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|title = The Mind Electric | |title = The Mind Electric | ||
|albumart = Hawaiipartii-cover2.jpg | |albumart = Hawaiipartii-cover2.jpg | ||
|writer = Joe Hawley | |writer = [[Joe Hawley]] | ||
|singer = [[Joe Hawley]] | |singer = [[Joe Hawley]] | ||
|album = [[Hawaii: Part II]] | |album = [[Hawaii: Part II]] | ||
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|genre = Progressive rock | |genre = Progressive rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|addtlInfo = Previously known as | |addtlInfo = Previously known as Inside The Mind of Simon | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Mind Electric''' is a song by [[Joe Hawley]] for [[ミラクルミュージカル]] ( | '''The Mind Electric''' is a song by [[Joe Hawley]], for [[ミラクルミュージカル]] (also known as Miracle Musical). | ||
The Mind Electric consists of two very similar versions of the same song, once of which is reversed, so the song essentially plays backwards before playing forwards. A similar style technique was used for Joe's university film: [[The Other Way]] | The Mind Electric consists of two very similar versions of the same song, once of which is reversed, so the song essentially plays backwards before playing forwards. A similar style technique was used for Joe's university film: [[The Other Way]] | ||
On June 14th, 2015 a lyric video for The Mind Electric was uploaded to ミラクルミュージカル's YouTube Page | On June 14th, 2015 a lyric video for The Mind Electric was uploaded to ミラクルミュージカル's YouTube Page | ||
The lyric video version of the song is the exact reverse of the studio version, so that the opposite half of the song plays forward. In this version, the forward section doesn't contain as many samples or stutters, and is about thirty seconds shorter than the backwards section.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaqTI6d0I7I The Mind Electric Music Video. | The lyric video version of the song is the exact reverse of the studio version, so that the opposite half of the song plays forward. In this version, the forward section doesn't contain as many samples or stutters, and is about thirty seconds shorter than the backwards section.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaqTI6d0I7I The Mind Electric Music Video. YouTube.]</ref> | ||
== History == | |||
The Mind Electric has roots dating back to around 2002. It was previously known as Inside The Mind Of Simon<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmJJtz87gM4 Inside The Mind of Simon. Uploaded: Jan 22nd, 2020. YouTube.]</ref> and was one of many songs featured on a demo disc made for [[Rob Cantor]]. At this time Inside The Mind of Simon had mostly non-sense lyrics ala [[L'Frou Jibet]]. Later on two more demos would be created, with the third being the most well known one. This third demo would be released on [[Tally Hall]]'s MySpace page in 2006-7 along with their KCRW cover of Praise You sometime in the mid-2000s. Each demo also appears on ''[[Hawaii: Part II: Part ii]]'' in remastered form.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmJJtz87gM4 YouTube upload of the demo</ref> [[Bora Karaca]]'s band [[Cojum Dip]] recorded an instrumental of the song likely sometime after Inside The Mind Of Simon's recording and would perform it live at [[The Blind Pig]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUqG9txCic Inside the mind of Simon - performed by Cojum Dip at the blind pig. Uploaded: Jul 1st, 2018. YouTube.]</ref> This could suggest it could've been given to Cojum Dip, similar to Rob and [[I'm Gonna Win]]. Inside The Mind of Simon would lay dormant for years until the recording and release of Hawaii: Part II. After release The Mind Electric would gain a cult following and is considered one of Joe Hawley's best songs by fans. | |||
=== Recording === | |||
This song makes use of a sample from the song [[Sunkist Hawaii]], particularly "Hawaii". It also samples Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Trinitatis. In the longer, "glitchier" part of the song, there are two references to other songs on Hawaii: Part II: during the climax of The Mind Electric, a synthetic instrument uses a chord progression similar to the instrumental outro to [[Labyrinth]]. The piano line of [[Murders]] is also sampled. | |||
== Song Meanings/Interpretations == | == Song Meanings/Interpretations == | ||
The song is about a man found guilty by a court and sentenced to death by electric chair. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* In the non-glitched version of the song, there is no synthetic instrument playing the progression. | * In the non-glitched version of the song, there is no synthetic instrument playing the progression. | ||
* In the non-glitched version, during the progression section, the backing vocals "See how they fall?" are included in the instrumental while the glitched version does not. | * In the non-glitched version, during the progression section, the backing vocals "See how they fall?" are included in the instrumental while the | ||
glitched version does not. | |||
* Inside The Mind Of Simon is often misattributed to Tally Hall because of their MySpace upload. | |||
{{Magic Lyrics}} | {{Magic Lyrics}} | ||
YouTube user previously known as Haivas Knud (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsW7fYiWZY15QTUOgy4yOMw) wrote about the voices in the background of the instrumental, comments on The Mind Electric's Instrumental (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GPoTFFfChs&t=147s&ab_channel=tallyall) further detail the possible meaning or origin of these excerpts. | |||
* 1:03<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=2GPoTFFfChs?t=63</ref> -- “I too” | * 1:03<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=2GPoTFFfChs?t=63</ref> -- “I too” | ||