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This playlist captures the surreal, satirical, and cosmic essence of Stanislaw Lem's "The Star Diaries." The instrumental tracks evoke the vastness of space, the oddity of alien worlds, and the mechanized realms Tichy explores, blending electronic, ambient, and avant-garde sounds. The vocal tracks reflect the book's irony, philosophical musings, and character quirks, traversing indie, synth-pop, and experimental genres for a diverse and immersive sonic journey.
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Track List
21 songs
1
Winding and Unwinding
Ben Lukas Boysen · Everything
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Endless Falls
Loscil · Endless Falls
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The Other Side
Hugh Jackman · The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Ambre
Nils Frahm · Wintermusik
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Metamorphosis One
Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Metamorphosis
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The Last Warm Light
Helios Relaxing Space · A Moment Alone
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We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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Eclipse
Solar Collective · Eclipse
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Reverie
INNERVERSE · Reverie
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The Theory of Everything
Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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20:17
Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz
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spaceship
Neon361 · spaceship
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Cosmic Dancer
Nick Cave · Cosmic Dancer
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Robots
Flight of the Conchords · Flight Of The Conchords
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parallel universe
Lauren Spencer Smith · THE ART OF BEING A MESS
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Time to Pretend
MGMT · Serenity Music
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Artificial Nocturne (Jacob van Hage Remix) - Mixed
Metric · Once Upon A Night, Vol. 4 (Mixed by Ferry Corsten)
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Space Song
Beach House · Depression Cherry
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Hyperballad - Over The Edge Mix [Live at Wembley]
Björk · Possibly Maybe
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Science Fiction Double Feature - Reprise / From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" / Live From Norwich / 1998
Richard O'Brien · The New Rocky Horror Show - 25 Years Young
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