on some music sites. In addition, they made the song "113 Dead Goons" for the Something Awful Forums.
The Terrible Secret of Space is based on an internet meme
that originated in an instant message prank run by the editor of the humor website Something Awful
, Richard Kyanka.
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
song "Invasion of the Gabber Robots" which remixed some of the Zero Wing
Zero Wing
is a 1989 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. The player is a lone hero who will save the universe from an evil force....
video game music by Tatsuya Uemura
Tatsuya Uemura
is a Japanese arcade game musician and programmer.He is regarded as one of the better music programmers and composers in this genre, and is the creator behind the following arcade game scores:*Flying Shark*Tiger Heli*Hellfire*Twin Cobra...
, which became background music to the popular "All your base are belong to us
All your base are belong to us
"All your base are belong to us" is a broken English phrase that became an Internet phenomenon or meme in 2000–2002...
" Flash animation. Their song "Invasion of the Gabber Robots" was featured prominently on Mp3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
. Their name is taken from a line in the B-movie Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. It is regularly featured in the "bottom 100" list on the Internet Movie Database, and was also featured in an episode of the 1986 syndicated series, the Canned Film...
, which the band samples in several of their songs.
Tracklisting
While the band released no official albums, a number of songs were available on MP3.comMP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
. In order, they were:
- Invasion of the Gabber Robots (3:58)
- The Terrible Secret of Space (5:39)
- Nothing Can Stop Torg! (3:32)
- The Laziest Man on Mars (3:28)
- The Children of Mars (6:16)
- Happy Softcore (Bleeding Ears Mix) (3:24)
- Superfly's Johnson (Suck It Down) (2:41)
- DJ Eat Attack vs. Fat Boys: The Showdown (1:18)
- Worst Birthday Ever (1:01)
- Secret of Space (Lightworks Tranceform) (9:14)
- All Your Dub Are Belong To Us (2:27)
- The Terrible Secret of Space (Bit Mix) (5:27)
- The Terrible Secret of Space (Spicy Mix) (4:40)
- Last Minute Hope (DJnrXic Mix) (3:48)
- All Your Treble Are Belong To Us (3:53)
- Nothing Can Stop Torg! (K-Systems Mix) (3:30)
- All Your Base (Peripheral Mix) (7:07)
The track "We Are Something Awful" is a Laziest Men On Mars song, but was not available on MP3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
at the time of Vivendi's sale of the site to CNET in 2003. It is still available as a free download on some music sites. In addition, they made the song "113 Dead Goons" for the Something Awful Forums.
The Terrible Secret of Space is based on an internet meme
Internet meme
The term Internet meme is used to describe a concept that spreads via the Internet. The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although the latter concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.-Description:...
that originated in an instant message prank run by the editor of the humor website Something Awful
Something Awful
Something Awful, often abbreviated to SA, is a comedy website housing a variety of content, including blog entries, forums, feature articles, digitally edited pictures, and humorous media reviews. It was created by Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka in 1999 as a largely personal website, but as it grew, so...
, Richard Kyanka.