Galápagos
Book Playlist

Galápagos

by Kurt Vonnegut

This playlist reflects the evolutionary journey and haunting narrative of Kurt Vonnegut's "Galápagos." The instrumental tracks blend electronic synth landscapes, ambient textures, and post-rock atmospheres evoking vast islands, time's passage, and the ghostly observer. Vocal songs explore human nature, survival, and transformation, paralleling the book's themes through diverse genres like synth-pop, indie electronic, and alternative rock, with specific tracks reflecting key characters and the book's scientific and emotional arcs.

39 tracks
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Aug 10, 2026
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39 songs
1
Awake

Awake

Tycho · Awake

2
Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Ambient & Downtempo by RE:VERSAL

3
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

4
Old Friends New Friends

Late

Nils Frahm · Old Friends New Friends

5
Mirrored

Atlas

Battles · Mirrored

6
Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

Chukhung

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

7
Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

Bossa Norte · Midnight Sun

8
Celestial

Celestial

UY Scuti · Celestial

9
Dosis Series II

Nebula

CTAFAD · Dosis Series II

10
Nova

Nova

Ahrix · Nova

11
My take

Time

Hans Zimmer · My take

12
Mr. Beast

Auto Rock

Mogwai · Mr. Beast

13
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Acústica

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

14
Beautiful Rewind

Parallel Jalebi

Four Tet · Beautiful Rewind

15
9 months & 50 hours

Open Eye Signal (under the fabric)

Jon Hopkins · 9 months & 50 hours

16
Eclipse

Eclipse

unvrsl frqncy · Eclipse

17
Black Sands

Kiara

Bonobo · Black Sands

18
Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires

Emancipator · Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

19
Views

Aurora

Calmly · Views

20
Black Sands

Black Sands

Bonobo · Black Sands

21
Galápagos

Galápagos

André Aguado · Galápagos

22
100 Happy Songs 100 Uplifting Songs Feel-Good Music

The Island - Radio Edit

Pendulum · 100 Happy Songs 100 Uplifting Songs Feel-Good Music

23
Evolution

Evolution

Nothing But Thieves · Evolution

24
Hit Estate 2024

Time to Pretend

MGMT · Hit Estate 2024

25
MBM Performs Arcade Fire

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire

26
Anaheim Convention Center, CA, USA - 16th Sept1974 (Live from Anaheim Convention Center, California)

Space Oddity - Live, California 1974

David Bowie · Anaheim Convention Center, CA, USA - 16th Sept1974 (Live from Anaheim Convention Center, California)

27
Human After All

On / Off

Daft Punk · Human After All

28
Pop Internacional Pra Dançar

Electric Feel

MGMT · Pop Internacional Pra Dançar

29
Babies Go Daft Punk

Something About Us

Sweet Little Band · Babies Go Daft Punk

30
Made of Steel: A Tropical Tribute to the Songs of Daft Punk

Digital Love

The Magic Hours · Made of Steel: A Tropical Tribute to the Songs of Daft Punk

31
90er Jahre

Spaceman

Babylon Zoo · 90er Jahre

32
Songs Inspired By Literature - Chapter One

The Ghost of Tom Joad

Bruce Springsteen · Songs Inspired By Literature - Chapter One

33
The Age Of The Understatement

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets · The Age Of The Understatement

34
Led Zepagain "Live": A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

When the Levee Breaks

Led Zepagain · Led Zepagain "Live": A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

35
Radiohead For Babies

No Surprises

Sweet Little Band · Radiohead For Babies

36
Instrumental Jazz Songs

Life on Mars?

David Bowie · Instrumental Jazz Songs

37
Piano Rock

Moonlight Drive

The Doors · Piano Rock

38
Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead

Subterranean Homesick Alien

Lullaby Baby Trio · Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead

39
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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