What is "supermarionation"

Supermarionation (a portmanteau of "super", "marionette" and "animation") is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production company AP Films. It was used extensively in the company's numerous Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-produced action-adventure series, the most famous of which was Thunderbirds. The term was coined by Gerry Anderson.

Supermarionation are a three-piece alternative rock band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in January 2008 by David Curry, Samuel Stevenson and Steven Tonge. Following their live début in Edinburgh in July 2009, their first release, On the Fly, arrived in December 2010 on their own Six Take No Records imprint with a second EP, Amongst the Northern Lochs, following in October 2011.