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Plays the Music of Twin Peaks
Experimental · 2016 · 12 tracks · 1h 8m

Plays the Music of Twin Peaks

Xiu Xiu

A brutal, beautiful deconstruction of Angelo Badalamenti's iconic score. Cinematic jazz meets industrial noise in a forest of dark synthesizers.

August 12, 2016 · Polyvinyl Record Company

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A suffocating and surreal descent into cinematic darkness that balances fragile beauty with industrial violence.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 8m
01
Sycamore Tree
6:48
01
Laura Palmer’s Theme
5:04
02
Harold’s Theme
3:56
02
Into the Night
5:13
03
Dance of the Dream Man
5:10
03
Audrey’s Dance
4:27
04
Packard’s Vibration
3:48
04
Falling
6:57
05
Love Theme Farewell
6:25
05
Nightsea Wind
7:07
06
Josie’s Past
7:50
06
Blue Frank / Pink Room
5:52
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the iconic Falling melody is slowly strangled by feedback and distorted percussion.
The sudden shift from lounge-jazz vibraphone to industrial chaos during Audrey's Dance.
The terrifying, whispered delivery of the opening lines in Sycamore Tree that sets a tone of pure dread.
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How does Plays the Music of Twin Peaks sound next to the rest of Xiu Xiu's catalogue?

Surreal Abstract+2.5σ

The writing leans far further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

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