Money

Book Playlist

Money Playlist

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 3, 2026

3 mixes for this book

A jagged soundtrack for John Self’s transatlantic drift between neon-lit appetite, hangover, and uneasy self-recognition. Sleek electronic instrumentals and restless jazz evoke the machinery of money and media; sharp-edged songs give voice to his compulsions, vanity, and flashes of vulnerability.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Money

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

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2

Money (That's What I Want)

Barrett Strong · Money

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3

The Chairman Dances

John Adams · Dance Mix

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4

Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto

Béla Bartók · Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12

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5

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Early Works

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6

The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster

Brian Eno · Another Green World (2004 Remaster)

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7

The City - Remastered

Vangelis · Earth (Remastered)

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8

Blue in Green

Miles Davis · Kind of Blue

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9

Metronomic Underground

Stereolab · Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Expanded Edition)

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10

The Big Money

Rush · Power Windows

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11

Material Girl

Madonna · Like a Virgin

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12

I Want Candy

Bow Wow Wow · We Are The '80s

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13

Addicted To Love

Robert Palmer · Riptide

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14

Everyday Is Like Sunday - 2011 Remaster

Morrissey · Viva Hate (2011 Remaster)

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15

Temptation

New Order · Substance

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16

The Man Who Sold the World - 2015 Remaster

David Bowie · The Man Who Sold the World (2015 Remaster)

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17

I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)

Daryl Hall & John Oates · Private Eyes (Expanded Edition)

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18

Chameleon

Herbie Hancock · Head Hunters

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19

Cissy Strut

The Meters · The Meters

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20

RYDEEN

YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA · YMO Go Home!

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