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May 23, 2016 8:25 AM Subscribe
Xiu Xiu have released a video off their new album Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks. The video is titled "Into The Night"; it is a cover of Julee Cruise's song of the same name and opens with a 7-minute cover of Angelo Badalamenti's "Nightsea Wind."
Xiu Xiu and Twin Peaks? What a great way to start the day.
posted by boo_radley at 8:34 AM on May 23, 2016
posted by boo_radley at 8:34 AM on May 23, 2016
I'm going to drop a link to one of the old Essential Mixes that starts with "Conversations on Twin Peaks" because it's pretty amazing to hear Badalamenti talk about creating the soundtrack.
posted by boo_radley at 9:01 AM on May 23, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by boo_radley at 9:01 AM on May 23, 2016 [4 favorites]
This is very cool.
I'm also obligated to link to Fantomas' fantastic rendition of Fire Walk With Me from the Director's Cut album, because it's amazing.
posted by Existential Dread at 9:02 AM on May 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
I'm also obligated to link to Fantomas' fantastic rendition of Fire Walk With Me from the Director's Cut album, because it's amazing.
posted by Existential Dread at 9:02 AM on May 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks [live, extract] at QAGOMA
posted by filthy light thief at 9:48 AM on May 23, 2016
posted by filthy light thief at 9:48 AM on May 23, 2016
...it's pretty amazing to hear Badalamenti talk about creating the soundtrack.
Same but with video. Such a fascinating little anecdote. Kinda gives me shivers just hearing him retell it.
posted by ovvl at 10:25 AM on May 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
Same but with video. Such a fascinating little anecdote. Kinda gives me shivers just hearing him retell it.
posted by ovvl at 10:25 AM on May 23, 2016 [2 favorites]
man, twin peaks remixes are everywhere these days. Retro Promenade has released THREE remix albums. I'm not a twin peaker or a xiu xiuer, so this is all just beyond me to comprehend.
posted by rebent at 10:35 AM on May 23, 2016
posted by rebent at 10:35 AM on May 23, 2016
man, twin peaks remixes are everywhere these days.
A sense of foreboding... impending Peak Twin Peaks.
posted by otherchaz at 10:58 AM on May 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
A sense of foreboding... impending Peak Twin Peaks.
posted by otherchaz at 10:58 AM on May 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
I hope real hard that the new season doesn't just pick up where it left off after a 26 year hiatus, but instead is some weird opaque impenetrable thing like Rabbits
posted by otherchaz at 11:03 AM on May 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by otherchaz at 11:03 AM on May 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
MetaFilter: Some weird opaque impenetrable thing.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:09 PM on May 23, 2016
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:09 PM on May 23, 2016
Jesus, how can Xiu Xiu still be at it. By the time Fabulous Muscles came out, I thought Jamie would explode from intensity. That was a long time ago. Has the band ascended yet?
Seriously, though, I haven't listened to them in a long time, and I should revisit them through this.
posted by OmieWise at 1:39 PM on May 23, 2016
Seriously, though, I haven't listened to them in a long time, and I should revisit them through this.
posted by OmieWise at 1:39 PM on May 23, 2016
oh this xiulamenti album is absolutely beautiful and terrifying. thanks, griphus! you put the disco in disconnects.
posted by sapagan at 12:58 AM on May 24, 2016
posted by sapagan at 12:58 AM on May 24, 2016
Xiu Xiu's official YouTube channel has been streaming the album for a few days now if you want to listen for free.
posted by griphus at 12:34 PM on May 24, 2016
posted by griphus at 12:34 PM on May 24, 2016
Yeah, this is excellent, and recognizably xiu xiu for an old fan.
posted by OmieWise at 1:19 PM on May 27, 2016
posted by OmieWise at 1:19 PM on May 27, 2016
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