The Lathe of Heaven
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The Lathe of Heaven

by Ursula K. Le Guin

“The Lathe of Heaven” is driven by cascading alternate realities, dream logic, and the uneasy ethics of changing the world. This playlist leans into sci‑fi atmosphere—glowing synth textures, restless minimalism, and quietly tense ambience for Orr’s shifting mental states—then balances it with lyric-driven tracks that echo guilt, hope, and the cost of rewriting life.

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Sep 30, 2026
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1
Disintegration (Deluxe Edition)

Plainsong - Remastered

The Cure · Disintegration (Deluxe Edition)

2
Kid A

How to Disappear Completely

Radiohead · Kid A

3
Currents

The Less I Know The Better

Tame Impala · Currents

4
Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)

The Sound of Silence

Disturbed · Immortalized (Deluxe Edition)

5
To Be Continued...

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John · To Be Continued...

6
÷ (Deluxe)

Happier

Ed Sheeran · ÷ (Deluxe)

7
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

8
Hot Fuss

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

9
Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

10
Modern Vampires of the City

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

11
The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver · The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

12
Donkey Rhubarb

Donkey Rhubarb

Aphex Twin · Donkey Rhubarb

13
Dive

Coastal Brake

Tycho · Dive

14
Morning View

Aqueous Transmission

Incubus · Morning View

15
The Suburbs (Deluxe)

Ready to Start

Arcade Fire · The Suburbs (Deluxe)

16
The Fat of the Land

Breathe

The Prodigy · The Fat of the Land

17
Everything Now

Everything Now

Arcade Fire · Everything Now

18
If You Leave

Youth

Daughter · If You Leave

19
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - Befreite Lust (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Love Me Like You Do

Ellie Goulding · FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - Befreite Lust (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

20
Future Nostalgia

Don't Start Now

Dua Lipa · Future Nostalgia

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