So I was listening to Vampire State Building from Alcatraz for the first time in what must be a decade. The opening track "Simple Headphone Mind" was immediately sounding familiar to me...too familiar.
It struck me how much it sounds like a Nucleus song and sure enough, it's essentially a slightly different version of Torrid Zone from Elastic Rock.
What's puzzling me is why would Alcatraz so clearly lift the song, re-title it, not give credit. I was also thinking maybe Torrid Zone itself came from a previous jazz source, but the liners state it's a Karl Jenkins song.
Anyone ever catch this or am I just late to the party?
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