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A Short Stay in Hell

This playlist mirrors the existential and spiritual odyssey of Soren Johansson in "A Short Stay in Hell." The instrumental tracks evoke the vast, unsettling library and the timeless, cyclical nature of his quest, blending ambient, classical, and post-rock nuances. The vocal selections explore themes of faith, doubt, identity, and hope, with diverse voices capturing the emotional and philosophical depths of the novella.

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Aug 8, 2026

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Disintegration Loops (1.1 Excerpt I)

William Basinski · Music from The Comedy, A Film by Rick Alverson

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

The Aviators

Helen Jane Long · The Aviators

Drifting

Mette Henriette · Drifting

An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005

Brian Eno · Chill Soft Rock For Kids

Prelude To Love

Peter Sandberg · Jane, Forever

Opening

Ryuichi Sakamoto · Alexei and the Spring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Fragment I - Revisited

Library Tapes · Revisited

Hoppípolla

Sigur Rós · Takk...

Melancholia

Tzavellas · Melancholia

The Book of Love

The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs

Death with Dignity

Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell

All We Ever Knew

The Head And The Heart · Signs of Light

I and Love and You

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs The Avett Brothers

The Wolves (Act I and II)

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

Godspeed

8-Bit Misfits · Arcade Versions of Frank Ocean

Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy - Live

Return To Forever · Live In Trenton, New Jersey 1973

River

Leon Bridges · Keep Calm & Chillout

Hooked on a Lost Cause

Edward Beckery · Hooked on a Lost Cause

Mykonos

Fleet Foxes · First Collection: 2006-2009

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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