Moby Dick
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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

This playlist captures the epic and obsessive spirit of Moby Dick, blending vast instrumental landscapes with haunting vocal narratives. The instrumentals evoke the relentless sea, isolation, and tension of the Pequod's voyage, while the vocal tracks explore characters' inner turmoil, fate, and the mythic struggle against nature.

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Aug 25, 2026
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Orphée

Good Night, Day

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Orphée

1
Deep House Sax II

Oceanic Drift

Sweet Nori · Deep House Sax II

2
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Regiment - 2006 Digital Remaster

Brian Eno · My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

3
Runner

Harps

The Sea and Cake · Runner

4
Harmony in Ultraviolet

Harmony in Blue I

Tim Hecker · Harmony in Ultraviolet

5
Minecraft - Volume Alpha

Subwoofer Lullaby

C418 · Minecraft - Volume Alpha

6
Black Sands Remixed

Ghost Ship

Bonobo · Black Sands Remixed

7
Doldrums

Doldrums

Joseff Shields · Doldrums

8
White Eagle (Deluxe Version / Remastered 2020)

White Eagle

Tangerine Dream · White Eagle (Deluxe Version / Remastered 2020)

9
Conversation 3

Conversation 3

alva noto · Conversation 3

10
Borderlands 2: Complete (Original Soundtrack)

The Leviathan

Jesper Kyd · Borderlands 2: Complete (Original Soundtrack)

11
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

12
Gods Verging on Sanity

Maelstrom

Black Nail Cabaret · Gods Verging on Sanity

13
A U R O R A

Venter

Ben Frost · A U R O R A

14
Ágætis byrjun

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Rós · Ágætis byrjun

15
The Deep

The Deep

Collective States · The Deep

16
Piedras 1

Song of hope

Nicolas Jaar · Piedras 1

17
Instrumentals

Numb

Clams Casino · Instrumentals

18
DJ-Kicks (Forest Swords) [DJ Mix]

Crow (DJ-Kicks) - Mixed

Forest Swords · DJ-Kicks (Forest Swords) [DJ Mix]

19
Fever Ray

Keep the Streets Empty for Me

Fever Ray · Fever Ray

20
8:18

Sailor's Prayer

The Devil Wears Prada · 8:18

21
Living Punk Rock

Harpoon

TX2 · Living Punk Rock

22
Chordata Bytes I

Whale's On Thin Ice

Imogen Heap · Chordata Bytes I

23
White Chalk

White Chalk

PJ Harvey · White Chalk

24
It Came from the Abyss, Vol. 1

Escape Angle

This Will Destroy You · It Came from the Abyss, Vol. 1

25
Let Love In (2011 Remaster)

Red Right Hand - 2011 Remaster

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · Let Love In (2011 Remaster)

26
Late Night Lemonade

Late Night Lemonade

Luminary Flux · Late Night Lemonade

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