Katabasis
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Katabasis

by R. F. Kuang

This playlist captures the dark fantasy and cerebral quest of "Katabasis" by R. F. Kuang, blending ethereal and mysterious instrumentals with evocative vocal tracks that mirror the complex characters and the upside-down rules of Hell. The instrumental selections create an atmosphere of arcane knowledge and otherworldly tension, while the vocal tracks explore rivalry, collaboration, and the inner turmoil of Alice and Peter's journey.

20 tracks
balanced
Jul 28, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

A Model of the Universe

Jóhann Jóhannsson · The Theory of Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2
The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

Weightless - 253 Edit

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

3
E S Posthumus Sketches

Nara

J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches

4
Origin # 02

The Missing (Origin 2006)

Solar Fields · Origin # 02

5
Until We Meet The Sky

Phase 09 - Sombrero

Solar Fields · Until We Meet The Sky

6
I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

Brush

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · I Could Be Your Dog / I Could Be Your Moon

7
Haunt Me

Boreal Kiss Pt. 1

Tim Hecker · Haunt Me

8
Interloper

Interloper

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Interloper

9
Echoes

Echoes

Olexandr Ignatov · Echoes

10
Derelicts

Accede

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Derelicts

11
Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey

Dark Paradise

Lullabye Baby Ensemble · Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey

12
Deadringer: Deluxe

Ghostwriter

RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe

13
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Wrong Tomorrow

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

14
Hooked on a Lost Cause

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

15
Van Vibes

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Van Vibes

16
Serenity Music

My Silver Lining

First Aid Kit · Serenity Music

17
Northern Lights

Northern Lights

Obdormiam · Northern Lights

18
reading in a cozy library

Erupting Light

Hildur Guðnadóttir · reading in a cozy library

19
Reincarnations - The remix chapter 2001 - 2009

Atlas - DJ Koze Remix

Battles · Reincarnations - The remix chapter 2001 - 2009

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

We Can Be Better

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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