Manga's First Century

Book Playlist

Manga's First Century Playlist

by Andrea Horbinski

21 tracks

balanced

Apr 14, 2026

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.

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Track List

21 songs

1

Night Shift

GOVI · outsider

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2

Tundra

Eagle Lake · Ambient Piano Works

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3

Emerald and Stone

Brian Eno · Small Craft On A Milk Sea

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4

Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

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5

Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs

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6

Aerials

Lights & Motion · Reanimation

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7

Awake

Tycho · Awake

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8

Opus 55

Dustin O'Halloran · Lumiere

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9

Intro

Los Fastidios · XXX The Number of the Beat

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10

Eyes Wide Open

Gotye · Making Mirrors

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11

Paper Planes

Adam Agee · He Is With You

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12

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · St. Vincent

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13

Borderline

Tame Impala · Worksite Bangers

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14

Where Is My Mind?

Pixies · Death to the Pixies

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15

Space Song

Beach House · Depression Cherry

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16

New Slang

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs the Shins

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17

Pink Rabbits

The National · Trouble Will Find Me

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18

Young Lion

Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City

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19

Reckoner

Magical Piano Player · Piano Renditions of Radiohead

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20

Lovers Carvings - WXAXRXP Session

Bibio · WXAXRXP Session

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21

Not a Poker Game

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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