Mind Debris started with a dialogue about how the mind seems to have an inertia beyond our control, and how we frequently find ourselves being bombarded by our own streams of thought. This can be overwhelming, sometimes even scary. 

The song undergoes three phases: each phase representing a completely different thought from the previous one, hence completely independent musically. The first section is representative of a focused mind. The second section is a transition; it resembles an intense drift. Finally, the third section comes back to focus, stronger than ever before. 

The lyrics portray big, spacious landscapes, trying to show how big our universe is and how small our understanding of it is. For this reason our minds can wonder away from our control from time to time.  We’re simply trying to accommodate every piece of stimuli that is given to us. Even if our thoughts continue to change, because the world will as well, we can find comfort in the idea that the simple effort to assign meaning to this big mess called life, is enough to give us a sense of direction, or perspective.

Light Restarts

The premise of this song is about taking chances, even in situations that might normally incite fear. Normally, when one sees a blizzard, they would fear its strength and find shelter. However, Mind Debris invite you to go “outside and play”, since above the storm there is still a sun shining the light of a positive ending. The blizzard begins to take the form of a love we may have feared. This song features two characters: the inner voice and the spoken spoken voice; together they meet in the middle with the realization that there’s is nothing to fear.

Blizzard's Ghost

In this piece Mind Debris are speaking about the decay of the memories people collect through life. All the moments that people experience become stories they can come to tell. Nevertheless, these memories can fade away. All dreams, memories and thoughts come to an end. There might come a day when someone walks down the same path with no recollection of ever having been there before. Then they’ll have to experience it again; as though it were the first time.This song is about the acceptance of forgetting, since that in itself can give life great significance.

Sosiego

In this song, Mind Debris are painting a scene of sex on the beach. They speak of the mutual effort that exists in sexual intimacy. They interpret this from the perspectives of fire and wind. The fire burns the wind, all while the fire wouldn’t be able to burn without the wind. Together they are the act of combustion, inseparable and important to each other's existence. When love is mutually shared, it is an intangible bond, and not even the act of sex alone can connect the participants in such a deep way. Therefore the truth of the space between them, only lies in between their “Broken Shadows”.

Broken Shadows

Originally, the concept behind this song was to explore how life/society/culture gives people goals that don’t always align with who they are on an individual level. The problem derived from this: people break their backs following dreams they are not certain they truly want, and simply follow them blindly. This song was inspired by David Foster Wallace’s text, where he speaks of the importance of questioning and guiding our thoughts and desires. In the song, the main character is rowing against the current, completely certain that on the top of the mountain, in the spring, he will find whatever he’s always wanted. And hence he rows and rows, but simply can’t get there. Perhaps he’s gotten lost, perhaps he’s gotten tired. But nonetheless he rows, year in, year out. Until one day, motivated by his pain, he decides to throw himself in the water and simply let the current carry him down. Whatever led him to take this decision, is open to interpretation.

This Is Water

Endless is about the intangibility of knowledge inside and outside of oneself, although it's overwhelming to be standing in a cloud and not ever be able to fully hold it, nor understand what stands outside of it, it's completely harmless. 

"Echoes" is inspired by Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic theory, the Mirror Stage. It talks about the trauma one deals with by never being able to construct a complete way to communicate what one truly feels or experience on the inside.

"Eons" is inspired by space. The ever-growing cluster of everything and nothing. It talks about the vast knowledge that will never be understood in the universe. 

Its sound is alternative indie rock splashed with psychedelia, with influences from Grizzly Bear, Khruangbin, Temples, and Radiohead.

Eons

Echoes

Mind Debris is a songwriting/production duo, based in Boston, comprised of keyboardist Diego Valencia and guitarist Michael Beckhart. Their alternative indie rock sound is splashed with psychedelia, with influences from Grizzly Bear, Khruangbin, Temples, and Radiohead. 

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