their first album had indeed some goa spirit in it. only some.
their first album was also one of the best full-on album ever made, if you ignore all those retarded drug&cheese samples. what became of them next is just a joke
mfg and astral are so much different
mfg is the psychedelic bizarre stuff and astral is the emotional put-your-hands-in-the-air stuff
both are great, but if i'd have to choose... mfg