bitter69uk: How sad to learn the truly great eerie chanteuse Julee Cruise has died aged 65. (It&rsqu
bitter69uk: How sad to learn the truly great eerie chanteuse Julee Cruise has died aged 65. (It’s not a total surprise: she’d struggled with lupus in recent years). Cruise is, of course, eternally synonymous with the soundtracks of maverick filmmaker David Lynch, especially his cult TV show Twin Peaks. Her alienated, ethereal coos, composer Angelo Badalementi’s nocturnal film noir cool jazz arrangements and Lynch’s cryptic nightmare logic lyrics are a musical marriage made in dream pop heaven. It’s amazing to reflect the trio’s initial collaboration only happened because Lynch couldn’t acquire the rights to use This Mortal Coil’s cover of Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren” in Blue Velvet (1986). (The song “Mysteries of Love” was their solution). As Pitchfork recalled, “Lynch directed her to sing like an angel; later in their collaborative relationship, he advised her to sing as though she were on the brink of orgasm.” I’ve always loved Cruise’s two exquisite defining albums Floating into the Night (1989) and The Voice of Love (1993). She was perhaps never more haunting than when she whispered, “And now it’s dark …” at the beginning of “Falling” or imploring “Why don’t you come over to my house … please …” during “Floating.” Instant goose bumps! -- source link