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Upon the Dull Earth

by Philip Dick

This playlist captures the eerie and surreal atmosphere of Philip K. Dick's "Upon the Dull Earth," blending synthetic textures and ethereal acoustic sounds to mirror the story's exploration of identity, reality, and loss. The instrumental selections evoke the haunting otherworldliness and tension, while the vocal tracks reflect the emotional complexity and character-driven narrative arcs, offering a nuanced sonic journey through Dick's unsettling vision.

21 tracks
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Jun 23, 2026
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21 songs
1
Dropsonde

Dissolving Clouds

Biosphere · Dropsonde

2
Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

3
Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

4
Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)

Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)

5
Orbital 2 (The Brown Album Expanded)

Halcyon

Orbital · Orbital 2 (The Brown Album Expanded)

6
Merry Go Round of Life (From "Howl's Moving Castle") [Piano Version]

Merry Go Round of Life (From "Howl's Moving Castle") - Piano Version

Joe Hisaishi · Merry Go Round of Life (From "Howl's Moving Castle") [Piano Version]

7
PIANISPHÈRE 1

By This River

Brian Eno · PIANISPHÈRE 1

8
Love Is Such a Wonderful Thing

The Great Gig In the Sky

The Pink Floyd Story · Love Is Such a Wonderful Thing

9
UK 2000s Nostalgia

Machine Gun

Portishead · UK 2000s Nostalgia

10
Themes Of The Big Bands: Here's That Band Again (1934-1947)

Nightmare

Artie Shaw · Themes Of The Big Bands: Here's That Band Again (1934-1947)

11
TREE

TREE

Ólafur Arnalds · TREE

12
Fight

Fight

Murcof · Fight

13
Electro Lounge

Blade Runner (End Titles)

Vangelis · Electro Lounge

14
Ephemeris

Dissolving Time

H.U.V.A. Network · Ephemeris

15
All Is Wild, All Is Silent

Remembrance

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

16
Low (2017 Remaster)

Subterraneans - 2017 Remaster

David Bowie · Low (2017 Remaster)

17
Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

Your Hand in Mine

Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

18
Acoustic Piano Versions of Radiohead

Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

Mellow Meditation · Acoustic Piano Versions of Radiohead

19
I Cantastorie: A Collection of Musical Tales

All Is Full of Love

Bjork Guomundsdottir · I Cantastorie: A Collection of Musical Tales

20
Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

Open Eye Signal

Jon Hopkins · Open Eye Signal (Remixes)

21
Dream Department

Don’t Look Back

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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