LOS ANGELES — If you listen to Christabel and David Lynch’s new album, there’s a good chance it will make you dream.
Not that “Cellophane Memories,” the latest collaboration between the writer and his “Twin Peaks: The Return” co-star, will lull you to sleep — though its moody, ethereal soundtrack might help soothe you.
The Oscar-nominated surrealist director behind “Mulholland Drive” and “Blue Velvet” has long emphasized the importance of taking time to let your imagination fly, especially when it comes to creating art.
He and Christabelle help listeners achieve that state of contemplative wonder with their latest 10-track collaboration. “Cellophane Memories” is difficult to categorize within a genre, but it features stark lyrics and ambient soundscapes carried by Christabelle’s hypnotic, resonant vocals.
Though Lynch is better known for filmmaking, this isn’t the director’s first foray into music, nor is it his first project with Christabel. The two have collaborated in various capacities for decades, beginning with the song “Polish Poem,” which was featured in Lynch’s 2006 film “Inland Empire.”
Produced and written by Lynch and engineered by Christabel, the album is Lynch’s first since his longtime creative partner Angelo Badalamenti passed away in 2022. The late musician contributes to two tracks – “She Knew” and “So Much Love” – both of which are engineered by Badalamenti’s synthesizer.
The album is a sonic celebration that, like many of Lynch’s films, challenges the modern attention span. Listening to “Cellophane Memories” feels like doing yoga, or perhaps transcendental meditation. The desire to find extra stimulation in the moment is strong, but the result, if you can keep at it, is a feeling of rejuvenation and increased creative energy.
Much of the album sounds as if it came straight from “Twin Peaks”; one wonders if its title refers to the series’ last dead girl, Laura Palmer, found wrapped in plastic. “Cellophane Memories” turns Christabel’s vocals into a kind of ghostly instrumental by occasionally using the familiar, backward dialogue effect used in the red room scenes – as in “Reflection in a Blade.”
Filled with hope and longing, at times disturbing and even grotesque, this album oscillates between light and darkness – themes that Lynch has been keen to explore throughout his career. His seamless relationship with Christabel, whose creative use and blend of their voices elevates “Cellophane Memories”, can be clearly seen on this record.
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