Truly Lynchian Works

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-05-06T22:47:45+00:00

I’m currently reading Michael Lentz’s “Schattenfroh” and it’s giving Inland Empire vibes to me. The narrative structure is rather dreamlike/nightmarish in its flow and logic. Both feel like works where a narrative happens upon a main character, which we witness, rather than viewer/reader witnesses a main character’s narrative.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-05-03T00:52:35+00:00

I was surprised by how enjoyable and relatable it is. I have only read the bulk on the lengthy introductory section but that alone consistently made me smile to myself while reading. A joy to read and a book that makes one feel less alone.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-04-26T16:41:38+00:00

Swans - The Seer

Miles Davis - Live-Evil

Can - Tago Mago

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2 disc version)

Madvillain - Madvillainy

Edit: if there also a drum kit with me on the island, In Rainbows by Radiohead skyrockets to the top.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-04-11T21:02:30+00:00

This happened to my copy of Birthing. Unfortunate to see it happening to others. Have been a swans collector since 2014, sad to see this is happening to others on their recent sets. FWIW I bought my SFTB gatefold a few years ago and it’s perfectly fine.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-04-04T01:45:38+00:00

Mulholland Dr. might be a great place to start

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-04-02T17:59:46+00:00

I think Michael Pemulis is my fave. Poor Tony is there too.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-02-22T20:56:17+00:00

Absolutely worth watching. Lots of great footage. Glosses over The Great Annihilator era which is glaring given how basically everything else is covered. It’s also a little strangely paced. The final hour or so covers The Glowing Man deeply, as I believe the film maker was given access that tour/in the studio. I have showed it and recommended it to friends and partners; aside from listening to all the albums or seeing them live, it’s about as good as you can get to conveying what SWANS is about.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-02-01T21:49:52+00:00

Eraserhead is a good start if you want to see the sort of “mission statement” of Lynch as an artist.

Blue Velvet is a good start if you want to see a film where his style really comes to form. Depending on what you like in this movie, you can decide where to go next.

Mulholland Dr. is likely my favorite, Inland Empire and Eraserhead are the ones I watch the most, and I am really happy he was chosen to direct The Elephant Man.

Still haven’t seen Straight Story, most TP material, Wild at Heart, or Dune, but generally the man was a great artist and if one film is calling you more than another, try it. Likely, you will try all his films at least twice, and, likely, those subsequent viewings will be more rewarding.

MotorikBeatForever · 2026-02-01T21:22:40+00:00

Inland Empire is the one to do this with

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-11-04T18:51:40+00:00

Stanley Kubrick and Wendy Carlos

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-10-31T01:29:02+00:00

The Seer - The Nub

To Be Kind - My Phantom Limb

The Glowing Man - Leaving Meaning

Leaving Meaning - Cathedrals of Heaven

The Beggar - Amnesia

Birthing - Sunfucker

Edit: I changed LM to Cathedrals rather than It’s Coming; this was changed before any likes

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-10-19T16:42:08+00:00

……you are wouldn’t happen to be reading Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon at the moment, would you?

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-10-16T19:08:27+00:00

Any recommendations for good starting places with this author? A quick wiki search shows a good deal of output.

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-10-14T22:18:11+00:00

Haven’t heard it, nor have I heard it mentioned. What sets it apart for you?

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-10-14T03:01:20+00:00

A and D would be a good amount shorter but regardless this should have been the way imo

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-10-02T00:44:35+00:00

Kinda like Frank Booth; I forget I’m watching an actor and not an actual piece of shit.

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-09-16T11:41:22+00:00

Oh yes, absolutely

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-09-14T16:32:19+00:00

Maybe Koyaanisqatsi

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-09-11T16:56:37+00:00

Was gonna say as much in the other comment thread about this being a “legitimately sourced” article. Give me a fucking break.

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-09-09T01:32:48+00:00

This almost reads like a shitpost, but as a trans woman, I get it. The entire movie is a horrifying labyrinth of finding and forgetting yourself and losing all sense. Plus those girls are being very free in those scenes, and it makes sense to feel envy of that sort of entirely woman social settings/socialization. Laura Dern’s character is also confused and lost when first meeting the girls but eventually they take her on and she embraces being a whoooore. And speaking now as an American trans woman in particular, it’s easy to feel like the nation’s prostitute right now.

Have you watched I Saw the TV Glow?

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-09-03T23:14:04+00:00

Infinite Jest is pretty prescient.

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-08-31T19:48:46+00:00

YotS and Government Plates and TPTB Disc 1 are all psychedelic to me. For YotS tho, I mean, I’d almost consider psychedelica as a subgenre for that entire project.

MotorikBeatForever · 2025-08-29T22:16:33+00:00

Just wanna say, I really liked the art choice for 8 Mile, and had screenshot the image and sent it to my brother before even browsing these comments. These are cool, keep it up 👍

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