Out in the Open
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Out in the Open

by Jesús Carrasco

This playlist mirrors the desolate and tense journey of the young boy in "Out in the Open," blending sparse, haunting instrumentals that evoke the arid, endless plains and the suspense of pursuit, with vocal tracks that capture themes of survival, hope, and the complex relationship between the boy and the goatherd. The mix of post-rock, ambient, modern classical, and indie tracks offers a dynamic emotional arc, reflecting moments of isolation, danger, and quiet humanity in a harsh, dystopian landscape.

20 tracks
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Aug 14, 2026
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The Whispering Alder

Loch at the Edge

Liora of Avalon · The Whispering Alder

1
Guðnadóttir: Elevation (Version for Orchestra)

Elevation (Version for Orchestra)

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Guðnadóttir: Elevation (Version for Orchestra)

2
A Passage in Time

The Host of Seraphim

Dead Can Dance · A Passage in Time

3
Xerrox, Vol. 2

Xerrox Monophaser 2

alva noto · Xerrox, Vol. 2

4
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

5
1996

Rain - Version for Piano Trio

Ryuichi Sakamoto · 1996

6
Another Look At the Counterpoint

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Another Look At the Counterpoint

7
Signal

Signal

Christopher Ladex · Signal

8
Kiasmos

Thrown

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

9
cold air

cold air

Sace · cold air

10
Running With the Boys (Live from the JUNOs 2016)

Running with the Boys - Live from the JUNOs 2016

Lights · Running With the Boys (Live from the JUNOs 2016)

11
Signs of Light

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

12
Return To Cookie Mountain

Wolf Like Me

TV On The Radio · Return To Cookie Mountain

13
Black Sands

Black Sands

Bonobo · Black Sands

14
US Top 20 Piano

Take Me To Church

Hozier · US Top 20 Piano

15
Sawdust

Shadowplay

The Killers · Sawdust

16
Modern Rock

Blood In The Cut

K.Flay · Modern Rock

17
Happy 80s

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Happy 80s

18
Heavy Feet

Heavy Feet

Local Natives · Heavy Feet

19
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Don’t Give Too Much of a Fuck

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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