David Lynch Doing Things That Are, Well… Lynchian.
After all this transcendental meditation stuff (which is sweet, don’t get me wrong), and his intriguing, though oddly uncharacteristic Interview Project, it’s nice to see one of my favorite directors doing something reminiscent of the style and tone for which his name is synonymous. Although it’s not another film by the master auteur (which will hopefully come someday soon), it still recalls the early days of his career, all the way back to Twin Peaks and his collaborations with composer Angelo Badalamenti. Lynch has focused his efforts and his camera on the career of the young, and incredibly talented singer Ariana Delawari.
Throughout his work, Lynch has always had an ear for fantastic music and he was even better at matching images to those sounds. He’s actually helped launch the careers of several artists and bring the haunting and memorable musical acts from Twin Peaks to the forefront of the industry. Recently, he collaborated with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on Dark Night of The Soul, an album that could only be the brainchild of every hipster who ever dreamed of these three coming together. He produced and even wrote a couple songs for the record, and drew up an awesome looking art book to go along with the music. Now, David Lynch Foundation TV has put together a promo reel for Delawari, showcasing some of the songs from her debut album Lion of Panjshir. Lynch himself helped mix the album and produced the track “Suspend Me”, which is probably the closest the young singer comes to sounding like the Badalamenti/Lynch collaborations we’re used to. All of her music though still holds some of that same style, and in true David Lynch fashion, she’s centered in front of the red curtain, surrounded by an atmosphere that can only be described as bizarre.
Check out the video below, the music is actually quite good and the footage just makes me want to go back and revisit all my old Lynch favorites. Not to mention the overwhelming desire I get for him to direct another movie already.
-William Gutheil
