“I was Born and I was dead” is from Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Mushroom,” which itself is a cover of a song by the under-rated and highly experimental 70s band Can. I assume the line refers to Locke, or at least the image of Locke as Jeremy Bentham.
“Sea sick on firm ground” is from “Oceanic Motion” by Ion Dissonance. The reference to “Oceanic” seems self-explanatory.
P.S. The characters Alec, Dora, The Fugitive, Haynes, Irene, and Stoever all are from Adolfo Biuy Casares’ “The Invention of Morel.” I assume it is a reference to the Island itself, since it is a famous and wildly visionary Sci Fi novel about the events surrounding an anonymous fugitive stranded on a desert island.
Of course, the book also investigates notions of immortality, and that too may be a subject that is hinted at by this clue.
“I was Born and I was dead” is from Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Mushroom,” which itself is a cover of a song by the under-rated and highly experimental 70s band Can. I assume the line refers to Locke, or at least the image of Locke as Jeremy Bentham.
“Sea sick on firm ground” is from “Oceanic Motion” by Ion Dissonance. The reference to “Oceanic” seems self-explanatory.
Monte said this on July 21, 2008 at 3:45 pm |
P.S. The characters Alec, Dora, The Fugitive, Haynes, Irene, and Stoever all are from Adolfo Biuy Casares’ “The Invention of Morel.” I assume it is a reference to the Island itself, since it is a famous and wildly visionary Sci Fi novel about the events surrounding an anonymous fugitive stranded on a desert island.
Of course, the book also investigates notions of immortality, and that too may be a subject that is hinted at by this clue.
Monte said this on July 21, 2008 at 3:50 pm |
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Mushroom”
Lurker said this on July 21, 2008 at 3:55 pm |
The number of individuals is of obvious significance; I recommend an analysis of analogous relationships.
Jeremy Bentham said this on July 22, 2008 at 7:30 pm |