The Moog Cookbook was an American electronic duo consisting of Meco Eno (Roger Manning) and Uli Nomi (Brian Kehew).
[3] On stage and in their promotional materials, they donned space-suit disguises that were similar to outfits worn by another emerging electronic duo, Daft Punk.
"[1] Their first album, The Moog Cookbook (1996), featured instrumental cover versions of contemporary alternative/modern rock songs by bands such as Soundgarden, Green Day, and Weezer.
[2] Music journalist Brian Chidester commented that their debut record "yielded solid overseas sales amidst the retro-obsessed landscape of Pulp Fiction, the Swing revival and thrift shop mania.
The duo even performed live on MTV in full space regalia and found a small domestic audience attuned to similar electronic psych-pop coming out of Europe by bands like Stereolab, Mouse on Mars and the High Llamas.
"[1] Afterward, Manning and Kehew joined Air on their first tour as supporting musicians and remixed their single "Kelly Watch the Stars" (1998).
In 1997, Moog Cookbook followed up with Ye Olde Space Bande (1997), which included similar covers of classic rock tracks by groups such as by Kiss, Boston, Led Zeppelin.
[2] It featured contributions from Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, who plays on the duo's version of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love".