By an amazing coincidence, a science fiction novel (Ilium by Dan Simmons) came out around the time of this album where, in one scene, two (partially organic) robots are on Mars and are literally approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon. I was convinced it was some sort of deliberate reference or nod from one work to the other, especially given that the book and the Yoshimi album both feature the idea of robots yearning to be human. I posted the observation on the Dan Simmons website and the author expressed interest but denied any connection. I guess he and Wayne Coyne et al must have just been communing with the same part of the collective unconscious. Subsequent to this discovery, I can't help but picture the scene from the book when I hear this piece.
By an amazing coincidence, a science fiction novel (Ilium by Dan Simmons) came out around the time of this album where, in one scene, two (partially organic) robots are on Mars and are literally approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon. I was convinced it was some sort of deliberate reference or nod from one work to the other, especially given that the book and the Yoshimi album both feature the idea of robots yearning to be human. I posted the observation on the Dan Simmons website and the author expressed interest but denied any connection. I guess he and Wayne Coyne et al must have just been communing with the same part of the collective unconscious. Subsequent to this discovery, I can't help but picture the scene from the book when I hear this piece.