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The Urban Fantasy Anthology Playlist
by Peter S. Beagle, Joe R Lansdale
36 tracks
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Apr 20, 2026
This playlist captures the gritty, mystical, and diverse atmosphere of urban fantasy with a blend of instrumental and vocal tracks that evoke the supernatural, noir, and emotional complexity of the anthology. The instrumentals provide a textured, rhythmic urban soundscape perfect for a city setting infused with magic, while the vocal tracks explore themes of moral ambiguity, supernatural encounters, and character-driven narratives, reflecting the collection's dynamic styles and characters.
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36 songs
1
Night Owl - 2014
Galimatias · Lost Cargo
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2
Vesper
Christopher Dennis Coleman · Remnant
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3
Ghosting
Isidore · Isidore
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4
START UP A RUMOUR
Sam Gellaitry · ANYWHERE HERE IS PERFECT
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5
Outlands
Lalago · Outlands
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6
The Fall
Rhye · Woman
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7
Echoes of Time
Ezra Wirawan Raito · Echoes of Time
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8
Take Me Somewhere Nice
Mogwai · Rock Action
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9
Nebula
Late Night Venture · Tychonians
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10
Urban Jungle
DJ Zyon Beats · Urban Jungle
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11
Cirrus
Bonobo · The North Borders
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12
You Wish
Nightmares On Wax · In A Space Outta Sound
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13
Bloom
ODESZA · In Return
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14
Pompidou
Portico Quartet · Knee-Deep In the North Sea
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15
Petals
Bibio · A Mineral Love
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16
Glimmerine
Apparat · A Hum Of Maybe
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17
Plain Sailing
Gold Panda · Plain Sailing
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18
Two Thousand and Seventeen
Four Tet · New Energy
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19
Dark Matter
Pearl Jam · Dark Matter
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20
Gyroscope
Boards of Canada · Geogaddi
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21
Slowly
Amon Tobin · Supermodified
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22
A Walk
Tycho · Dive
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23
Nocturne
Calmative · Nocturne
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24
Fade Out Lines - The Avener Rework
The Avener · Beach Bar
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25
Wicked Game
Chris Isaak · Heart Shaped World
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26
Cosmic Dancer (Live at Wembley 1972)
T. Rex · 1972
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27
Cities In Dust
Siouxsie and the Banshees · Tinderbox
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28
Devil's Spoke
Laura Marling · southern gothic vibes by The Circle Sessions
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29
Red Right Hand
Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
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30
Tear You Apart
She Wants Revenge · horror movie final girl
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31
Black Magic Woman
Santana · Rock Classics
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32
Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1
Ben E. King · The Very Best of Percy Sledge & Ben E. King
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33
People Are Strange
The Doors · 1960s Rock
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34
Strange Days
The Doors · Retro Rock
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35
How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths · Slow Rock
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