From 1992 to 1993, David Lynch and “Twin Peaks” composer Angelo Badalamenti worked on a jazz project together called Thought Gang. Though two tracks appeared on the soundtrack for Lynch’s 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, their collaborative album was never released. Now, Lynch and Badalamenti are sharing the eponymous Thought Gang LP via Sacred Bones. It’s out November 2. Below, check out a track called “Woodcutters From Fiery Ships.”
Thought Gang is 12 tracks long and features instrumentation by bassist Reggie Hamilton and others. “[Lynch] said imagine you’re a chicken with your head cut off running around with a thousand bennies shoved down your throat,” Hamilton recalled about Lynch’s improvisational directions in a statement.
Lynch and Badalamenti have debuted a variety of Thought Gang tracks across various projects over the years. “A Real Indication” and “The Black Dog Runs at Night” were on the Fire Walk With Me soundtrack. The songs “Frank 2000,” “Summer Night Noise,” and an alternate instrumental mix of “Logic and Common Sense” appeared in last year’s “Twin Peaks” revival. See the Thought Gang artwork and tracklist below.
Read Pitchfork’s feature “The Secrets Behind the Music of ‘Twin Peaks: The Return.’”
Thought Gang:
01 Stalin Revisited
02 Logic and Common Sense
03 One Dog Bark
04 Woodcutters From Fiery Ships
05 A Real Indication
06 Jack Pains It Red
07 A Meaningless Conversation
08 Frank 2000 Prelude
09 Multi-Tempo Wind Boogie
10 The Black Dog Runs at Night
11 Frank 2000
12 Summer Night Noise
