The Urban Fantasy Anthology
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The Urban Fantasy Anthology

by Peter S. Beagle, Joe R Lansdale

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.

36 tracks
balanced
Apr 20, 2026
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Track List

36 songs
0
Lost Cargo

Night Owl - 2014

Galimatias · Lost Cargo

1
Remnant

Vesper

Christopher Dennis Coleman · Remnant

2
Isidore

Ghosting

Isidore · Isidore

3
ANYWHERE HERE IS PERFECT

START UP A RUMOUR

Sam Gellaitry · ANYWHERE HERE IS PERFECT

4
Outlands

Outlands

Lalago · Outlands

5
Woman

The Fall

Rhye · Woman

6
Echoes of Time

Echoes of Time

Ezra Wirawan Raito · Echoes of Time

7
Rock Action

Take Me Somewhere Nice

Mogwai · Rock Action

8
Tychonians

Nebula

Late Night Venture · Tychonians

9
Urban Jungle

Urban Jungle

DJ Zyon Beats · Urban Jungle

10
The North Borders

Cirrus

Bonobo · The North Borders

11
In A Space Outta Sound

You Wish

Nightmares On Wax · In A Space Outta Sound

12
In Return

Bloom

ODESZA · In Return

13
Knee-Deep In the North Sea

Pompidou

Portico Quartet · Knee-Deep In the North Sea

14
A Mineral Love

Petals

Bibio · A Mineral Love

15
A Hum Of Maybe

Glimmerine

Apparat · A Hum Of Maybe

16
Plain Sailing

Plain Sailing

Gold Panda · Plain Sailing

17
New Energy

Two Thousand and Seventeen

Four Tet · New Energy

18
Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Pearl Jam · Dark Matter

19
Geogaddi

Gyroscope

Boards of Canada · Geogaddi

20
Supermodified

Slowly

Amon Tobin · Supermodified

21
Dive

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

22
Nocturne

Nocturne

Calmative · Nocturne

23
Beach Bar

Fade Out Lines - The Avener Rework

The Avener · Beach Bar

24
Heart Shaped World

Wicked Game

Chris Isaak · Heart Shaped World

25
1972

Cosmic Dancer (Live at Wembley 1972)

T. Rex · 1972

26
Tinderbox

Cities In Dust

Siouxsie and the Banshees · Tinderbox

27
southern gothic vibes by The Circle Sessions

Devil's Spoke

Laura Marling · southern gothic vibes by The Circle Sessions

28
MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Red Right Hand

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

29
horror movie final girl

Tear You Apart

She Wants Revenge · horror movie final girl

30
Rock Classics

Black Magic Woman

Santana · Rock Classics

31
The Very Best of Percy Sledge & Ben E. King

Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1

Ben E. King · The Very Best of Percy Sledge & Ben E. King

32
1960s Rock

People Are Strange

The Doors · 1960s Rock

33
Retro Rock

Strange Days

The Doors · Retro Rock

34
Slow Rock

How Soon Is Now?

The Smiths · Slow Rock

35
Spell She Cast

Don't be Shy

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

Playlist Settings

Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length long
Instrumental 70%
Environment urban

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