Difference between revisions of "The Mind Electric"

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.

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.