Book Playlist

Morning Star Playlist

by Pierce Brown

20 tracks

balanced

Aug 29, 2026

“Morning Star” moves from underground survival to infiltration, then toward open uprising—so this playlist alternates between steel-edged sci‑fi tension and human, hopeful resolve. The instrumental half leans into analog synth, post‑rock pressure, and cold industrial atmosphere, while the vocal half turns those feelings into forward motion—class conflict, loyalty, and the vow to fight for a better future.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Xtal

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works 85-92

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2

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream · Risky Business - Soundtrack to the '80s

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3

Gantz Graf [Chosen by fans on Warp20.net]

Autechre · Warp20 (Chosen)

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4

Chimeras 2011 - Live

Tim Hecker · MusicNOW: 10 Years

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5

STORM

GENER8ION · STORM

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6

Flashing Lights

noevdv · Flashing Lights

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7

The Stable Song

Gregory Alan Isakov · That Sea, The Gambler

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8

To the Unknown Man

Vangelis · Spiral

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9

Holes In The Sky - From The "Insurgent" Soundtrack

M83 · Die Bestimmung – Insurgent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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10

We're No Here

Mogwai · Mr. Beast

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11

Deep in the Faithless Uprising

Ryxoven Muse · Deep in the Faithless Uprising

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12

2+2=5

Lullaby Baby Trio · Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead

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13

Thinking of a Place

The War On Drugs · Living Outdoors

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14

A Change Is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke · Old But Gold

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15

Revolution

The Beatles Complete On Ukulele · The White Album Pt2

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16

The Pretender

8-Bit Misfits · 8-Bit Versions of Foo Fighters

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17

Live or Die (feat. Joakim Brodén)

Apocalyptica · Live Or Die (feat. Joakim Brodén)

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18

Crying at the Discotheque

Sophie Ellis-Bextor · Crying at the Discotheque

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19

Stars

Warpaint · The Fool (Deluxe)

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20

Champagne for the Ghosts

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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