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Cadaver Exquisito Playlist

by Agustina Bazterrica

20 tracks

balanced

Nov 9, 2026

A restrained blend of Argentine tango, stark contemporary classical music, and dark ambient textures reflects the novel’s near-future Argentina, where bureaucratic routines conceal an appalling social order. The pacing moves between industrial chill, grief, and uneasy intimacy, keeping the music instrumental and steady enough for focused reading.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Adiós Nonino

Astor Piazzolla · Collector (Edition spéciale 20 ans)

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2

Libertango

Astor Piazzolla · Libertango

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3

Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2: No. 3, Danza del gaucho matrero

Alberto Ginastera · Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2

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4

Estancia - Ballet Suite, Op.8a (1943): 4. Danza final (Malambo)

Alberto Ginastera · Ginastera: Harp Concerto; Estancia; Piano Concerto

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5

In C

Terry Riley · In C / Djembé

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6

Erupting Light

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Without Sinking

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7

Unveiled

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Without Sinking

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8

Black Refraction

Tim Hecker · Virgins

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9

In the Fog I

Tim Hecker · Ravedeath, 1972

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10

Spectacle Of Ritual

Kali Malone · The Sacrificial Code

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11

For Voice

Sarah Davachi · All My Circles Run

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12

Metastaseis

Iannis Xenakis · Xenakis, I.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - Metastaseis / Pithoprakta / St/48 / Achorripsis / Syrmos / Hiketides Suite

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13

Ionisation

Edgard Varèse · Varese: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Ameriques / Equatorial / Nocturnal / Ionisation

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14

First Narrows

Loscil · First Narrows

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15

The Slow Descent Has Begun

A Winged Victory for the Sullen · The Undivided Five

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16

Black Sea

Fennesz · Black Sea

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17

Iguazu - 2024 Remaster

Gustavo Santaolalla · Ronroco (2024 Remaster)

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18

De Ushuaia a la Quiaca

Gustavo Santaolalla · Qhapaq Ñan

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19

Maíz

Murcof · Martes + Utopía

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20

Memoria

Murcof · Martes + Utopía

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Instrumental request 100%

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