Day of Ascension
Book Playlist

Day of Ascension

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

This playlist mirrors the grim industrial and oppressive atmosphere of Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Day of Ascension," blending mechanical, electronic, and orchestral instrumentals to evoke the forge world of Morod and its ceaseless toil. The vocal tracks explore themes of rebellion, corruption, isolation, and hope, reflecting the emotional arcs of characters like Genetor Gammat Triskellian and the dark undercurrents within the Adeptus Mechanicus.

37 tracks
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May 1, 2026
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37 songs
1
1492: Conquest of Paradise

Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · 1492: Conquest of Paradise

2
Stars and Dust

The Great Attractor

Yagya · Stars and Dust

3
Echolocations: River

Gypsy Moth

Andrew Bird · Echolocations: River

4
Alt:02

Dreamshore Forest (Analog Remake)

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Alt:02

5
LP5

DAWAN

Apparat · LP5

6
Dropsonde

Dissolving Clouds

Biosphere · Dropsonde

7
Jóhannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann

Stuk

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Jóhannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann

8
Helix

Helix

BLONDEX · Helix

9
Hereditary (Original Soundtrack Album)

Reborn - (From "Hereditary" Soundtrack)

Colin Stetson · Hereditary (Original Soundtrack Album)

10
Pulse

Pulse

Clark · Pulse

11
Haunt Me

Boreal Kiss Pt. 1

Tim Hecker · Haunt Me

12
12 Songs From Home

Elegy For The Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home

13
Float

Floating / Sinking

Peter Broderick · Float

14
The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Stars We Follow

Federico Albanese · The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

15
Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

16
Esja

Glass

Hania Rani · Esja

17
Mumdance & Logos Present Different Circles

Glass

Logos · Mumdance & Logos Present Different Circles

18
The Crime of Suspense (Bonus Edition)

Castles - Bonustrack

Klaus Schulze · The Crime of Suspense (Bonus Edition)

19
Kiasmos

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

20
The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)

Closer

Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)

21
Come Clean

Control

Puddle Of Mudd · Come Clean

22
MBM Performs Arcade Fire

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire

23
I Am Johnny Cash

The Man Comes Around

I Am Johnny Cash · I Am Johnny Cash

24
Not The Actual Events

Burning Bright (Field on Fire)

Nine Inch Nails · Not The Actual Events

25
Wolf Like Me

Snakes and Martyrs

TV On The Radio · Wolf Like Me

26
Pastel Goth

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · Pastel Goth

27
Open

Bloodflow

Grandbrothers · Open

28
Overgrown

Retrograde

James Blake · Overgrown

29
Fairytale Vibes

Cold Little Heart

Michael Kiwanuka · Fairytale Vibes

30
Babies Go Franz Ferdinand

Take me out

Sweet Little Band · Babies Go Franz Ferdinand

31
Generación Rock 00's

Machine Gun

Portishead · Generación Rock 00's

32
Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar

Blackstar

David Bowie · Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar

33
Accents & Echoes

The Rip

Portishead · Accents & Echoes

34
2000er Hits

Breathless

The Corrs · 2000er Hits

35
Trying Times

Trying Times

James Blake · Trying Times

36
Top Hits: 1980 - 2000

Tomorrow Comes Today

Gorillaz · Top Hits: 1980 - 2000

37
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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