Flying Lotus - Fire Is Coming feat. David Lynch

What this video is

Released April 17, 2019 as the lead single for Flamagra, Flying Lotus's first album in five years, the video arrives at a moment of renewed mainstream fascination with David Lynch following the 2017 return of Twin Peaks: The Return. The collaboration between Flying Lotus, Firth — whose Salad Fingers series had itself been compared to Lynch's work since 2004 — and Lynch himself creates a rare convergence of three…

Why it matters

Represents the apex of Warp Records-era prestige experimental music video production, merging live-action puppet craft with face-compositing and ambient electronic music. The video advances a lineage of Flying Lotus x David Firth collaborations and stands as a landmark in the spoken-word ambient…

The director

David Firth (born January 23, 1983, Doncaster, England) is a British animator, filmmaker, writer and musician best known for creating the cult internet animated series Salad Fingers (2004–present). He gained early recognition on Newgrounds for surreal,…