The The Long Lived Influence of Twin Peaks
I was a little too young to appreciate David Lynch’s enigmatic series Twin Peaks when it originally aired. Once I had been shown the light back in the late 90’s I could not get enough. I believe I watched the full series 3 times over that year (I was a student with lots of free time… I miss those days!).
The series had a very devout following and for good reason: the show was a complete original! I’m sure the multitudes of ridiculously good looking people helped quite a bit as well, but the real draw of the show was the intriguingly strange story of what happened to Laura Palmer. The influence of Twin Peaks can still be found in every facet of the entertainment industry, including music.
Go – Moby 
One of Moby’s tracks from his self-titled release, from way back in 1992, directly sampled Laura Palmer’s Theme from the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Go was Moby’s first tune to hit the charts. The haunting ambient tones from the series mixed with Moby’s unique production and rhthyms create an interesting, and very dancable tune. You can definitely hear the early 90’s in this track, which I suspect Moby was well aware of when he re-did the popular tune for his compilation CD in 2006: Go – The Very Best of Moby. |
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Country – Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun broke out on to the scene hard with their super catchy tune Walking on a Dream. Since their album’s release in early Auguest the blogosphere has been ripe with rave reviews for the Australian pop duo. Their track Country, has the same haunting feel as the theme to Twin Peaks, with a similar slow and low base line. I figure that they must be fans of the show (who wouldn’t be really?). The track is both an eerie and beautiful instrumental that illustrates the diversity of the band. I expect to be hearing lots from this group in the future. |
In writing this post I discovered that the complete Twin Peaks collection was released on DVD a year ago! I don’t know how I missed this one, but the Twin Peaks – The Definitive Gold Box Edition (The Complete Series)
