Manga's First Century
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Manga's First Century

by Andrea Horbinski

This playlist captures the intricate cultural history and artistic evolution explored in Manga's First Century, blending ambient and post-rock instrumentals with indie and alternative vocal tracks. The instrumental pieces evoke the global, layered textures of manga's development, while the vocal songs explore identity, fandom, and the creative spirit, reflecting both the historical and emotional arcs of the book.

21 tracks
balanced
Apr 14, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
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outsider

Night Shift

GOVI · outsider

1
Ambient Piano Works

Tundra

Eagle Lake · Ambient Piano Works

2
Small Craft On A Milk Sea

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Small Craft On A Milk Sea

3
Atlas: Life

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

4
Living Room Songs

Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs

5
Reanimation

Aerials

Lights & Motion · Reanimation

6
Awake

Awake

Tycho · Awake

7
Lumiere

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

8
XXX The Number of the Beat

Intro

Los Fastidios · XXX The Number of the Beat

9
Making Mirrors

Eyes Wide Open

Gotye · Making Mirrors

10
He Is With You

Paper Planes

Adam Agee · He Is With You

11
St. Vincent

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · St. Vincent

12
Worksite Bangers

Borderline

Tame Impala · Worksite Bangers

13
Death to the Pixies

Where Is My Mind?

Pixies · Death to the Pixies

14
Depression Cherry

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

15
MBM Performs the Shins

New Slang

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs the Shins

16
Trouble Will Find Me

Pink Rabbits

The National · Trouble Will Find Me

17
Modern Vampires of the City

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

18
Piano Renditions of Radiohead

Reckoner

Magical Piano Player · Piano Renditions of Radiohead

19
WXAXRXP Session

Lovers Carvings - WXAXRXP Session

Bibio · WXAXRXP Session

20
Spell She Cast

Not a Poker Game

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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