Katabasis

Book Playlist

Katabasis Playlist

20 tracks

balanced

Jul 28, 2026

5 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

20 songs

1

A Model of the Universe

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

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2

Weightless - 253 Edit

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone: Collection 003

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3

Nara

J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches

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4

The Missing (Origin 2006)

Solar Fields · Origin # 02

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5

Phase 09 - Sombrero

Solar Fields · Until We Meet The Sky

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6

Brush

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

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7

Boreal Kiss Pt. 1

Tim Hecker · Haunt Me

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8

Interloper

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Interloper

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9

Echoes

Olexandr Ignatov · Echoes

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10

Accede

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Derelicts

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11

Dark Paradise

Lullabye Baby Ensemble · Lullaby Tribute to Lana Del Rey

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12

Ghostwriter

RJD2 · Deadringer: Deluxe

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13

Wrong Tomorrow

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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14

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

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15

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Van Vibes

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16

My Silver Lining

First Aid Kit · Serenity Music

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17

Northern Lights

Obdormiam · Northern Lights

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18

Erupting Light

Hildur Guðnadóttir · reading in a cozy library

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19

Atlas - DJ Koze Remix

Battles · Reincarnations - The remix chapter 2001 - 2009

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20

We Can Be Better

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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